Culver Related
- Staff Forum - Talk Shop with other counselors and younger (re: “hip”) staff. Access granted at webmaster’s discretion.
- Directions to Culver Campus by Car from all areas
- Culver Area Guide- Restaurants, places to stay, fun things to do. Feel free to add any restaurants or hotels you know of in the area.
- Camp Counselors’ Guide to Maximizing Your Down Time - Ever Evolving List of things to do with a free hour, couple hours, and full day. Suggest your own or check out already suggested ideas.
- Go Culver on Myspace- Friend me up!
- Go Culver Xanga- Mr. Flora’s Xanga blog
General Counselor Resources
- International Counselors Guide to finding US camp work - great article for internationals looking to work stateside
- Camp Counselor Training Courses - Check out the American Camp Association’s bevy of counselor training opportunities.
- Camping Magazine Homepage - The camp industry’s primary publication.
- Summer Camp Research Findings - Collection of data on the Summer Camp Industry
- Getting Campers to Open up through games - neat article from a UK camp counselor site
- Strategies for Handling Homesickness - UK article on the ever-present homesickness problem
- How being a camp counselor helps you in your later career - very interesting piece
- Teambuilding Exercises - great collection of camp-themed teambuilders
- Ice Breakers - nice list of Ice Breaker exercises sure to get people talking to eachother quickly