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: Weeks 3 & 4
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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,…
The Gift of Camp
The Gift of Camp With the holidays upon us, we have spent a lot of time thinking and talking about the meaning of gifts and gift giving. We recently…
Boys and Camp
Boys and Camp -Developing Skills for Life Success By Ana Homayoun I spent a few months earlier this year visiting camps throughout New England. One of my stops was Camp Watitoh,…
Keeping Up with Our Kids’ Technology
On Monday, October 9, CNN’s unveiled a study that “Anderson Cooper 360” worked with child psychologist Dr. Marion Underwood and sociologist Dr. Robert Faris to analyze hundreds of posts on Instagram,…
The Importance of Community
The below article was recently published on the American Camp Association blog, by teen and millennial expert, Ana Homayoun. Her books, The Myth of the Perfect Girl and That Crumbled…
Living the Dream: Week 6 & 7
Living the Dream…the last two weeks. As the candle boats float from the beach to the edge of the “H” dock, on this last night of camp, it’s…
