With departure day on the horizon, we start to think about what it looks like and feels like for our camper’s and staff to transition out of the camp bubble…
Transitioning from Camp to Home
Living the Dream: Week 6
Egad it was Olympiad! Week 6 has come to a close and so has our most sacred tradition. Color War was a fantastic three days of competition, camaraderie, and spirit….
Living the Dream: Week 5
We started the week with a twist in the schedule and Sunday was a Monday and Monday was a Sunday. That meant that Monday was a late sleep followed by…
Living the Dream: Weeks 3 & 4
The blur of Week 3 was centered mostly around the traditional SING performance. Counselors for each age group changed the words to popular songs to remind us of all the…
Living the Dream: Week 2
It’s hard to believe that two weeks are behind us and we are beginning to gear up for Visiting Day on July 16! The past week has flown by with…
Staff Orientation, the First Three Days, and First Phone Calls!
Staff Orientation, the First Week, and the 4th of July! After an incredible week of staff orientation, where counselors from all over the world came together to learn the traditions…
Be an Outstanding Counselor this Summer
For 80 summers, parents have been entrusting the care of their campers to Watitoh, and that trust is something we do not take lightly. For our camp staff, the ones…
Grit – The secret to success?
Earlier this month, we were fortunate enough to attend the American Camp Association’s, Tri-State Camp Conference, the premier conference on Youth Development. As the largest gathering of summer camp professionals,…
At your Service: Making Parent Customer Service A Priority
We wanted to share the below article from the February New York Family, NY Family Camp Guide. At Camp Watitoh, we pride ourselves on getting to know all of the…
The Benefits of Being a camp Counselor
13 Reasons Why Every Career-Driven Millennial Should Work At Camp For A Summer Former Disney CEO, Michael Eisner, summed it up when he described his days as a summer camp…
