Summer adventure camps can be socially rewarding experiences, as well as educational and exciting. By setting goals and working together with teams, campers learn how to trust each other and work together to accomplish common objectives. According to the Experiential Learning Center at the University of Colorado Denver, experiential learning is “a process through which Read More …
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Life Education at Christian Summer Camps in Texas
Finding the right Christian summer camps in Texas can provide a fun, rewarding, and educational experience. Camping has been part of American life for a long, long time. In the mid-eighteen hundreds, pioneers of all faiths and various countries of origin, camped out of necessity in their covered wagons, tents, and on the bare ground, Read More …
Survival Tips for Wilderness Ventures
You can find day camps in the middle of any city, but the charm of overnight camps is their rugged surroundings. Hills, deserts, creeks, and open prairies await campers from all over the state. Exploring the outdoors has tempted children for centuries, and for almost as long adults have instilled the necessity of safety. At Read More …
The Most Anticipated Christian Camp Activities
In just about every genre, movies like depicting camp. Hollywood has used the setting for so many films that they’ve nearly romanticized the whole concept. Kids who have never been can hardly believe such a place exists, and grown ups retain nostalgic memories of their time at camp. First timers attend in wide-eyed expectation, but Read More …
Help Remember Christian Summer Camp: Make a Field Guide
With all the anticipation leading up to Christian summer camp, the actual time there passes by in an instant. It certainly isn’t a forgettable experience, but with so many activities, friendships, and adventures condensed into a few short days, it’s easy for campers to forget the bulk of their experience. Journaling or writing events down Read More …
Married Couples Gain a Lot from Group Retreats
It takes years, sometimes an entire lifetime to really know yourself. Humans are incredibly complex, and every experience, tragic or seemingly insignificant, changes and develops people in some way. Many marriage counselors know that the root of many relationship problems comes not from infidelity or abuse; it’s the simple fact that couples don’t just have Read More …
Are Overnight Texas Camps Best with Friends?
Your son could be the bravest, most independent child you’ve ever met, yet still the concept of overnight Texas camps might terrify him. Homesickness doesn’t just afflict the children who developed an extreme dependence on their parents; the confident kids may be hit the hardest, because their confidence often stems from knowing their environment well. Read More …
The Animals You Might See at San Antonio Summer Camp
Westerns gave Texas the reputation for being full of cacti, rattlesnakes, and for the sole purpose of transportation, horses. It was a land only suited for ranchers, outlaws, and the few lawmen lonely and crazy enough to keep them all at peace. Despite the fact that it’s now the second most populous state in America, Read More …
Try Corporate Prayer at Group Retreats
Prayer can be a very private thing. It’s communication and conversation with God, which often makes it a time to share fears, hopes, and secret requests with the Creator of the universe. That’s not a conversation to be interrupted, and it’s rarely a conversation that people want to share, but prayer can be a much Read More …
Talk about the Body of Christ before You Send Kids to Christian Summer Camp
The biblical Church, the collection of all Christians in the world, is said to work like a body. In his letters, Paul talked often about the importance of every part, the individual gifts every person brings to create a functional whole. The reality, though, is that most groups of Christians, from churches to school clubs, Read More …