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Entries from March 2008

Thursday Camp Song – The Crocodile Song

March 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments

There are lots of actions for this song, sorry I don’t do video… She sailed away on a bright and sunny day, On the back of a crocodile. “Tee-hee,” said she, “He’s as tame as tame can be, I’ll ride him down the Nile.” The croc’ winked his eye, As she waved them all good-bye, [...]

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Tags: fun stuff · Songs

Canadian Camping (February 1949) – Putting First Things First in Camping

March 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

This is an excerpt from Canadian Camping magazine, February 1949. Putting First Things First in Camping Wilbur K. Howard, Boys’ Work Secretary Ontario Religious Education Council, Toronto A successful camp depends upon the discovery of what is the first in camping and then upon putting it first. This sounds trite but it’s right. A little [...]

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Tags: Canadian Camping Magazine

What we need to teach our staff before they meet campers and parents

March 21st, 2008 · No Comments

I was reading today on a blog and the heading about body language caught my attention. As camp directors, it is our job to make sure that we give the skills to our staff members to be great staff for us, but also to be great people. Cairn leads in-service sessions with their staff every [...]

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Tags: camping · staff training