Camping Magazine articles from November 1996

Camping Magazine archives from November 1996

Find the staff you need.
November 1, 1996... Results from the 1995 American Camping Association Summer Camp Survey show that finding qualified staff is one of camp directors' biggest concerns. Early results from the 1996 survey indicate that staff recruitment is still the top long-term...

Setting priorities. (property management)
November 1, 1996... If you make the right choices in property management, your camp's business or net income increases and you can afford more improvements. Make the wrong choices an you squander your two most precious resources: time and money. Just look at the job...

Helping parents understand children's complaints.
November 1, 1996... Sharing misery, which children do almost intuitively, evokes in parents a need to care and protect, which is exactly the effect their children are unconsciously looking for! Dear Bob, We had an eight-year-old camper at our day camp last...

Understanding complaints and reporting abuse.
November 1, 1996... What function does complaining serve? People express dissatisfaction with all kinds of issues, including the weather, traffic, and other people's behaviors. The dominant theory of complaining suggests that those who complain have self focus...

Managing the risks of challenge courses.
November 1, 1996... Take the time before next summer to do a complete evaluation of your ropes/challenge course facility and practices. More than 25 years have passed since Project Adventure began its model program for a school district in Massachusetts. Today,...

Energizers: a lot of sense in nonsense.
November 1, 1996... There is no more important reason for playing than the awakening of the "I" from its halfsleep where reality opens up and we are no longer estranged...One's entire being draws sustenance from its playmates and playgrounds. -O. Fred Donaldson...

An economic impact study: how and why to do one. (includes a portion of an economic impact study)
November 1, 1996... Most likely you can relate to this scenario: A camp counselor hops into the camp vehicle, drives to the local grocery store, loads up the cart with six of this and nine of that, stands in line at the checkout counter, then asks to charge the...

Safety in riding programs: a director's guide.
November 1, 1996... Riding programs, just like all other aspects of camp, need to be examined for liability and risk management issues on a regular basis. Although a comprehensive review of program and facility safety requires a certified equestrian consultant, camp...

Camp Towne: teaching campers about business.
November 1, 1996... In the spring of 1991, the Consumer Credit Federation of America and American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. jointly sponsored a nationwide test of high school students' consumer knowledge. The researchers found that most high...

From private to board of trustees: ensuring the life of a camp.
November 1, 1996... In 1984 Camp Agawam faced the ultimate challenge of its existence; its owners had decided that after 35 years of owning and directing the camp, they wished to retire. The camp, located in Raymond/Casco, Maine, had been founded by the family in...

Bringing people together: programming to foster diversity.
November 1, 1996... Across the country, camps are working to create more diverse programs. Some camps have a strong mix of international and American campers and staff; others serve campers from different socioeconomic backgrounds; and still others use mainstreaming...

Sexual orientation and camp: a panel discussion.(Panel Discussion)
November 1, 1996... At the 1996 American Camping Association National Conference, panelists Leslie Conrad, Arturo Cranston, Ron Springs, and Peter Surgenor joined me in a discussion moderated by Bob Ditter on "Sexual Orientation in Camps: What is the American...

A world of good 50 years ago. (camping management in the 1930s)
November 1, 1996... Picture yourself as a camper or a camp director 55 years ago. The programs at summer camps were different then, although the philosophy of camp is very similar today. Half a century ago we did not have some of the modern conveniences that are...

Learning from the pros.
November 1, 1996... As an outdoor recreation intern at Camp John Mark, in Meridian, Texas, no one had to persuade me of the benefits of camp. After all, this understanding drove me from the medical profession into what I believe is my place in this world. This...