Selected Web Sites - PBworks
Selected Web Sites
An excellent resource for accessing camp-related sites can be found at members/campsource (if you go to simply , you will need to find a link to public folders, and then locate campsource). This Internet bookmarking site, created by the author, contains over three hundred camp-related websites. Unlike this manual, it can be updated daily, which makes it an excellent resource for all members of your staff.
The 300+ websites which appear below were downloaded from members/campsource. Although all sites provided below were active at the time of this revision (2/04), be aware that many web sites do frequently change URLs or become inactive. If what you want does not appear here, you may want to investigate . This Internet bookmarking site, unlike Backflip, has a search feature which allows you to search through all public folders by key words.
QUICK LINKS
Behavior Management
--ADHD
Camp Programming
--Arts and Crafts
--Campfire Song Leading
--Skits/Sketches
--Songs/Song Leading
--Nature Activities
--Field Guides
--Outdoor Living Skills
--General Camping
--Orienteering
--Outdoor Cooking
--Ropes, Knots, Knives
--Waterfront Activities
Camp Web Pages
Child Abuse/ Neglect
Christian Education
Counselor Direct Links
Crisis Planning
Food and Nutrition
Games and Recreation
--Icebreakers
--Outdoor
--Rainy Day/Indoor
Grants
Health Issues
Native Americans
Quotation Sources
References/Search Engines
Risk Management
Sexual Harassment
Staff Hiring
Staff Training
--Training Games
State Departments of Education
Teaching Resources
Teen Issues
|Behavior Management |
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|Behavior Home Page, Kentucky |
|Lots of links to behavior management for groups and individuals. |
|Behavior Management Online Course |
|Designed for paraeducators, this course provides sound information and techniques for management. |
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|Best Practices: Classroom Management Concepts Table of Contents |
|Tried and true methods that work in classrooms can be adapted for camp. |
|Breaking Up A Fight |
|Tips for proper method in breaking up fight. |
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|Bullying Website |
|From UK, a website featuring numerous perspectives on bullying, plus extensive advice. |
|Character Education |
|Character Ed. tips for Schools and Youth Groups; also click onto main page for more ideas. |
|Dr. Mac's Behav. Mgmt. Advice Site |
|Huge site with lots of links to helpful articles, lists, and tips. Good place to search for ideas to give to counselors seeking help. |
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|Functional Behavioral Assessment |
|FBA is a process for addressing problem behavior. Full explanation here with ways to implement. |
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| Web Site |
|Lots of ideas for interventions; many downloads and articles. |
|PBIS Welcome |
|Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: learn about universal, group, and individual approaches. |
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|Positive Parenting |
|This parenting website features adaptable information on Bedtime Without Struggling, Children’s Feelings, Development, Handling Different |
|Temperaments, and more. |
|ProTeacher! Classroom Management |
|Many links to adaptable and practical ideas. |
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|You Can Handle Them All Web Site |
|117 problems behaviors to click on for tips and strategies. |
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|Behavior Management: |
|ADHD |
|ADD WareHouse Homepage |
|A leading resource for the understanding and treatment of A.D.D. and related disorders. Check out the free articles. |
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|ADHD/Special Needs ... Misunderstood Kids Outside the Box! |
|Articles and links for parents and teachers. |
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|Attention Deficit Disorder Association |
|Organization homepage features articles, information, links, and contacts. |
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|Attention Deficit: Favorite ADD ADHD Links |
|Great info and links designed for educators. |
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|Attention-Deficit Disorder Archives -- School |
|No frills collection of links with basic info. |
|CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
|One of top websites on ADD. |
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|Learning Disabilities OnLine |
|An outline discussing various emotional and learning problems with specific suggestions on how to manage them. |
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|PBS Special Report on ADHD |
|Synopsis of show on medicating ADHD, plus additional info on ADHD. |
|SaveOneStarfish |
|An ADHD site created by three school nurses. |
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|Camp Programming |
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|Fun and |
|A UK based site featuring games, activities, mind benders and more; many can be adapted for use with staff orientation. |
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|Winter Camp Activities |
|Links to many activities to enjoy in the "off season;" great for year-round camps. |
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|Youth Ministry Game Index |
|Over 800 games, including water, theatre, and simulation games. |
|Camp Programming: |
|Arts and Crafts |
|Animated Origami |
|Learn and teach the art of paper folding through animated lessons. |
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|Art Ideas, Including Artist Studies |
|For art club or badge work, some artist studies, plus some general arts and crafts ideas.
|Crafts for Boys |
|A list of links. |
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|Crafts for Kids - |
|Dozens of craft projects for kids. |
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|Kids Domain Crafts - Summer Crafts |
|A number of projects; also see link at bottom for Camp Crafts. |
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|KinderArt Summer Camp |
|Many ideas for camp arts and crafts. |
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|Camp Programming: |
|Campfire/Song Leading |
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|Audience Participation Stories |
|Get the audience involved! Great alternative to songs, and a great way to "allow" noise in the dining hall. |
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|Campfire Magic |
|Ways to add color and excitement to your next campfire (colored flames, etc.). |
|Campfire Planning |
|Sequence of songs, plus links to campfire themes. |
|Netwoods Campfire Ideas |
|Ideas for many types of campfires, plus lots of links. Add some variety! |
|Songs (from the Girl Scouts) |
|Songs organized by type; might be links to getting the music online also. |
|Songs and Night Games |
|Some different ideas for song leading. |
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|Camp Programming: |
|Campfire/Song Leading: |
|Skits/Sketches |
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|Campfire Stunts |
|An extensive list of campfire stunts (skits) can be downloaded here; converts into any word processing program. |
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|MacScouter Big Book of Skits |
|Downloadable "book" of over 400 skits, plus links to more. |
|More Skits |
|An online collection of old favorites, most involving little preparation. |
|Seven Steps to Successful Skits |
|A brief article on the above topic. |
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|Skits (1 of 4 web pages) |
|From Scouts, this site is the first of four skit pages. See links at bottom for other three. |
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|Camp Programming: |
|Campfire/Song Leading: |
|Songs and Song Leading |
|Songs from the Scouts |
|All songs listed here come with audio links, so you can hear actual tunes. |
|Songs, Cheers, and Yells |
|Links to online and downloadable songs and cheers. |
|Welcome to Becky's Campfire Songbook! |
|All types of songs and chants. |
|Camp Programming: |
|Nature Activities |
|Butterfly Lab |
|Life cycles, behaviors, and tons more. |
|Firefly Facts (and other critters) |
|This page gives information on fireflies, but the site links to other camp critters in which your kids will be interested. |
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|Games and Nature Fun |
|Although many of these activities happen online, some can be used offline as well. |
|Hiking Ideas |
|Dozens of ideas for themed, purposeful hikes. |
|Insecta Inspecta |
|Student created site introduces facts about major insects; nice since it doesn't overwhelm you with info. |
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|Insolent Invaders |
|Brief facts on several alien species which are invading the ecosystems of the US. |
|Learning Activities of the Child and Family Page |
|List of clickable links to a number of nature and science activities, complete with lesson plans. |
|Lightning! |
|Cool Girl Scout link features info and experiments relevant to lightning. Many ideas can work at camp. |
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|Nature Activities |
|Easy ideas for crafts, hikes, etc. |
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|Nature and Science Activities for Young Children |
|Beginning place for searching out ideas. |
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|Nature Images |
|Search and print out copyright free images from nature from this site. |
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|Nature Park Nature Activities |
|List of easy to do activities, with links to other sites and recommended books. |
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|Pet Bugs |
|Website on keeping bugs as pets. Facts, where to purchase, and more. |
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|Puffin Productions: Teaching Resources |
|A small collection of ideas and games for teaching about the environment. |
|Science Master |
|Lots of great pics, plus full pages of info on topics. Best bet: click on "Jumpstart Learning" on left side to begin exploring. |
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|Scout Nature Games |
|Short list of well described nature games. |
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|Water Activities |
|Four cool water experiments which can be done in the camp setting. |
|Why? Files |
|For all the questions that kids ask, plus sci info behind the news stories, see this site. |
|Camp Programming: |
|Nature Activities: |
|Field Guides |
|E- |
|Online field guide with hundreds of animals searchable, plus you can access tracks, species, etc. germane to your region. |
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|Friends of the National Zoo |
|Links to lots of animals, plus some lesson ideas for educators. |
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|Camp Programming: |
|Outdoor Living Skills |
|Bringing the Outdoors In |
|Outdoor-related activities to be conducted indoors, perhaps on a rainy day. |
|EQUIPPED TO SURVIVE (tm) - A Kid's Wilderness Survival Primer |
|A kid's guide to survival when lost in the wild. |
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|GORP |
|Although a commercial page, there are lots of links here to outdoor pursuits. |
|Hiking Ideas |
|Dozens of ideas for themed, purposeful hikes. |
|Hot Links to the Great Outdoors |
|Just4Girls site has a number of links which can be explored for further info on outdoor education. |
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|InsaneScouter - Outdoor Links |
|Several links to outdoor related topics including camping, cooking, first aid. |
|More Skill Building Games |
|Most of these are related to Hiking and Orienteering, but check to see what has been added. |
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|Netwoods Virtual Campsite |
|Lots of links and articles about scouting and campcraft. |
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|Outdoor Home Page |
|List of articles, many related to outdoor experiences with children. |
|Outline of Eight Outdoor Skills |
|From Girl Scouts, this can be used as a general lesson plan outline for outdoor living club or badge work. |
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|Rules for Survival: Lost in the Woods |
|From Search and Rescue Society of BC, nine rules for survival. Other interesting links can be found on home page of this site. |
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|Scout Net Links To OLS and More |
|This Singapore scout site offers excellent links to skills, songs, how-to guides, and many other resources which can be put to use to enhance|
|camp programming. |
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|Scouting Challenges |
|No-frills page links to several outdoor living skills challenges, many appropriate for camp setting. |
|Scouting Games |
|Some excellent skill building games here, plus one section on emergency preparedness. |
|Scouting Links to Campcraft Challenges |
|Lots of links to campcraft challenges and outdoor pursuits. |
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|Camp Programming: |
|Outdoor Living Skills: |
|General Camping |
|Camp Skills Evaluation Form |
|List of camp skills; can be copied and pasted and adapted. |
|Campfire Magic |
|Add color and excitement to your campfire (colored flames, etc.). |
|Campground Reservation Site |
|Reserve a campsite nationwide. |
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|Camping Connection |
|A registry of North American campgrounds; with links to resources, recipes, songs, outfitters, more. |
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|Camping Tips and Hints |
|Links to a number of ideas and articles for general camping. |
| - Home Page |
|Coleman camping products homepage: articles, camping reservations, more. |
|Equipment List |
|Personal camping equipment list; can be pasted into a Word document and edited. |
|First Aid Info From Scouts |
|First Aid info relevant to outdoor living skills can be found here. |
|Flashlight Games |
|Some games to play at night. |
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|Girls Scouts Outdoor Skills |
|A page of links from the Girl Scouts to outdoor living skills. Use for badgework or general knowledge. |
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|Go Camping America | Main |
|Info and links on camping. |
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|Obnoxious Plants--Poison Ivy and Nettles |
|General info on poison ivy. |
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|Camp Programming: |
|Outdoor Living Skills: |
|Orienteering |
|How To Use a Compass |
|Several interactive lessons in different languages. |
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|Map Adventures |
|From USGS, a series of lessons of map reading. Most info can be downloaded for printing. |
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|Map and Compass Skills |
|Map and Compass link page from Search and Rescue of British Columbia. |
|US Orienteering Federation |
|Articles, links, contacts, for maps and map reading. |
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|Camp Programming: |
|Outdoor Living Skills: |
|Outdoor Cooking |
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|Amy's Bookmarks/Cooking |
|A list of links for outdoor cooking. |
|Campfire cooking |
|A couple classic recipes. |
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|More Cooking Sites from Scouts |
|Some outdoor cooking recipes and techniques to download, plus links to more. |
|Scouting Ideas for Outdoor Cooking |
|Recipes, tools, techniques from the Boy Scouts. |
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|Solar Cooking |
|Info on solar (sun) cooking. |
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|The Backcountry Recipe Book |
|No frills recipes for backpacking. |
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|Camp Programming: |
|Outdoor Living Skills: |
|Ropes, Knots, Knives |
|Adventure Hardware |
|An equipment supply store for experiential and adventure-based programs. |
|Animated Knots |
|Animated Knots for Scouts presents clear animations of how to tie the dozen most popular knots. |
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|Giant Gadgets |
|Knot craft ideas for cool stuff to build. |
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|Knot Games |
|Half a dozen games to make knot craft more fun. |
|Notable Knot Index |
|Click on knot name to learn its use and tying. |
|Skill Building |
|From a Girl Scout group, these are mostly activities relating to knots, but other concepts are here also. |
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|Camp Programming: |
|Waterfront Activities |
|American Red Cross |
|Lifeguarding and water safety information from the American Red Cross. |
|CDC Healthy Swimming |
|Learn about recreational water illnesses and how to prevent at camp. |
|Lifeguarding |
|A place to advertise your waterfront positions. |
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|Water Games |
|Simple water games for either a water carnival, or perhaps "station" type games on a hot day. |
|Water Games 2 |
|Both in-water and on-land water activities for cooling off on a hot day. |
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|Camp Web Pages |
|Camp Allegheny |
|Camp Allegheny's site features (p. 4) a list of majors and internships which can be served thru camp experience. |
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|Camp Connri |
|The divisional website, containing some camp information. |
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|Camp Ladore |
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|Camp Sebago |
|Sebago features a downloadable staff application, plus a Frequently Asked Questions page. |
|Camp Tecumseh |
|Camper pictures organized by year, plus big emphasis on international composition of staff. |
|Camp Tecumseh 2 |
|A more basic page of the camp for use by the casual observer, or future gift-giver. |
|Camp Wonderland |
|Staff quotes plus information about sending a camper to camp. |
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|Star Lake Camp |
|This site features a staff bulletin board for offseason communication. |
|Child Abuse/Neglect |
|Camp Safety Project |
|Information and guidelines for preventing sexual abuse and misconduct at camp. |
|Chiild Abuse Prevention Network |
|Search articles, links, state code, and more. |
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|Child Abuse Prevention Association |
|Information and links on child abuse. |
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|Child |
|Stats, checklists, what-to-do-if scenarios, articles, contact numbers. |
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|Frequently Asked Questions re Child Abuse |
|From Injury , a list of questions which child care workers might ask about rights/responsibilities in reporting. |
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|Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect - by Susan K. Smith, Atty., Hartf |
|Facts regarding legal ramifications regarding liability to report. |
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|National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect |
|Glossary, guidelines, state-specific info and more. |
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|Christian Education |
|Bible Coloring Page |
|Printable coloring pages: scenes and people of the Bible. |
|Bible Gateway |
|Search by word, version, or language. |
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|Character Education |
|Character Ed. tips for Schools and Youth Groups; also click onto main page for more ideas. |
|Children's Talks and Sermons |
|Short collection suitable for devotions. |
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|Christian Readings |
|Two short, inspirational readings suitable for devotions. |
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|Christian Topics |
|A-Z topics from a Christian perspective; 100s of articles. |
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|A Christian search engine. |
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|Commitment Level Model |
|An extensive site dedicated to youth ministry, with dozens of links to exemplary Christian education programs at schools and camps world |
|wide. |
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|Bible study tools for searching and studying. |
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|Daily 60-Second Devotional |
|Just what it says. |
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|Devo Digest |
|Online devotionals and newsletters. |
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|FREE Christian Skits |
|Over 880 free Christian skits, sorted by keyword. |
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|Free Icebreakers for Your Worship |
|Just what it says! Check it out; changes often. |
|In His Steps |
|Short, inspirational devotionals. |
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|Keys For Kids |
|Daily devotional, but also searchable. |
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|Online Bibles and Text Resources |
|A short list of links to some online references. |
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|Our Daily Bread: A Daily Devotional |
|On-line version of the famous little book. |
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|Hundreds of free sermon illustrations, by topic, Great for devotional starters or examples. |
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|Quiet Time Bible Study |
|Inter Varsity Press site for daily devotionals. |
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|Science Devotions |
|Bible passages illuminated by modern knowledge of science. |
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|Soul Journey |
|Devotionals aimed at teens and college students. |
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|Bible study tools, plus columns, articles, more. |
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|The Source: Welcome |
|Greta resources: talks, skits, games, more. |
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|Youth Specialties |
|Free Bible camp curricula from Youth Specialties. |
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|Youth Specialties: Free Resources |
|Free Bible camp curricula and other changing resources from Youth Specialties. |
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|Counselor Direct Links |
|Facts for Families (and Caregivers) |
|84 articles listed by topic available at a click; some good for training. |
|Helping Children Deal with Scary Feelings |
|Mr. Rogers offers advice, plus some clips that can be explored online. |
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|Great information on all topics involving kids can be investigated through ranked links. |
|Tattling Solutions |
|How to handle tattling, including preemptive measures. |
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|The You Can Handle Them All Web Site--a discipline and behavior management resou |
|117 problem behaviors explained, with tips on what to do and NOT to DO! |
|Crisis Planning |
|Boys' Club Program for Gang Prevention |
|Download this report for ideas on violence protection. |
|Food/Nutrition |
|Food and Nutrition, A-Z |
|From the government, a user friendly site listing topics in alph order. Also great for the camp nurse. |
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|U.S. FDA / Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition |
|Info on nutrition plus links to food safety. |
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|Games and Recreation |
|Awesome Sports Links |
|This Girl Scout site features links to all sports, making rules and other info readily available. Big help in planning skills work. |
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|Ayden School Phys Ed Links |
|Ayden Elementary School Phys Ed page has 100s of links on subject areas relating to phys ed. Great for generating objectives for your rec |
|program. |
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|Camping Magazine: More group games.(during camps) |
|Short article with game ideas. |
|Children's party games. Over 400 party games. |
|Assorted briefly described games. |
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|Co-Operative Games |
|List of easy to stage cooperative games. |
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|Elementary P.E. Home Page |
|Phys Ed skills listed, with links to accompanying games. |
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|Fun Games and Activities |
|A wide assortment, categorized. |
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|Game Central |
|Rules and Info on over 350 games suitable for Rec, CDA, or station formats. Highly searchable. |
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|Games Compendium |
|From the Scouts, a great collection of games including water games, pen and paper, and wide games. |
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|Games Kid Play |
|Over 200 games organized by type, with links to other sites featuring less organized collections. |
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|Great Games for your Guides |
|Games categorized by type (indoor, night, cooperative, 30-second, etc.). |
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|How to Teach a Game |
|From Girl Scouts, site on how to teach a game. Other links include games and songs. |
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|Organized Games |
|A no-frills games list, categorized by indoor/outdoor; parachute and other games here as well.
|PE Central |
|An extensive categorized listing of games, lesson plans, more. |
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|PE Central |
|Over 1000 ideas from contributors, plus info on management, assessment, and more. |
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|PE Lesson Plan Page |
|Long, unsorted list of ideas and game variations. Keep it interesting! |
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|PEC: Instant Activity Menu |
|By selecting from a list of search variables, you can easily find the exact type of games needed. |
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|Physical Education Lesson Plans |
|Lesson plans categorized with simple pull-down menu options. |
|Pre-Opening Games |
|Games and Fillers to break the ice; can also be used for rainy day or CDA. |
|Scouting Outdoor Activities |
|Middle section of this page features links to many outdoor games and challenges. |
|Sports Media - Physical Education for everyone |
|Info on and links to all sports. FOR BEST RESULTS, click on DATABASE at left menu, and choose PE LINKS. |
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|The Source: Games & Icebreakers |
|Customize your game selections on this site (by group, equipment, more!). |
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|Games and Recreation |
|Ice Breakers |
|Games With a Purpose |
|"Games with a purpose" are used for ice breakers, get acquainted, and sorting.
|Games With a Purpose |
|Adaptable get-acquainted games from the Girl Scouts. |
|Ice Breakers from the Girl Scouts |
|Ice breakers which will work for staff, but definitely should be taught to counselors for use with campers on first day. |
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|Games and Recreation |
|Outdoor Games |
|Balls, Beanbags, Relay Games |
|Just what it says; check for links at bottom for other games. |
|Games from the Girl Scouts |
|A fairly large unsorted collection. |
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|Kids Games |
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|New Games |
|The official web site of New Games; their concept is that playing hard and playing fair can coexist. |
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|Night Maneuvers |
|Some games to be played at night with older campers or perhaps staff. |
|Scouting Games |
|Although designed for scouts, some active games are listed here by formation type. |
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|Games and Recreation |
|Rainy Day/Indoor Ideas |
|Animated Origami |
|Learn and teach art of paper folding; a great rainy activity for older campers. |
|InsaneScouter - Indoor Games |
|Link for a downloadable collection of rainy day games, plus many other types. |
|International Games |
|World-oriented games and games from other countries can be found here. |
|Pre-Opening Games |
|Games and Fillers to break the ice; can also be used for rainy day or CDA. |
|Puzzles and More! |
|A ton of links to different types of puzzles and challenges; many can be enjoyed offline after printing. |
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|Rainy Day Fun |
|Some rainy day games and diversions from the Scouts. |
| Activities |
|The activities section of a more inclusive youth work website. |
|Grant Writing |
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|grants link list |
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|Non-Government Grants for Education |
|Although school oriented, you might find a lead here. |
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|Health Issues |
|Allergies |
|Very basic info on food and insect allergies. |
|Bad Bug Book |
|This handbook provides basic facts regarding food borne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. Tips and info. |
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|Band-Aids and Blackboards |
|Chronic Illness, Children, Health Education |
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|Camp Health and Safety Planning Guide |
|Includes excellent precamp inspection list for IDing health and safety hazards, a number of sample health forms, and generic disaster |
|emergency plans. |
|Camp Nurse Association |
|Great place to recruit, plus articles and links. |
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|Diabetes |
|Info on children with diabetes (perhaps also on staff!). |
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|Diseases, Disorders, and Related Topics |
|Search by keyword, or click on link from extensive list in order to access expert info and advice. |
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|Family Works!: Sunscreen |
|Information regarding dangers of sun exposure. |
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|First Aid Games |
|Games to teach concepts of first aid and hygiene. |
|First Aid: health and medical information |
|Basic facts plus checklists on all first aid topics. |
|Food and Nutrition A to Z |
|Regardless of title, this well organized site has topics beyond food and nutrition. A real help to the camp nurse. |
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|Giardia Avoidance |
|Giardiasis is the most frequent cause of non-bacterial diarrhea in North America. Info and tips. |
|Health Links from Child and Family Page |
|Selected health links from the Canadian Child and Family Page; preview for topics which might interest your counselors. |
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|Injury Board .com |
|Get more info on specific injuries, their likelihood, and ways to prevent. Great for Risk Management! |
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|Kids Health |
|Articles, tips, links for child health and safety. Behavioral advice also available here. |
|Kids' Doctor |
|Searchable database of advice on children's health, plus articles, tips, links, and Q and A. |
|National Lyme Disease Network |
|All the information and links you need regarding Lyme disease can be found here. |
|NursingCenter - Home |
|Another "one-stop" site for nurses; articles, updates, etc. |
|Outdoor Home Page |
|List of articles, many relating to first aid scenarios at camp. |
|Poison Ivy, Ticks, Homesickness |
|Info from an actual camp website may aid you in developing a similar resource for your staff. |
|School Health Manual |
|From the State of Maine, a good example of a school health manual; may be helpful in creating standing orders for camp. |
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|Snakebite Emergency Information |
|For venomous snakebites; read this BEFORE it happens at your camp! |
|TeensHealth-Staying Safe |
|Articles on teen health issues. |
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|Native Americans |
|Amy's Bookmarks/Native American Crafts |
|Five links to find Native American craft projects. |
|First Nations/Native Lore Links |
|Crafts, stories, games, recipes shared through a number of links. |
|Myths and Legends for Indian Youth |
|Native American stories for sharing. |
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|Native Web |
|Developed by a group of historians, independent scholars, and activists, Native Web offers a gateway to more than 4,000 historical and |
|contemporary resources relating to over 250 separate nations. |
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|NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art |
|Excellent site for understanding Native Am. crafts, culture, and "technology." |
|Quotation Sources |
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|Bernie Poole's Archived Thoughts |
|Quotations and thoughts. |
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|Bright Quotes |
|Tons of quotes and thoughts arranged by topic. |
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|Quotes by topic, also "identify a quote." |
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|The Quotations Page - Your Source for Famous Quotes |
|One of oldest quotation sites on web; searchable by author, subject, or type. |
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|Quotations alphabetized by first letter of first word. |
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|References/Search Engines |
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|Child and Family Page of Canada |
|Great site designed for parents and professional child care givers; searchable by keyword or read new documents. |
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|Connect for Kids |
|Network of private and public agencies benefiting youth; searchable, with state links and current events. |
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|Fact Sheets from Census Bureau |
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|Kid Source Online |
|A general-use search site for all youth-related topics; searchable with articles, current events, tips. |
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|Reference/Search Engines |
|Some recommended search engines and reference sites from another Backflip site. |
|Source for Youth Ministry |
|Programming ideas, curriculum, games, pay resources, more. |
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|State Data, Trends, News |
|The relevant information you need for planning growth, writing grants, and more. A Connect for Kids site. |
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|Risk Management |
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|10 Insurance Questions |
|Scroll to bottom of this link for short article on insurance related issues. |
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|Camp Health and Safety Planning Guide |
|Includes excellent precamp inspection list for IDing health and safety hazards, a number of sample health forms, and generic disaster |
|emergency plans. |
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|Horse Care/Safety Info |
|From Markel Insurance; choose Expert Advice from main page for tips to make your horse program safer. |
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|Injury |
|This "Legal and Medical Resource" provides info re likelihood of accidents, and tips for reducing them. |
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|Law Guru |
|Your legal questions answered for free! Thousands of previous questions are posted for reference. |
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|Nonprofit Risk Management Center |
|Tools, advice and training to reduce risks. |
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|Outdoor Home Page |
|List of over 50 articles, many relating to reduction of camp risks. |
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|Main site deals with safety planning and disaster response; this article deals with children’s needs in relation to those topics. |
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|Safe Child Program Risk Management |
|Risk reduction in institutional settings; well categorized. |
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|Links to state specific info regarding school and youth laws. |
|Sexual Harassment |
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|Facts About Sexual Harassment |
|Official current facts from US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. |
|Information on Sexual Harassment |
|Legal info, plus state specifics and an excellent chronology. |
|MCAD - Model Sexual Harassment Policy |
|A sample model from Massachusetts. |
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|Sexual Harassment In Workplace Discussed |
|Information and perspective from a legal point of view. |
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|Staff Hiring |
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|Effective Interview Questions |
|Three pages from handbook include questions plus two checklists to use when filling vacancy. |
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|How to Hire Handbook |
|Very complete guide to the hiring practice from Rice University. |
|Interview Questions |
|Designed for teachers, these can be adapted for camp use. |
|Staff Training |
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|3M Meeting Network |
|The 3M website for meetings, activities and exercises, presentation tips. |
|Active Training |
|Mel Silberman’s site on active training features tips on meetings, training, development, education, and parenting. |
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|Better Workplace Now |
|This web site is filled with ideas, strategies, tips, and assessment tools designed to enrich your workplace. |
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|Ed |
|Use features on this site to create crossword puzzles, word finds, and more for use in staff training sessions. Also a zillion links to |
|all things academic. |
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|Event Planning |
|Help with planning large-scale events. |
|Meeting Effectiveness |
|Several articles on ways to improve meetings. |
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|Metaphors for Learning |
|A training session might include staffers writing own metaphors for camp or learning; get the background info you need here. |
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|Presentation methods, delivery, technology, issues and trends. |
|Sample Q and A for Staff Manual |
|These questions and answers from an actual camp website will help you develop same for your site or manual. |
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|Team Building Inc. |
|Many links to teambuilding articles, services, and ideas. |
|Teambuilding Inc. Articles |
|Articles from the Team Building Website. |
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|Tom Antion Speaker's Articles |
|Tom Antion’s website features presentation tips, public speaking, meetings, and archived articles. |
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|Trainers Warehouse |
|The Trainers Warehouse features supplies and ideas for professional presenters and staff trainers. |
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|Training Super Site |
|Articles, products, magazines and newsletters, and events all related to training |
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|Training Supersite's new home page; click here if Training Supersite no longer works. |
|Work Team Coaching |
|Articles on training and team building. |
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|Youthwork Links and Ideas: Activities |
|The activities section of a more inclusive youth work website. |
|Staff Training |
|Training Games |
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|ActivityPage |
|A ton of training and experiential activities; plan time to peruse them all. |
|Ice Breakers, Teambuilders, Icebreakers, name games, songs, and more! |
|Some free team builders from a subscription service. |
|Index to Activities, Games, Exercises & Initiatives |
|Lots of games, categorized, for experiential learning. |
|JVD Creativity |
|Assorted ice breakers that are added to frequently. |
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|Leadership - Icebreakers, Warm-up, Review, and Motivators Activities |
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|The Outdoor Leaders Handbook |
|Free activities and articles relating to experiential games and icebreakers. |
|Values Games |
|Most of these are somehow outdoor education-oriented, but all come with good debriefing questions. |
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|State Departments of Education |
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|Connecticut DOE |
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|Maine DOE |
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|Massachusetts DOE |
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|New Jersey DOE |
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|New York DOE |
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|Ohio DOE |
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|Pennsylvania DOE |
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|Standards by State and Topic |
|If your state dept. of ed seems too onerous look here for quick links to academic standards by state. |
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|Teaching Resources |
| - Lifelong Learning Starts Here |
|Activities, articles, tips for working with younger children. |
|Education World® The Educator's Best Friend |
|Lesson plans, search engine which seeks educational sites only, news stories, reviews of professional books. See how schools handle |
|problems like yours. |
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|Positive Parenting - Main Menu |
|This parenting website features adaptable information on Bedtime Without Struggling, Children’s Feelings, Development, Handling Different |
|Temperaments, and more. |
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| - TEACHER RESOURCES |
|A vast listing of articles and ideas which can be adapted for use at camp. |
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|Lesson plans, tools, conference boards. |
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|The Educator's Reference Desk: Resource Guides |
|Youth, counseling, and educational resources from the US government in an easy to access collection. |
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|Teen Issues |
|Center for Adolescent and Family Studies |
|Issues and Information related to teens. |
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|Teen |
|News, articles for teens and adult leaders, statistics, resources. |
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