Like other organizations, camps need creativity, which breeds originality, improvement, inspiration, and renewal. Explains three broad types of creativity, describes characteristics of organizations that encourage creativity, lists barriers to creativity, and discusses ways that administrators can foster creativity in staff. A sidebar lists…

Resident camps have become year-round facilities, adding activities such as adult conferencing, environmental education programs, and corporate team building to the traditional childrens' summer camp. This has increased camp directors' responsibilities and created new camp positions. Camp directors are increasingly networking with each other and…

Camp administrators concerned with generating a desirable camp culture should begin by defining the camp's mission and clarifying the details of that vision for staff. The components of a camp culture are discussed: signs and symbols, ritual and tradition, habitual modes of communication, and the director's leadership. These components should be…