Last night, we had our sweat lodge ritual with our 10th and 11th graders. These are the two oldest groups in our Senior Camper program. The sweat lodge is a special activity that we only do with our high schoolers. The girls go first and the guys follow after the women leave.
When we go to camp conferences, we always want to learn about trends in camps. You might wonder what this might entail. Some of it is what you might expect:
We all have so much to be deeply grateful for. We live in the most comfortable and healthy age in history. We have personal liberties and access to great entertainment.
I was a little unsure what to share with you today, but a creative group of counselors fixed that at lunch.
Susie Ma’am got a special invitation yesterday afternoon: a spa treatment.
You may not know this, but on Lake LBJ, an epic battle of Hellenic heroes rages each summer:
This photo is from an activity that is the beginning of the Senior Camper program. The Senior Camper program is our high school leadership program and is one of the programs we are most known for. In fact, Susie Ma’am and I have given over 20 presentations at national and international camp conferences on the topic of camp and teens, including one in Turkey and 8 different locations in China. I will also give a talk in Sochi this October.
The campers often ask me what my favorite activity is.
About 9 years ago, Susie Ma’am and I realized that we were not getting much of the joyful aspects of camp. Sure, we enjoyed Torchlight and Flag-raising and the special events, but our days were less fun. We found ourselves in “problem-solving” mode most of the days, dealing with issues that crept up with campers or counselors.
