Joe Richards – Camp Professional

Tag: camp

  • Summer Camp Matters

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    Summer Camp Matters It matters to kids. It matters to society. It matters to the future. Summer Camp matters. It matters to the child who comes with no friends and leaves with forever friends. It matters to the child who has had a hard year at school and camp is their escape. It matters to…

  • Doing Camp Work…

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    When I do something I love it does not feel like work. Camp is like that more than it isn’t. Find what you like. Rediscover your passion.

  • Service at Local Subway

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    Have you ever gone to a restaurant or store and heard the staff having a conversation in front of the customers that they just shouldn’t be having? Today I stop by the local Subway shop to get lunch and the staff are speaking loudly, like they want us as customers to hear the converstation…they are…

  • Free-range Camper?

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    Take about 10 minutes and visit this link:  Intro to “Free-Range Kids” available for your reading pleasure « FreeRangeKids Take the time to read the intro chapter for her book, then think about how to apply it to summer camp. This goes back to the thought – how safe is too safe?

  • Get Outside Update

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    If you attended my session at the Get Outside – It’s In Our Nature Conference – please be patient. I have written out my thoughts and I’m transcribing all of the ideas from the brainstorming session on how to Re-Invent Summer Camp. What a great conference…