Tradition has us to spend the last and first few days of each year pondering how we could better ourselves. If you are like me, setting New Year’s Resolutions is a chore every year. For one, I am usually so busy with Holiday stuff that I forget and won’t set one. I usually then default Read More …
Category: Summer Camps
Letters From Youth Christian Camps
A Christian Camp Director in Ohio was struggling one year to find a creative way to find out how their programs were being received by their campers. A written survey would likely not be taken seriously and the challenge of constructing the proper questions was overwhelming. He knew in his gut that there had been Read More …
What Kids Learn at Texas Overnight Camp
So it’s summer, and you have not had time to plan a family vacation to some exotic location outside the city. Also, if you have kids, your plans must revolve around whether said vacation keeps the interest levels peaked so you do not hear the dreaded, “I’m bored”. Now you could certainly be a tourist Read More …
Creating Smiles at a San Antonio Summer Camp
Medina, Texas based Deer Creek Adventure Camp is teaming up with Camp Barnabas in August to bring smiles and adventure to some special young campers. Deer Creek Adventure Camp is geared toward kids ages 7 to 16 and serves about 100-120 campers per term. Camp activities, as well as adventure activities, round out the camper’s Read More …
Is Johnny Ready for San Antonio Summer Camp?
Little Johnny or little Sally is about to venture off on their first San Antonio summer camp trip. Are they ready? Are you ready? As a parent, you’re naturally nervous, and as a child, they’re probably nervous too! Here’s how to determine if your child is ready for a summer camp adventure, and how to Read More …
Packing for Summer Camps in Texas
Planning on sending your son or daughter to one of the many summer camps in Texas? Soon you’ll be packing their bags and sending them off to a summer adventure that you know will positively impact their life. But now what? How do you pack for a one- or two-week trip? What if you forget Read More …
5 Benefits of a Summer Camp Adventure
The youth of today is in dire need of a collective summer camp adventure. Why? Simple; in our interconnected and wired world, our children (and adults) are increasingly tethered to their digital devices, working tirelessly to maintain digital profiles. As social as these exercises seem, they are in fact becoming more of a way to Read More …
Finding Christ at Fun Summer Camps in Texas
Most campers would agree that when you venture outdoors to enjoy fun summer camps, it is more than just a recreational experience – it can be a spiritual one as well. One cannot walk through a forest, paddle a canoe on a tranquilly still lake, or even stare up at the stars in a clear Read More …
Finding Excitement at Deer Creek Summer Adventure Camps
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 …
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 …