Ben Klasky At TEDxRainier As kids now spend more time with entertainment media, they’re getting less and less time outdoors, despite the mental and physical health benefits. Ben Klasky, CEO of IslandWood, a 255-acre outdoor learning center...
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| Jonathan Owen | TEDxBirmingham In this touching talk, Jonathan Owen shares an “a-ha” moment he had as a youth camp counselor, and how that insight has affected how he and his staff view the kids they work with years later. Jonathan...
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Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, “They don’t pay me to like the kids.” Her response: “Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like.’” A rousing call to educators to...
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Career-focused, but can’t land that dream internship? Intent on finishing up undergrad, but don’t have a job lined up for this summer? Do you have a summer wide-open, but are unsure how to fill it? We believe that internships and yes, even summer...
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Guest post by Anne Archer Yetsko When I speak with friends who work in other industries, I always tell them that if you have an applicant who has been a camp counselor and has a positive reference from that camp, they should move to the top of...
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