Ranked #1
Raising Kids the Summer Camp Way with Roz and Jed Buck
Raising Kids the Summer Camp Way with Roz and Jed Buck
Raising great kids takes intention, patient, and courage. Roz and Jed Buck, the former owners and directors of one of th... Read more
1 Feb 2019
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34mins
Ranked #2
Council of Dads
Council of Dads
After chatting with the moms last week, it's time for the dads to get into the action this week. Tune in as we assemble... Read more
15 May 2020
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37mins
Ranked #3
Camp is a Gift… for Staff with Camp Mom Judy
Camp is a Gift… for Staff with Camp Mom Judy
As we approach the holiday season, we want to explore the idea of summer camp being a gift. In the first two installment... Read more
20 Dec 2019
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30mins
Ranked #4
Girls Becoming Their Best Selves
Girls Becoming Their Best Selves
Ginger Clare knows how to work with and inspire girls and women of all ages. Along with her husband, Steve, Ginger direc... Read more
4 May 2019
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36mins
Ranked #5
Grateful Kids, Happy Adults
Grateful Kids, Happy Adults
Cicero describes gratitude as the mother of all virtues. Recent research has born this out. We know that practicing grat... Read more
5 Apr 2019
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38mins
Ranked #6
What Moms Can Learn from Camp
What Moms Can Learn from Camp
Camp teaches a lot of great lessons to kids and staff. And, it teaches us parents as well. I thought it would be fun and... Read more
8 May 2020
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41mins
Ranked #7
China, Camp & Covid-19
China, Camp & Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us we are all – everyone on earth – are neighbors dealing with the same situation. We ge... Read more
10 Apr 2020
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35mins
Ranked #8
Know Your Why - With Jolly Corley
Know Your Why - With Jolly Corley
Why? It’s a question we get a lot from really young kids and more and more from our older ones. Young people want to kno... Read more
25 Oct 2019
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42mins
Ranked #9
Finding the Right Camp with Lauren Nearpass, CEO, Summer365
Finding the Right Camp with Lauren Nearpass, CEO, Summer365
Summer camp is an incredible gift for a young person’s growth… but only if it’s the right camp for that child. When fam... Read more
15 Nov 2019
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29mins
Ranked #10
Lessons of the Past, Inspiration for the Future
Lessons of the Past, Inspiration for the Future
For the first time in my professional life, I have some concerns about summer camp opening. It’s not what I want to even... Read more
17 Apr 2020
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38mins
Ranked #11
Camp is a Gift...For Kids
Camp is a Gift...For Kids
As we approach the holiday season, we want to explore the idea of summer camp being a gift. In the first of our three in... Read more
13 Dec 2019
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24mins
Ranked #12
Securely Attached Kids with Dr. Tina Bryson
Securely Attached Kids with Dr. Tina Bryson
Dr. Tina Payne Bryson is the Executive Director of the Center for Connection in Pasenda, CA, mother of three boys, and a... Read more
3 Jan 2020
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53mins
Ranked #13
Inclusion Makes Us Better with Scott Hicock, Director, Camp Southern Ground
Inclusion Makes Us Better with Scott Hicock, Director, Camp Southern Ground
Camp Southern Ground, the passion project of Zac Brown, lead of the Zac Brown Band, is a revelation. Started from the gr... Read more
22 Mar 2019
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46mins
Ranked #14
The Perfect Internship with Kim Aycock
The Perfect Internship with Kim Aycock
If there was a human jack-knife of summer camp professionals, Kim Aycock would be it! We spend a few moments around the ... Read more
22 Feb 2019
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32mins
Ranked #15
Playing with Fire: Coed Summer Camp
Playing with Fire: Coed Summer Camp
We’ve spent the last two weeks talking about girls and boys through the experience of ‘single sex’ camp directors. Today... Read more
17 May 2019
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38mins
Ranked #16
Coronavirus and Continuing Education in Summer Camp
Coronavirus and Continuing Education in Summer Camp
Yes, it’s a big issue facing all of us, even those in the summer camp industry. The good news: most camps still have a l... Read more
20 Mar 2020
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34mins
Ranked #17
A Neighborly Camp and World: The Lessons of Mr. Rogers
A Neighborly Camp and World: The Lessons of Mr. Rogers
Few people have influenced more kids and adults in a positive, wholesome way that Fred Rogers. Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood ... Read more
7 Nov 2019
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39mins
Ranked #18
Preparing Your Camper for Camp
Preparing Your Camper for Camp
This may be the most practical and applicable Campfire Conversation yet: expert advice on how to prepare your child (and... Read more
31 May 2019
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44mins
Ranked #19
Boys Becoming Their Best Selves
Boys Becoming Their Best Selves
There seems to be a lot of mixed messaging in regards to boys these days. Some are thriving: working hard, being creativ... Read more
10 May 2019
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38mins
Ranked #20
Summer Camp Helps Kids Become.... with Dr. Laurie Browne, American Camp Association
Summer Camp Helps Kids Become.... with Dr. Laurie Browne, American Camp Association
As a camp director, I’ve always believed the summer camp experience to be impactful for our campers and staff members. A... Read more
1 Mar 2019
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39mins