--- title: Summer Camp and Youth Development Blog | Camp Champions | Laura Polis --- [Register Online](https://champions.campintouch.com/ui/forms/application/camper/App) [Camp Champions](https://www.campchampions.com/) # Camp Champions Blog ## Laura Polis ### Recent Posts ## [How To Choose a Great Summer Camp: Day Camps Vs. Resident Camps](https://blog.campchampions.com/how-to-choose-a-great-summer-camp-day-camps-vs.-resident-camps) Posted by [Laura Polis](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/laura-polis) on Jan 22, 2015 8:07:00 AM In what feels like a lifetime ago, I was a camp counselor. It's where most camp professionals start, and if you don't fall in love with camp as a child, the best way to get sucked in is through working at camp. During my last year as a camp counselor I had the opportunity to work at a resident camp in Massachusetts that also ran a Day Camp on the same property. Typically, the two worlds never meet, but that summer, I was one of the chosen ones to cross over and spend some time with the day campers. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/how-to-choose-a-great-summer-camp-day-camps-vs.-resident-camps) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/how-to-choose-a-great-summer-camp-day-camps-vs.-resident-camps#comments-listing) ## [Discovering a New Dream at a Summer Camp in Texas](https://blog.campchampions.com/discovering-a-new-dream-at-a-summer-camp-in-texas) Posted by [Laura Polis](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/laura-polis) on Oct 27, 2014 4:19:54 PM Two years ago I made the decision to "change careers" as it may be. I graduated from college in 2009 and before I even donned my cap and gown, I was already on my way to Florida with dreams of sunshine and a career with the Walt Disney Company. I had waited all year to return for my second internship at Walt Disney World, and now that graduation was around the corner, I was going to live my Disney dream. 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