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Dress Codes Undone – 2006

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Every camp has a dress code. It's just that at some camps, it's more formalized than at others. I...

Whither Favorites? – 2013

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Care Package Care – 2010

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Single-Sex or Coed? – 2006

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Fewer choices about which camp to attend are more important than this one. At the same time, every family...

Combating Violence with Empathy: A Good Gal Without a Gun

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Antoinette Tuff is more effective than a SWAT team at disarming a dangerous shooter. As some of you will...

Closing Day = Opening Hearts and Minds – 2012

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Can I Trust My Child’s Camp Counselor? – 2007

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WebCams at Summer Camp – An Investigation – 2007

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Yesterday, a parent asked me whether I thought it was a “red flag” that her son’s camp didn’t have...

The Second-Year Camper: What’s Old is New – 2012

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Camp Industry Professionalism – 2008

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Historical Roots In the late 1800s, when the camping movement began to accelerate in Canada and the US, dozens of...