Criminal Background Check a Must!
No camp director should avoid performing a criminal background check on their staff or volunteers this season due to time or price. To make sure every camp is able to afford this, we have lowered our price to help camp directors protect themselves and their campers.

Summer Camp Reading
Hot, hot summer — it’s time to lounge about and indulge in summer magazines and books that the media likes to call — Best of Summer Reading — or Best of Summer Fiction . . . writes Stephen Winbaum – an invitation to the 2007 July Newsletter.

Massacre at Virginia Tech: A Community in Change
The task of transmitting theoretical camp ideals to students who are still emotionally traumatized is difficult, especially when you consider some have just lost their best friends or teachers in an environment they once regarded as safe – writes Camp Scholar and Virginia resident, Greg Cronin.

Serious issue - Simple solution
Studies support the positive connection between healthy development and education with increased activity and participation in dynamic, adventurous activities . . . writes Lynda Fishman, Executive Director, Adventure Valley Day Camp.

Expect the Unexpected
It has been my personal experience that staff responds more effectively when they understand why. Understanding why is easiest when there is a dialogue and an opportunity to participate in the development of procedures and plans – writes ACA Risk Management Expert – Ed Schirick.

Landmark Learning - August 2007 Events
Landmark Learning's skilled instructors provide multicertification training for a number of preeminent outdoor and healthcare organizations.

Get ready for one of the newest and most innovative programs for outdoor recreation camps and school programs with the launch of a new discount purchasing program for summer camps, outdoor recreation and school programs.

Upside Over is an outdoor gear company specializing in providing the widest selection in kids technical outdoor gear and clothing.

Our highly trained and experienced gear consultants are available to help you decide what items best fit your program at a reasonable price.

Redefining "Cool"
Kids are confronted on a daily basis in their neighborhoods, at school, and on television with role models sending the message that the unkind person is cool. They think "Is this what cool really looks like? Do I have to act like a jerk to get into the cool kids club?" — comments Barbara Gilmore, Creator of Tanner’s Manners, in her premier Camp Scholar and Newsletter article.