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Camp Songs from Opening Session at the American Camp Association National Conference 2010

February 16th, 2010 · Comments · ACA, Activities and Programming, Video

Here are a couple of videos I took using Qik.com live video streaming.  The kids did a great job teaching us some new camp songs. These may be songs you can use at camp.  If you find the lyrics – post them in the comments. Do you have links to any summer camp song videos?

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Summer Camps for Teenagers and the Teen Brain

March 28th, 2009 · Comments · Activities and Programming, Development & Behavior, Podcast, Teens

Summer camps for teenagers have changed over the last 20 years that I have been running camps. When I first started, there was not much for them to do besides work or  attend the typical summer camp. Over time, we have created a highly pressurized college application process, parents and school pile on [...]

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