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SMU to Host College Prep Programs for Students

May 29, 2019November 15, 2019 Jaxx Artz 0 Comments College Prep Programs, Lisa Kays, SMU, SMU Global and Online

Courses are designed to prepare students for the ACT and SAT, as well as develop organization, project management, and financial skills.

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Empty Nest Syndrome? No Worries

May 8, 2019November 15, 2019 Helene Abrams 0 Comments Camps, Empty Nest Syndrome, Helene Abrams, schools, summer, Tips, Tips on Trips and Camps

Be confident in your decision to send your child to camp. Camp will be a wonderful experience, and you wouldn’t have made that decision if you didn’t believe your child was ready for it.

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ESD Offers Campers Week at Wolf Run Ranch

May 3, 2019November 15, 2019 Timothy Glaze 0 Comments Camps, education, ESD, Pete Gifford, schools, The Episcopal School of Dallas, Wolf Run Ranch

When it comes to summer camps, The Episcopal School of Dallas has students covered.

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Camp iHope Offers Freedom, Family, Fun

May 1, 2019November 15, 2019 Maria Adolphs 0 Comments Camp iHope, Camps, Cancer, children, Collin County Adventure Camp, Deb Echtenkamp, education, Hyundai Hope on Wheels, schools

Each June, campers skim the trees in Anna on a zip line, canoe the lake water, climb the rock wall, and forget about cancer for a week.

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It’s Normal To Feel Homesick

April 10, 2019November 15, 2019 Helene Abrams 0 Comments Campers, Camps, Homesickness, schools, Tips, Tips on Trips and Camps

It’s not uncommon for first-time campers (and even second-and third-timers) to experience homesickness.

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April is State Parks Month at Whole Earth Provision Co.

April 4, 2019November 15, 2019 Sponsored Content 0 Comments April is Texas State Parks Month, Camps, Community, Sponsored, Texas State Parks, Whole Earth Provision Co.

For the eighth year in a row, Whole Earth Provision Co. is supporting Texas State Parks throughout the month of April during its “April is Texas State Parks Month” fund drive at all seven stores across the state, including the location at Preston Forest.

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CSI: A Camp for STEM Investigation

April 4, 2019November 15, 2019 Maria Adolphs 0 Comments Camps, CSI, education, Lyle School of Engineering, schools, SMU, STEM

In a trashed meeting room with papers strewn everywhere, tracks of fresh soil, and a blinking computer screen, teammates donned gloves and carefully searched for clues.

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The Father-Daughter Connection

April 1, 2019November 15, 2019 Bianca R. Montes 0 Comments 13 Years of Tigua, Adventure Guides, Camps, Community, Lenn Kaptain, YMCA

Lenn Kaptain was looking for a way to bond with his kindergarten-aged daughter when he signed up for the YMCA. Known today as the Adventure Guides, the three-year experience is designed to strengthen the relationship between children and their fathers.

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A Camp For Children Who Like To Make Things

March 13, 2019November 15, 2019 William Taylor 0 Comments Camps, education, Inventors Camp, National Inventors Hall of Fame, schools, STEM

Inventors get the red-carpet treatment from the National Inventors Hall of Fame and then play starring roles in a summer camp curriculum.

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Great Summers Start With Right Questions

March 6, 2019November 15, 2019 Helene Abrams 0 Comments Camps, community service, schools, summer, Tips on Trips and Camps

How will you fill your child’s summer? Does he or she need to develop new interests, get a dose of self-esteem, improve skills in sports or arts?

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Leave Those Cell Phones Behind

February 27, 2019November 15, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Camps, Community, John Morgan, Sky Ranch, summer

A couple of memories standout for John Morgan about his boyhood experience attending a sleep-away summer camp: The cabin where he bunked lacked air conditioning, and the scheduled activities were few.