Summer 2014! Registration Open!

by Camp Blogger | Nov 15, 2013 | Director's Corner | 0 comments

In the days leading up to registration opening, I took some time to update our website. Doing so presented the opportunity to go through all the pictures from last summer. It was like watching your favorite movie; I laughed, I cried, I told stories about it, and when...

Parenting Safe Children

by Director Tommy | Jan 16, 2012 | Director's Corner | 0 comments

Join us on April 18 from 5:30-9pm at the Stapleton MCA Community Room with Feather Berkower! KEEPING KIDS SAFE Children are better able to reject unwanted touch and uncomfortable situations when you teach them body-safety skills and actively promote a home and...

Summer Planning Tips & Summer Camp Preview

by Director Tommy | Jan 16, 2012 | Director's Corner | 0 comments

Learn tips and tricks for planning your child’s summer activities, what to ask camps about safety, and how to find the best fit for your child’s success. Directors from Altogether Outdoors Summer Camps will be on hand to answer questions about all camps...

Taking Camp Skills Back to School

by Director Tommy | Aug 29, 2011 | Director's Corner | 0 comments

It’s back to school season for many campers — what skills did they learn at camp that they can use in school? In this video, Peg Smith discusses the “Three Cs” learned at camp — Confidence, Curiosity, and Character — that parents can help keep alive...

My Big Mistake Today: Not Putting Myself In A Camp Parent’s Shoes

by Director Tommy | Jul 28, 2011 | Director's Corner | 0 comments

(Note: Most of the blog entries from “Director Tommy” are just staff using the main account. This one is actually from me, Tommy.) I did my job badly today. I had a parent desperately trying to get my attention, to see her experience with us through her...

Aly’s Engaged!

by Director Tommy | Jul 7, 2011 | Director's Corner | 0 comments

Before she’d even signed out for the day, Aly’s boyfriend Rusty slid down the slide with ring and flower in hand! A big surprise to end Aly’s day! Congrats to her and her new fiance!