Describes target marketing of children's summer camps, emphasizing the benefits of collaborative advertising campaigns. Discusses the scope and economics of four model campaigns. Outlines the design, implementation, and evaluation of collaborative marketing projects. (SV)

Outlines a Michigan summer camp's efforts to reduce solid waste disposal by recycling cardboard, tin, glass, aluminum, and plastic milk containers. Points out variables affecting the success of such efforts. Discusses Michigan state funding for the development of recycling programs. (SV)

Information is presented on several specialized camps that can accommodate children with diabetes, epilepsy, hemophilia, or asthma. (CB)

Describes why lake hikes practiced at Girl Scout Camp Bonnie Brae (Massachusetts) are an ideal camp activity to teach aquatic ecology and engage the senses. Discusses program benefits: camper/counselor interaction, personal and group challenge, and conflict resolution. (NEC)

More than four million children spent part of summer 1984 at a day or resident camp. The age, interests, and activities enjoyed by the child should be considered when choosing a camp. Advice about finding the right camp from meeting the director to refund policies are discussed. (MT)

Outlines 11 ways for camp staff to handle stress, focusing on goal setting, positive attitudes, delegating responsibilities, doing the fun parts of the job, change for the sake of change, good personal relationships, decent meals and exercise, avoiding procrastination, and having other interests. (KS)

Describes educational and noneducational activities at National Computer Camps, including typical costs, daily schedules, and computer curriculum. The curriculum (with elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels) concentrates on using personal computers to teach children to teach themselves. (Author/JN)

Study of Israeli adolescents participating in summer camps revealed that active exposure to and assumption of variegated roles in different settings on volunteer basis, while performing meaningful and quasi-responsible actions by means of trial-and-error behavior, enhanced role and interpersonal differentiation, and hence personal differentiation,…

Describes a marketing plan to increase enrollment in summer camps. Includes analyzing enrollment statistics, implementing marketing strategies that focus on retaining current campers, establishing a ranking system to concentrate efforts on inquiries most likely to enroll, and analyzing the effectiveness of marketing strategies. (LP)

Briefly described are four award winning summer programs including a Massachusetts Girl Scout camp which mainstreams girls with disabilities; a New York camp serving siblings of children with disabilities; a Texas camp which utilizes volunteers to serve disabled children who may have serious medical conditions; and a California camp offering…

The mother of a physically disabled child encourages the participation of such children in mainstream camping programs. Suggestions to maximize the benefits of the camping experience are offered. (DB)

Blending traditional programming with new ideas is the key to retention of adolescent campers. Options include increasing program opportunities along with the age of the camper and offering programs outside of camp such as biking, golf, and sports clinics. Equally important are hiring effective teachers and maintaining quality facilities. (LP)

Describes the four-day resident Mother-Child Camp of the Portland (Oregon) YWCA for mothers and children from the age of two and one-half and up. Outlines purposes, daily schedule, costs, staffing, and indicates special considerations to accommodate needs of young children. (NEC)

The Appel Farm Arts and Music Center is the setting for an international summer arts camp for children 6-18 years old who are gifted in the arts. The camp is described in terms of its beginnings, tuition and scholarships, and staffing. (CL)

Describes study profiling camp-counselor supervisors, their training, and directors' definitions of good supervisor training. Shows head counselors' off-season occupations often education-related. Makes recommendations for staff selection to camp directors. Details 11 suggestions for training camp supervisors and encouraging good relationships…