Tag: camp
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If we sell what we do correctly, they will come – or maybe not…
So one of the things we hear a lot in the camping world is that new immigrant populations just don’t come to camp because they don’t understand the benefit. This is an interesting article that highlights this is not the only challenge that we face. A major shift in thinking is called a paradigm shift…
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The Quiet Thoughts
There are times when I can’t force the thinking to stop. I worry about camp and how to make camp better. I worry about making the right decisions for camp. I worry about making the right decisions for the campers. …to calm the thinking…to calm the thinking…what is next. Going to a conference in BC…
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What we teach campers…
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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Canadain Camping (Feb 1949) – The Magic of Camping
This is an excerpt of an article taken from Canadian Camping Magazine – February 1949 Issue The Magic of Camping – Hedley S. Dimock Today organized camping has achieved a large physical dimension and a highly acceptable status in the educational and social structure of Canada and the United States. More significant than the physical…