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SCP 207: Useful Lessons We’ve Learned in Our Camp Careers

SCP 206: Spicing Up Capture the Flag

SCP 205: After Hours Activity Ideas for Camp

SCP 204: Magazine Style #11

SCP 203: Exploring Specialty Camps (Part 2)

SCP 202: Exploring Specialty Camps (Part 1)

SCP 201: 20 Special Guests Suggestions for Your Camp

SCP 200: Bringing Entertainers to Camps: A Chat with Academic Entertainment

SCP 199: The Art of the Mini-Camp

SCP 198: Unleashing Your Campers’ Inner Problem Solver: Puzzle Hunts and More

SCP 197: Magazine Style #10

SCP 196: Great Ways to Thank Your Staff at the End of Summer

SCP 195: Water Activities to Keep Your Campers Cool Next Summer

SCP 194: Remix: Camp Wide Games

SCP 193: Magazine Style Episode #9 (A.I. Edition)

SCP 192: 8 Special Events You Should be Offering at Camp

SCP 191: C.A.F.E. Bags

SCP 190: We’re Back

SCP 189: Remix: Spicing up Rainy Day

SCP 188: Ideas for Your Pirate Theme Week

SCP 187: Magazine Style Episode #8

SCP 186: Staff Only Activities

SCP 185: Our Favorite Skits

SCP 184: Our ACA National Conference Experience

SCP 183: Magazine Style Episode #7

SCP 182: The ACA National Conference is Next Week!

SCP 181: Camp Websites We Like

SCP 180: Fun Items You Should Be Selling in Your Camp Store

SCP 179: Summer Camp Themes Based on 2023 Movies

SCP 178: It’s Story Time with Curt!

SCP 177: Top Shot Ideas for Target Activities

SCP 176: A New Year – 2023

SCP 175: I Saw It on TikTok

SCP 173: STEM Activities

SCP 172: New and Fantastic Program Additions?

SCP 171: Remix: Counselor Bag of Tricks

SCP 170: Fall Event Ideas

SCP 169: Magazine Style Episode #5

SCP 168: Summer Recap with Kelie Cook

SCP 167: Summer Recap with Chris Kallal

SCP 166: Running an Alumni Program with Jeff Bradshaw

SCP 165: End of Season Staff Ideas

SCP 164: Magazine Style Episode #4

SCP 163: Mid-Season Burnout Busters

SCP 162: Magazine Style Episode #3

SCP 161: How Chris’ Summer is Going So Far

SCP 160: Magazine Style Episode #2

SCP 159: Record Breakers

SCP 158: Activity Stations

SCP 157: S.T.E.M. Activities

SCP 156: Our First Magazine Style Episode

SCP 155: Ropes and Team Building Resources

SCP 154: Dangerous Camp Activities

SCP 153: Trivia Games and Events

SCP 152: Used To Be a Thing

SCP 151: Favorite Mobile Apps

SCP 150: Summer Camp Traditions

SCP 149: Our Favorite Carnival Games

SCP 148: Adding Whimsy to Camp

SCP 147: Favorite Pinterest Picks

SCP 146: Escape Bags

SCP 145: Camp Staff Go Bags

SCP 144: We’re Back!!!

SCP 143: Winter Camp and Event Ideas

SCP 142: 17 Phrases You Should Never Say to Your Staff

SCP 141: 9 Staff Supervision Tips

SCP 140: Activity Mash-Ups

SCP 139: Starting a Summer Camp with Laura Kriegel

SCP 138: Being a Conference Presenter

SCP 137: Unique Meals at Camp

SCP 136: These Are a Few of Our Favorite Books

SCP 135: New Ideas for Next Summer

SCP 134: Red Flags to Watch For During Your Job Search

SCP 133: Fall/Winter Retreat Ideas

SCP 132: Our 2021 Summer Recap

SCP 131: Disney vs. Six Flags – Lessons from the Theme Parks

SCP 130: Staff Recognition Ideas

SCP 129: Camper Recognition Ideas

SCP 128: Camp Programming Using Odd Holidays

SCP 127: Spice Up Your Hikes

SCP 126: A Variety of Puzzle Race Activities

SCP 125: Birthdays, Mail Calls, and Attention Getters

SCP 124: 9 Unique Summer Camp Ideas

SCP 123: Customer Service Tips

SCP 122: Teaching Skills to Campers

SCP 121: Counselor Hunts

SCP 120: Fun Staff Training Ideas

SCP 119: Social Distance Activities Part 2

SCP 118: Social Distance Activities Part 1

SCP 117: Homesickness (and Parentsickness) Tips and Tricks

SCP 116: An Interview with Royleane Allen of 413 Strengthgear

SCP 115: Running Overnight Camp in 2021 with Samantha Townsend

SCP 114: Running Day Camp in 2021 with Shanelle Lambert-Rauh

SCP 113: I Don’t Like It! (Staff Version)

SCP 112: How to Get the Most Out of Your Camp Store with Jason Brown (Pt 2)

SCP 111: How to Get the Most Out of Your Camp Store with Jason Brown (Pt 1)

SCP 110: Making Your Special Events Great

SCP 109: Animals at Camp – an Interview with Shauna Guglielmo

SCP 108: Running a Day Camp with Limited Resources

SCP 107: Would You Rather Have This or That at Camp?

SCP 106: Keeping Staff Engaged Pre-Camp

SCP 105: Going Green with Danny Sudman

SCP 104: Year-Round Engagement Ideas

SCP 103: Theater Tips Applied to Camp with Lindsey Sigler

SCP 102: Creating Programming Around a Book

SCP 101: Interview with Jason Levasseur from the Rock Star Project

SCP 100: The Centennial Episode

SCP 99: Stolen Summer Camp Ideas

SCP 98: I Don’t Like It! (Camper Version)

SCP 97: Should You Be Using JotForm for Your Camp?

SCP 96: I Don’t Like It! (Parent Version)

SCP 95: Staff Recruitment

SCP 94: Interview with Kelie Cook

SCP 93: 10 Reasons Why Batman Would Make a Great Camp Counselor

SCP 92: Team Building with Michelle Cummings

SCP 91: Tabletop Game Activities

SCP 90: Video Game Activities

SCP 89: Running Camp in 2020 with Michael Garcia

SCP 88: It’s Time for SCampCon!

SCP 87: Teen Leadership Programs

SCP 86: Starting a Podcast Program at Camp

SCP 85: Revenue Beyond Registration

SCP 84: Virtual Escape Rooms

SCP 83: Programming Resources

SCP 82: Virtual Conferences

SCP 81: Camp Cancelled? Let’s Talk Ideas for a Plan B

SCP 80: Brain Breaks

SCP 79: Pinterest Finds

SCP 78: Matt Henry and the Take Two! Program

SCP 77: Online Apps, Sites and Software to Help with Your Virtual Programming

SCP 76: Virtual Camp Success Stories part 4

SCP 75: Virtual Camp Success Stories part 3

SCP 74: Virtual Camp Success Stories part 2

SCP 73: Virtual Camp Success Stories part 1

SCP 72: Lessons from Running a Virtual Harry Potter Camp

SCP 71: Interview with Allison Miller and Steve Slavkin with Happy Camper Live

SCP 70: Programming Through Different Lenses

SCP 69: Bingo Variations

SCP 68: Being More Racially Inclusive at Camp

SCP 67: Virtual Camp Snack Ideas

SCP 66: Interviewing The Dynamic Duo

SCP 65: Virtual Camp Kits and Boxes

SCP 64: An Interview with Matt Ralph of Summer Camp Culture

SCP 63: Virtual Camp Ideas 2.0 – Part 2

SCP 62: Virtual Camp Ideas 2.0 – Part 1

SCP 61: Virtual Camp Storytelling – An Interview with Meghan Gardner from Guardian Adventures

SCP 60: Cooking with Campers

SCP 59: Native Americans – What’s Appropriate at Camp with Paul Gowder

SCP 58: Better Camp Crafts – Part 2

SCP 57: Better Camp Crafts – Part 1

SCP 56: Virtual Camp Ideas

SCP 55: Hometown Stomping Ground Virtual Camp with Jack Schott

SCP 54: Beekeeping at Camp with Kevin Johnson

SCP 53: Cool Tweaks to Make at Camp

SCP 52: Hatchet Throwing Programs with Drew Demery

SCP 51: Creating Mystery Trails

SCP 50: What Would You Do at Camp with a Little Extra Money?

SCP 49: Around the World Theme

SCP 48: Disney Theme

SCP 47: Destination Hikes

SCP 46: Programming Binders

SCP 45: Olympics Theme Ideas

SCP 44: The Hero’s Journey for First Time Campers

SCP 43: Star Wars Theme

SCP 42: Evening Activities for Summer Camp

SCP 41: Program Ideas for Teens

SCP 40: Best Things We Did Last Summer

SCP 39: S.T.E.M. Programming with Tara Laidlaw

SCP 38: Movie Themes

SCP 37: Tips for Hosting Retreats with Andy McClung

SCP 36: Our Favorite STEM Activities

SCP 35: Scavaganza with Jenn Ward and Amanda Borbee

SCP 34: Things We’d Like to See Happen in the Summer Camp Industry

SCP 33: The Exciting World of Pali Adventure Camp with Stephen “Snacks” Smigielski

SCP 32: Ideas for your Superhero Theme

SCP 31: Planning for Inclement Weather with Cricket Snearing

SCP 30: Anytime Activities

SCP 29: Halloween Events at Camp

SCP 28: Horse Programs with Christy Landwehr of CHA

SCP 27: Themed Specialty Camps with Ilana Schlam

SCP 26: What is Color War?

SCP 25: Listener Questions

SCP 24: Nature Watch with Jeff Salzman

SCP 23: SCampCon Talk

SCP 22: Outdoor Ed

SCP 21: Would Chris Try It?

SCP 20: Team Building

SCP 19: Treasure and Scavenger Hunts

SCP 18: Campfire Programs and Game Shows

SCP 17: Recognition Programs

SCP 16: Animals in the Nature Center

SCP 15: Making Day Camps Feel More “Campy”

SCP 14: Escape Rooms at Camp

SCP 13: Camp-Wide Games

SCP 12: Games in the Dark with Judd King

SCP 11: Spicing Up Your Rainy Day Plans

SCP 10: Spicing Up Your Arts and Crafts

SCP 9: Spicing Up Your Aquatics

SCP 8: Spicing Up Your Target Activities

SCP 7: Specialty Summer Camps

SCP 6: Theme Meals at Summer Camp

SCP 5: Our Favorite Summer Camp Themes

SCP 4: Pros and Cons of Camp Themes

SCP 3: Giving Counselors the Opportunity to Make the Most of Camp

SCP 2: Time Fillers

SCP 1: An Introduction