Camper Spotlight: Freedom & Friendship at Day Camp
There was a bright gleam in her eye when Quinn explained all the different activities she loves to do at Camp Fire Summer Day Camp in Parker County.
Camper Spotlight: A Camp Haiku
Summer camp is an important aspect of a child’s life. It is a time for relaxation, human connection, growth, and serves as a brief respite from the chaos of our technology-filled world.
Masks: Language & Emotional Development
As someone who works with teachers and early educators, I have frequently been asked, “Do masks interfere with language, speech and emotional development of young children?"
A Transaction of Trust
As a camp kid you see the fun, the freedom, the adventure and joy. It is the time to break free from your parents, find your voice and flex the muscles of independence. Camp is important.
Challenge the Idea of Perfection: Mental Health and COVID-19
Current research indicates that COVID-19 has greatly increased the amount of depression and anxiety in children and adolescents (Current Psychology, 2020). As children return to school, they show increased anxiety and depression. Depression and anxiety are often expressed as anger in children and adolescents.
Camp Fire First Texas Testifies in Support of Texas Children
Camp Fire First Texas has earned The Best Place For Working Parents business designation that recognizes a commitment to supporting working parents through family-friendly policies and practices.
Two Camp Fire First Texas After School Programs Receive Texas Rising Star Quality Certification
Camp Fire First Texas was notified two after school programs located at IDEA Achieve & IDEA Rise Public Schools were certified as Two-Star quality programs from Texas Rising Star (TRS).
How a Global Pandemic Put the Spotlight on Early Childhood Educators
While working remotely quickly became the new normal for some, there were others who – because of the nature of their work – could not work from home. Such is true of the early childhood education workforce.
How to Set Smart Goals—Whether You’re a Kid or a Kid-at-Heart
When kids and teens learn how to make this kind of thoughtful, holistic, consistent progress toward their goals, they take those skills into the rest of their life.
Six Foolproof Strategies for Going After Goals
We teach Camp Fire kids that meeting their goals takes planning, practice and progress-monitoring. It’s not something that just happens. We make goals happen.
Young people want to shape the world – now
A recent survey by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) found “83 percent [of youth ages 18-24] say they believe young people have the power to change the country.” That’s exactly what we want young people in Camp Fire to discover, practice, and believe: Their contributions and leadership matter to their communities, our country, and the wider world NOW – not just in the future.
Camp Fire First Texas After School Program Receives Texas Rising Star Quality Certification
Camp Fire First Texas after school program located at IDEA Achieve Public School received Texas Rising Star quality certification.