If camp staff are not in control of the stories being told about their camps andinside of their camps, then the stories are controlling the camps. In reality, campmythologies can affect a number of factors, including the camp's enrollment,parental expectations, and the level of parental commitment to a particular camp.Camp mythologies also impact camps in other ways-they help teach campers, theyhelp create the culture of a camp, and they help determine a camp's legacy. CampMythology: The Stories That Run Your Lives, Your Camps, and Influence Your Futureexplains how to identify the myths that run a camp, keep the ones that serve apositive purpose, and change or discard the ones that don't.
Among the topics covered:
• Mythology is more than story
• What are the stories that shape your camp mythology
• What stories are being told
• The hero's journey
• It was an ordinary day
• Changing lives
Among the topics covered:
• Mythology is more than story
• What are the stories that shape your camp mythology
• What stories are being told
• The hero's journey
• It was an ordinary day
• Changing lives
