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What You Wouldn't Guess about Year-Round Life at Camp
It’s easy to think that camp completely shuts down after the last Closing Day of the summer. And, in some ways, that’s true! The Blob comes out of the...
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New Video: Behind the Scenes of Carnival
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What Do You Do All Year? Sarah Edition
We’ve been answering your number one question all fall long, and so far we’ve covered Jimboy, Laura, and Ellen-Anne. Today we’re finally popping the q...
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What Do You Do All Year? Ellen-Anne Edition.
Our fall series continues today as we’re asking Ellen-Anne the million dollar Camp Director question: “so what do you actually do all year?” We’ve all...
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What Do You Do All Year? Laura Edition.
Ah yes, the classic “what do you do all year as a camp Director?” question. We hear it all the time, and we get it - this job is a little weird! So th...
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Kitchen Spotlight: Bringing Food to the Fort
As you know by this point, we had to make some adjustments to run a healthy and safe camp for summer 2021, one of the biggest ones being eating all of...
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What Do You Do All Year? Jimboy Edition.
We bet every camp director has heard this question a time or two, and it makes sense! When someone hears you have a summer-focussed job, the obvious n...
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What Does Our Head Staff Do Right After Camp?
Summer 2021 came to a close a few weeks ago, and we’re still basking in the glory of what God did over the last few months… and just how fun it was! B...
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Behind the Scenes: Preparing for a Summer
We have loved pulling back the curtain and taking you Behind the Scenes this year! We hope you’ve learned a little more about how camp works, whether ...
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Behind the Scenes: Planning the Camp Menu
We have loved taking you Behind the Scenes this year, and today’s topic might just be the most mysterious: planning the camp menu! Have you ever notic...
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Behind the Scenes: Penpals
Our Behind the Scenes series continues today with one of our favorite spring-time traditions: Penpals! There’s nothing quite like snail mail at camp, ...
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Behind the Scenes: Designing Camp T-shirts (plus a survey!)
It’s time for another Behind the Scenes look at how the magic of camp gets made, and today’s topic is one we bet you’re invested in - camp t-shirts! O...
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Behind the Scenes: Sparks
We’re back again with another behind the scenes look at how things “happen” at camp. So far this year, you’ve learned about hiring our staff, adding n...
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Behind the Scenes: Closing Vespers
This year, we’ve been giving you a peek into some of the “Behind the Scenes” happenings at camp. From hiring our staff to adding a new class to planni...
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Behind the Scenes: Making Carnival Happen
This year, we’ve been pulling back the curtain to show you some of the “Behind the Scenes” processes of how camp really works. We’ve told you about ho...
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Behind the Scenes: Hiring Our Staff
One question we get a lot around here is “what do you do all year?!” It’s a great question (after all, when you’re a summer camp, don’t you just opera...
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Behind the Scenes: Adding a New Class
Ever wonder how we start a new class at camp? If you have ever experienced a Banquet day at camp, then you are familiar with our beloved All Girl Asse...
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