SUMMER-CAMP

Tamiflu not for campers who don't have swine flu

U.S. health officials say all children at summer camp shouldn't be given the flu drug Tamiflu to prevent the virus.

No penalty for man who filmed naked children
Source: thelocal.se

A 29-year-old counselor caught secretly filming naked children at a Swedish summer camp won't be punished for his crimes.

A Taste of Military Life: U.S. Army Cadet Corps Summer Camps for Youth
Source: Kentucky.com: Homepage

"Almost 400 youngsters from around the United States and seven foreign counties" got training during summer 2009 "at the U.S. Army Cadet Corps' training center in Millersburg."

Can't afford pricey summer camp? Go DIY
Source: msnbc.com

Many cash-strapped families are trying to make it through summer without pricey kid classes and camps. It's prompting parents to get creative and, in some cases, create impromptu DIY camps right in their own homes, yards and neighborhoods.

Camp offers 'godless alternative'
Source: BBC News

An atheist summer camp in Somerset is offering children aged seven to 17 a "godless alternative" to religious camps traditionally run by the scouts and church groups.

Atheist summer camp launched to compete with Scout and Church camps.
Source: BBC News

Advertisement An atheist summer camp for children is taking place in Somerset, to offer a "godless alternative" to religious camps. The five-day camp in Somerset for children aged eight to 17 rivals traditional breaks run by the Scouts and church groups.

Campers masked, quarantined for 'Swine '09'
Source: msnbc.com

Tamiflu, Clorox and isolation room games stockpiled as thousands fall ill

Glad to be godless
Source: The Economist

In most ways, it is like other summer camps. Kids aged 8 to 17 share cabins in the woods. During the day, they paddle canoes, shoot arrows, go swimming and explore nature. At night, they chat beneath the stars.

Children's imaginations coming alive at Saratoga's Camp Galileo - San Jose Mercury News
Source: Saratoga Times

Children spend the summer learning--and having fun--at Camp Galileo in Saratoga, CA.

Middle schoolers pursue their interests at science-oriented camp - Inside Bay Area
Source: The San Mateo County Times

5th through 8th graders at Galileo Learning's Galileo Summer Quest camp in San Mateo and other locations enjoy learning made fun over their summer break via the camp's innovative summer curriculum.

Mideast peace drives camp in 17th season
Source: msnbc.com

"The idea is to get to common ground," said Monica, an Egyptian teenager. "Even if you don't agree, what you have to accept about the other opinion is that it exists."

Let's sing 'Imagine' around the campfire: Richard Dawkins sets up atheist summer camp for kids
Source: The Times

Richard Dawkins, champion of atheism and scourge of all things religious, has come up with a novel idea to wean our children away from God: summer camps for would-be little non-believers.

Strange sports summer camp promotional video
Source: YouTube

Something from a different age of innocence - only 12 years ago, but how things have changed. Is anyone else reminded of the scene from Airplane! with Joey and Leslie Nielsen as the pilot?! Or perhaps, "Hi, I'm Troy McClure.

Finding final chapters to real-life mysteries
Source: msnbc.com

Today's American Story with Bob Dotson comes from Albuquerque, N.M., the home of a 77-year-old man whose mind never retired.� In the past seven years, he's solved three murders and found five missing women.

German Police Raids Nazi Youth Camp
Source: deutsche-welle.de

A youth camp run by a neo-Nazi organization is broken up by police near Rostock in northern Germany. Authorities said the children were being instilled with Nazi propaganda under the guise of a sleep-away camp.

South Ossetians describe escape from fighting
Source: msnbc.com

Refugees from South Ossetia on Sunday described being shelled and shot at and forced to run for their lives - leaving homes, family members and most of what they had behind.

New York State Issues Health Advisory for Camps
Source: WGRZ Channel 2 News Buffalo NY Website

If you are sending your child to sleep away camp, the New York State Health Department wants you to know there's a nasty virus going around.

Hamas summer camp teaches Gaza kids to hate, kill
Source:

The educational activities provided to children on a Hamas paramilitary camp in Gaza are probably unlike those of any other summer scheme in the world.

Teens Take Part in a College 'Catapult Camp'
Source: US News & World Report

Ah, the joys of summer camp: campfire songs, s'mores, and trebuchets? Thirty-one Washington, D.C.-area high school students practiced building mini-engines of war this summer at the University of Maryland's first ever "Catapult Camp."

Palestinians and Israelis Forging Bonds of Peace in Santa Fe

Palestinians and Israelis are forging the bonds of peace right here in New Mexico, at Creativity for Peace's summer camp.

Non-religious summer camps develop niche (AP)
Source: Newsday.com

"At mealtime, kids learn about what the camp calls "freethinkers" throughout history — defining them as people who questioned or rejected religion. Examples can include people who believed in some version of a higher power, but held ideas conflicting with the social norm.

DigiGirlz: Microsoft Summer Camps for Girls
Source: microsoft.com

Microsoft is proud to offer technology programs that target youth. One of our signature programs, DigiGirlz High Tech Camp for girls, works to dispel stereotypes of the high-tech industry.

For Sale: Abandoned US ICBM Base. "Gorgeous" Fenced Property Is Ideal For Young Family or Megalomaniacal Supervillan
Source: BBC News

It is the ideal home for an aspiring James Bond villain, or an anxious survivalist seeking a refuge that can withstand an atomic bomb.

How CBS went wrong with 'Kid Nation'
Source: Chicago Tribune

One of the most chilling documents to come down the pike in a while is the contract parents of participants in "Kid Nation" signed.

Payless Gives Back To The Community
Source:

Just in time for summer camp, Payless has added to their collection the "Friendship Shoe".

My Interests: Summer Camp

So I thought I'd give this "my-interests: thing a try. Most every summer I work at a summer camp.