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Entries from February 2009

Looking for a different model of summer camp…

February 15th, 2009 · No Comments

If we always go were we have always gone, will we learn anything new?  Do people tell us what we want to hear?  Are we just stuck in the same old same old? To think of a new way to do things, we really need to step outside of what is normal or everyday.  It [...]

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Camp and the future of an industry…

February 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Is what we do now what will be done 10 years from now?  I think that historically camp is one of the few industrys that hasn’t changed the product that we offer.  Sure we add programs, sure we have speciality camps, but does any of it help?  Long term. Does a name change for a [...]

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What we teach campers…

February 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Stumbled across a site called “Dude Craft“, great for ideas. Here is a thought about what we should be teaching children: Here is my wish as a parent: to raise kids who think through consequences for themselves, and have a healthy respect for their own limits and the laws of physics. Kids comfortable with the [...]

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