--- title: Summer Camp and Youth Development Blog | Camp Champions | Camper (4) description: Camper | (4) --- [Register Online](https://champions.campintouch.com/ui/forms/application/camper/App) [Camp Champions](https://www.campchampions.com/) # Camp Champions Blog ## [Greeting New Campers](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/camper/greeting-new-campers) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jul 1, 2013 6:54:29 PM [![Girls cookie reception](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Girls-cookie-reception-300x199.jpg)](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Girls-cookie-reception.jpg)Sometimes you have an idea and wonder, “why did it take us so long to think of this?” Our after-lunch new camper reception is such an idea. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/camper/greeting-new-campers) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/camper/greeting-new-campers#comments-listing) Tags: [Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper) ## [Family Camp](https://blog.campchampions.com/family-camp) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jun 26, 2013 6:07:30 PM One of the Most Frequently Asked Questions for Camp Owners: [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/family-camp) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/family-camp#comments-listing) Tags: [Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper), [General](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) ## [Early Bird Registration](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/early-bird-registration) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jun 25, 2013 6:24:14 PM [![CC_Signup_Poster](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC_Signup_Poster-300x225.jpg)](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/CC_Signup_Poster.jpg) [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/early-bird-registration) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/early-bird-registration#comments-listing) Tags: [Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper) ## [Admissions Departments Love Senior Camper Program](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/admissions-departments-love-senior-camper-program) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jun 24, 2013 5:07:35 PM [![T:S initiation back](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/TS-initiation-back-300x199.jpg)](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/TS-initiation-back.jpg)After talking with several of the campers who have graduated from the Senior Camper Program, we have learned that attending the program helped get them into the schools of their choice. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/admissions-departments-love-senior-camper-program) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/admissions-departments-love-senior-camper-program#comments-listing) Tags: [Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper) ## [Complaint or Adventure?](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/complaint-or-adventur) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jun 22, 2013 8:26:13 PM [![teepee](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/teepee-300x199.jpg)](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/teepee.jpg)Yesterday, I told you that we would have our Double Play closing.  Double Play is an option for first time campers (having just finished 4th or lower) to attend two weeks with an option to extend.  The families that chose not to extend left this afternoon. It was a small, but lovely gathering.  Susie Ma’am and I love seeing the parents.  We believe that we serve families, not just children.  But we get the vast majority of our time with the campers, so it is a special treat to talk with the parents as well. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/complaint-or-adventur) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/complaint-or-adventur#comments-listing) Tags: [Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper) ## [Camp Rhythm](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/camp-rhythm) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jun 21, 2013 5:59:30 PM Tonight, we are having a special event at torchlight: the Drum Café.  Susie and I saw this group last October and instantly said that they had to come to camp.  When I told other camp people about this idea, they all asked one simple question. “Why?” I would find myself unsure how to respond.  I could not give a clear programmatic or philosophical reason other than one. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/camp-rhythm) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/camper/camp-rhythm#comments-listing) Tags: [Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper) ## [The Magic of Cabin Living](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/camper/the-magic-of-cabin-living) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jun 17, 2013 8:55:04 AM Camp is all about community living.  Many of our campers are only children.  Many (most?) of the rest have private bedrooms.  Sharing a sleeping space is not something they do often. [![Wolf Clan rules](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Wolf-Clan-rules-300x225.jpg)](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Wolf-Clan-rules.jpg) And suddenly, we have 8-12 campers and 2-3 counselors sharing a room the size of a large living room. On first glance, it seems like an almost impossible arrangement, but this is an area where surprises abound. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/camper/the-magic-of-cabin-living) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/camper/the-magic-of-cabin-living#comments-listing) Tags: [Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper) ## [Refining Resilience](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/camper/refining-resilience) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Jun 12, 2013 8:13:08 PM [![mini splatter](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mini-splatter-300x200.jpg)](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mini-splatter.jpg) [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/camper/refining-resilience) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/camper/refining-resilience#comments-listing) Tags: [Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper) ## [My Parents Aren't Cool!](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/my-parents-arent-cool) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Mar 21, 2013 11:03:05 AM "My [parents](http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/parenting) aren't cool!" - Liam Baskin [![SRB as Tiger](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/SRB-as-Tiger-300x200.jpg)](http://files.campchampions.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/SRB-as-Tiger.jpg) [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/my-parents-arent-cool) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/my-parents-arent-cool#comments-listing) Tags: [Camper](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper), [General](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) ## [Facing Fear at Franz Josef](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/facing-fear-at-franz-josef) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Feb 7, 2012 9:48:13 PM We have spent the last few days at the Franz Josef Glacier. 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