Sarah Braker

Pam Cobb has been the director and owner of Camp Runoia for 34 summers. Situated on a sandy-bottomed lake in Maine, Runoia is an all-girls camp that teaches girls resilience…

As the co-owner and director of Camp Manitou, an all-boys camp in Central Maine, Jon Deren’s experience during summer 2020 was equal parts rewarding and challenging. This isn't likely to…

As a summer camp leader, you’ve always leaned on, and learned from your peers. Sometimes you’re looking for advice about ways to support campers in new ways. Other times it’s…

On an early summer call with a camp director who had made the decision to close camp this summer, we heard the first rumblings of what would soon emerge as…

Arriving at camp with some knowledge under their belts can help counselors build confidence and can make the transition to camp as seamless as possible. For this reason, there is…