Category: Staff
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10 Reasons Why Businesses Should Hire Former Camp Counselors
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Guest post by Anne Archer Yetsko When I speak with friends who work in other industries, I always tell them that if you have an applicant who has been a camp counselor and has a positive reference from that camp, they should move to the top of that pile of…
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13 Reasons Why Every Career-Driven Millennial Should Work At Camp For A Summer
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Career-focused, but can’t land that dream internship? Intent on finishing up undergrad, but don’t have a job lined up for this summer? Do you have a summer wide-open, but are unsure how to fill it? We believe that internships and yes, even summer jobs, should provide meaningful experiences and accelerate you…
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Summer Camps Make Kids Resilient
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Sending children to a residential, or day camp, builds resilience Published on February 5, 2012 by Michael Ungar, Ph.D. in Nurturing Resilience I recently spoke to 300 camp directors about how to make children more resilient to life stress. Summer camps, we discovered, are perfect places to help children optimize…
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20 Reasons Why Working At Summer Camp Is The Best Job You’ll Ever Have
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1. Best “alarm clock” ever Being called to the dining hall over the PA system for French Toast Stix (or waffles, or pancakes) is your new alarm clock. You’re welcome. 2. Your new office wear is pretty rad. Man. Tall socks, tie dye, monochrome. Rule of thumb is generally…