Camping Magazine articles from November 2006

Camping Magazine archives from November 2006

Land development at camp facilities.
November 1, 2006... Enrollment is down! Survey cards say that the (fill in the blank with the name of your most used, oldest building) is awful! We need a new [whatever it is]! New program space! We need new life! Stoke the fires and circle the wagons! A capital...

Internships and camp: staffing camps and developing future camp leaders.
November 1, 2006... Camp directors often start planning their staffing needs for the next summer with an analysis of the last summer and list which staff they will invite to return and determine how many new staff that they will have to recruit. Some camps...

Internships and camp: staffing camps and developing future camp leaders.
November 1, 2006... Staff Desiring Academic Credit Hosting a student desiring academic credit can be a great fit. But, is it the right fit? It does not require you to locate and dust off your letterman's jacket, but there is an expectation that you do your...

Establishing clear limits: second in a series of four articles.(adolescent campers)
November 1, 2006... One of the major challenges of working with a pre-adolescent and adolescent camper population is the area of boundary setting and limits. David Elkind (1994) describes the major psychological issue of middle to late childhood (six to eleven) as...

Establishing clear limits: second in a series of four articles.
November 1, 2006... General points to keep in mind before and during the camp season: * Be clear. Campers want and need a clear framework in which to function, even though they may say or act as though they don't. They may complain when certain rules of...

Jell-O[R] war! A place to share.
November 1, 2006... Jeoffrey's been hit. He took one in the back. The large green splotch on his previously white T-shirt is a definite clue. "Direct hit. Woo-hoo!" Nearby, speckles and blotches of various colors adorn Cami's clothing--red, orange and a...

Recruiting Latino youth to participate in resident camps.
November 1, 2006... Challenges Latinos are the fastest growing minority group in the United States and face unique problems relevant to language and culture. As the Latino population in the United States continues to grow, youth-serving agencies including...

Get a real job research.
November 1, 2006... A former staff member called to inform the camp director that he couldn't return to camp for the coming summer. His parents had finally insisted the he get "a real job." While research continues to suggest that there are multiple positive...

Keep it simple: risk management.
November 1, 2006... How would you characterize your "camp risk management style"? Are you a "dot all the I's and cross all the T's, I have to be involved in everything" type? Maybe you are an "I can't get it perfect so I'm satisfied to get things 75 percent or 80...

The role of safety building camps that care about kinds-second in a series of four articles.
November 1, 2006... We've all heard the story of Chicken Little. The falling acorn had Chicken Little convinced that the sky was falling. She gathered Henny Penny, Goosey Poosey, and Turkey Lurkey to go and tell the king. A silly little fable. Perhaps. But it is...

Leadership and diversity: managing diversity--Fsecond in a series of five articles.
November 1, 2006... The first article in the Managing Diversity series that appeared in the September/October 2006 issue of Camping Magazine hopefully convinced readers that the survival of our industry is at stake. And I'm sure that before even reading that...

More than a village: fostering a community response to underage drinking: healthy teens--first in a series of three articles.
November 1, 2006... Anyone who has attended or worked at a summer camp knows the experience transcends that offered by the mere existence of soccer balls, tennis courts, or sailboats. Camps are communities--villages really, and at their best maybe more. ...

More than a village: fostering a community response to underage drinking healthy teens--first in a series of three articles.
November 1, 2006... What to Say While there is no fail-safe recipe that outlines the perfect, measured ingredients for successful conversations, adults serve youth best by remaining focused on the risks associated with certain choices--such as alcohol...

More than a village: fostering a community response to underage drinking healthy teens--first in a series of three articles.
November 1, 2006... How to Say It Conversation Opener DOs and DON'Ts Talk at a time that's convenient for both of you. * Remember that what's a good time for you may not be a good time for them! Teens hate being pulled away from their friends, their...