Camping Magazine articles from July 1998

Camping Magazine archives from July 1998

Sharpen your communication skills with campers.
July 1, 1998... If you're like most counselors at camp this summer, you began the camp season with a lot of enthusiasm and desire to be effective with your campers. The tips in this column are designed with the hope of extending your enthusiasm by making your...

Partnerships and pricing services.
July 1, 1998... This issue's "Research Notes" summarizes research in two areas of management: partnerships and price setting. Building Effective Partnerships In this day of shrinking resources and competition for market share, partnerships between...

Food safety: reducing the risk of food-borne illness at camp.(includes related article on proper handwashing)
July 1, 1998... The United States enjoys one of the safest food supplies in the world. This fact should not cause you to be too comfortable or complacent, however. Recent studies and news stories raise a lot of questions about the safety of the nation's food...

Tour de force.(camp tours)
July 1, 1998... Here they come! First-time camp prospects - both children and parents - eager to tour your camp. For some camps, camp tourists become on-site guests during the season. For others, these visits occur off-season. For yet others, visitation is...

Designing an outdoor meditation space.
July 1, 1998... You've probably felt the sense of spirituality that comes from the outdoors . . . the awe and wonder at the enormity, intricacy, and beauty of the natural world. Many children and teenagers find their first personal sense of spirituality in the...

Telling a great story.(storytelling)
July 1, 1998... Mention storytelling to campers and they may think of an overexaggeration or lie they told their friends. Storytelling, the art of bringing a story to life through the inflection in one's voice, rhythm, facial expressions, and hand movements,...

Appreciating staff.(includes related articles on showing appreciation for camp counselors and offering staff support)
July 1, 1998... The summer season is in full swing. Your campers have arrived, and your staff members are busy with programs, activities, and campers' concerns. You've planned the summer program, signed your contracts, sweated over the registration, reviewed...

Steps to beat stress.(includes related articles on the flight-or-flight response and the camp administration's role)
July 1, 1998... Your waterfront director quits. The septic system is acting up again. And the camp nurse thinks one camper might be coming down with chicken pox. The camp season is filled with unexpected events. After all, working with and having legal...

Camp gives staff a world of good.(includes related article on leadership skills)
July 1, 1998... "Camp is great because it is all about teamwork." "I never took responsibility before [being a camp counselor] because I knew somebody else would." "[Campers] look up to you like you are the greatest thing in the world." Thousands...

Getting more from your staff without even asking.(includes related articles)
July 1, 1998... Staff are certainly one of the most important elements at camp. To a large degree, they administer the "treatment" of camp. So, how can you maximize their potential and effort? What can you do to provide an environment that inspires and fosters...

Catching the big one.(a camp's fishing director)
July 1, 1998... There she was, Old Green, our pontoon boat. Seventy years old and mint green, she was only marginally seaworthy. Finding a staff person willing to take the helm of Old Green, let alone direct the fishing program, wasn't easy. At the end of...

Designing an outdoor meditation space.
July 1, 1998... You've probably felt the sense of spirituality that comes from the outdoors . . . the awe and wonder at the enormity, intricacy, and beauty of the natural world. Many children and teenagers find their first personal sense of spirituality in the...

Getting more from your staff without even asking.(includes related articles)
July 1, 1998... Staff are certainly one of the most important elements at camp. To a large degree, they administer the "treatment" of camp. So, how can you maximize their potential and effort? What can you do to provide an environment that inspires and fosters...