As we near the end of April, camp is less than two months away for our first session and eight week campers. Its time to start gearing up for the summer. Over the past few weeks we’ve emailed all of our families the info they need to help prepare for […]
The American Camp Association has launched its new campaign “Because of Camp…” As part of the public relations campaign, they are airing commercials on TV and the Web, and there are billboards and posters all over the country. Leb helped get this idea off of the ground and North Star […]
As you may have heard, Leb and Sue were honored this past weekend by SCOPE Midwest at their 2nd annual benefit dinner this past Friday. Look for a blog entry later this week about the event and all the great members of the NSC community who came out to support […]
What the World Could Learn From Summer camp – STLtoday.com: “When Matthew Carroll decided to work as a counselor at a traditional American summer camp in upstate New York, he never realized that his decision would quickly turn into a journey of discovery. Having just graduated from a small university […]
A quick note thanking everyone for their participation in the 2010 edition of March Madness. We easily broke our goal of 100 entries, with over 140… that is if we count the few people who forgot to enter their picks. Nine people correctly picked Duke winning it all, while, like […]
As the calendar turns to April 1st, it becomes clear that camp is just around the corner. Leb and Sue typically head up to North Star in the first week or so of May, so that leaves us just over a month before our office relocates to Hayward. We’re in […]
A Message from Ellie Gettinger from the Jewish Museum of Milwaukee: Jewish Museum Milwaukee is planning a new exhibit in the popular “Growing Up Milwaukee” series that started last summer with “Growing Up Milwaukee: Youth Groups.” The new exhibit, “Growing Up Milwaukee: Camping,” will open this summer. We know that […]
Are You Willing To Strike Out? In 1923, Babe Ruth broke the record for most home runs in a season. That same year, he also broke the record for highest batting average. There is a third record he broke that year that most people don’t know about. In 1923, Babe […]
Adults can’t forget their summer camp-capades | StarTribune.com: “Every adult who ever attended a camp that included sleeping in the wild has a story or three to tell around future campfires. Sometimes harrowing and almost always amusing, these sagas are ever-living proof that kids and their counselors say and do […]
Excerpts from “Is Summer Camp Worth The Cost?” Published in the Atlanta Daily World on Sunday, March 21, 2010. Your children are begging you to let them spend the summer at camp and the enrollment deadline is drawing near. If you’re like many, money is tight right now. Is it […]
“As first jobs go, camp counselor is close to ideal,” says an article from the March 8 issue of the New York Times: When reviewing job applicants, Doug Herzog, the president of the MTV Networks Entertainment Group, said he would light up if one had experience as a camp counselor. […]
