Archive for February, 2012

An ‘Intro’ to Intro Camp!Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

As a camp parent, it can be challenging to decide what is the ‘right’ age for camp. It is critical to make sure that the first summer camp experience is positive…to ‘hook’ kids on camp early so they can reap the benefits. And then the question…what is the best session length

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Camp Is Not SchoolWednesday, February 1st, 2012

The American Camping Association recently previewed this eye-opening new book to be published this May. It captures the value of a camp experience for today’s youth. Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from Parents Can Help a Child Grow is the newest work by Michael Thompson, author of (amongst others) Best Friends, Worst

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