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Behind the Scenes: Year-Round Team Fun

by Anne Hayden

by Anne Hayden

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Once the summer wraps up and the days start to slow down here in Tuxedo, our team gets to spend more quality time together! There is nothing we love m...

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What You Wouldn't Guess about Year-Round Life at Camp

by Anne Hayden

by Anne Hayden

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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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What Do You Do All Year? Sarah Edition

by Catherine

by Catherine

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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.

by Catherine

by Catherine

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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.

by Catherine

by Catherine

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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

by Catherine

by Catherine

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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.

by Catherine

by Catherine

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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?

by Catherine

by Catherine

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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

by Catherine

by Catherine

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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

by Catherine

by Catherine

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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

by Catherine

by Catherine

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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!)

by Catherine

by Catherine

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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

by Sarah

by Sarah

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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

by Sarah

by Sarah

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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

by Sarah

by Sarah

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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

by Catherine

by Catherine

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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

by Ellen-Anne

by Ellen-Anne

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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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