Summer camps create a sense of community among campers and staff alike. In my previous role as an Assistant Camp Director, I’ve seen firsthand the positive impact that intentional camp design can have on campers.
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Tons of Activities to Engage Campers
Save this list of 27 activities to fill in your schedule and amp up the fun.
Everyone loves a theme! Here’s a few suggestions that campers are sure to get into.
Experts weigh in with creative activities and tips to help campers with ADHD have meaningful camp experiences.
One final benefit to camp jobs is how they provide great fodder for job interviews. Your camp staff will surely be sitting face to face with a new potential employer and be asked to give an example of when they used a specific skill.
Non-summer camp books are just as important as those specific to our industry. When it comes to leadership, there’s no shortcut to success.
Summer camp is a balancing act for camp directors. You have to create an atmosphere where kids can have fun and learn important skills, and you have to level up your staff experience to encourage positive growth and professional development.
As camp directors and counselors, you are some of the most innovative and creative people on the planet. You’re also deeply committed to creating meaningful experiences for as many kids as possible, no matter who they are and what support they need.
Charles Fahlsing has been a member of the CampMinder team for years, but he fondly remembers his days as the Director of Camping Services at YMCA Camp AGQ in Michigan.
As a Client Success Manager at CampMinder, I spend my days supporting camps across the country in their work to facilitate meaningful summer experiences.
As we’ve mentioned in our first and second blog posts, the topic of race and privilege is more than just a topic we are passionate about—it’s also personal.
When you picture a summer camp director, you often imagine a person with years of experience, but my own career path has taught me that it’s also possible to be a successful young leader at summer camp.
osh successfully ran his day camp last summer, and as he thinks about the challenging combination of summer camp 2021 and COVID, he knows that many of the lessons he learned will be useful to his peers in the camp industry.
Addressing racism and white privilege at summer camp is not something that can be done in one sitting—it requires personal education and continual effort.
As members of the BIPOC community who work as camp counselors during the summer, we have seen and felt firsthand how deeply woven and inherent racial disparities are in our society.