New council formed to revamp Singapore’s outdoor adventure education sector
A National Outdoor Adventure Education Council was formed in Singapore. The Council overarching goal is to help ensure a high level of safety and quality in outdoor adventure activities across the country. Tony Tan was appointed as part of the council and Mike Lim (ICF)…
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Mexico’s 2022 Camp Director Retreat
Since 2018 the Mexican Camping Association (AMC) has carried out a “Camp Director Retreat”. This event, exclusively for Owners and Camp Directors of member camps of the AMC, allows the participants to share and discuss current issues facing the camp industry. The directors enjoy some fellowship, learn…
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ICF President’s Remarks – September 2022
Dear Colleagues around the world, I hope this message finds you safe and in good health. I can imagine that most of our northern colleagues have just closed or are trying to close the camps and to complete the post-camp official paper work etc. We…
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ICF President’s Remarks – May 2022
Dear ICF Family, It is such a pleasure to hear news from all over the world that in allmost all countries, camps are opening. Even though in many countries there was a shorter time than previous years for marketing and registrations, it will definately be…
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Organizers of Russian children’s recreation visited Mexico
An educational camp tour took place in Mexico from February 15th to 20th, 2022. Its participants were the representatives of the Russian tourism industry, private camp directors, and a delegation of the Russian Children’s Centre “Orlyonok”. “Participating in such events is a perfect opportunity to…
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“Let’s live!” – A children’s Online Meeting
Russian Federal Children’s Centres Artek, Orlyonok, Ocean, and Smena together with national partner-centres Zubryonok (Belarus), Baldauren (Kazakhstan), Children of Mongolia and Russian movement of schoolchildren from Sevastopol (Crimea) gathered together to share stories about children, whose social initiatives had actually changed the world. All in…
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ICF President’s Remarks – March 2022
Dear ICF Family, It is a great pleasure to greet you in our March newsletter. Time flies and summer is just around the corner. In many countries, camp managers are working hard to get ready. It appears this year might be close to pre-Covid normality….
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ICF Academy S2 E3: Marketing the Camp Experience
February 22, 2022 Session Description: Learn how to turn your camp’s stories into marketing gold! With the right messaging, your camp will be able to better communicate who you are and what you do to recruit staff and campers! Learn how large corporations use…
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Meet Newest ICF Business Affiliate… Viristar
Risk Management Training for Outdoor Programs *Special Discount to ICF Members February 7, 2022 – The International Camping Fellowship (ICF) announced a collaboration between ICF and Viristar to bring training courses on risk management to ICF’s community of summer camp and year-round camp professionals. Viristar…
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Taller Anual de Campamentos 2022 – TAC 2022
Date: Saturday, 19th February, 2022 Time: 7:30 am to 8:00 pm Venue: Camp Los Huizaches, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. Registration and info: https://www.campamentosdemexico.com/tac2022/ TAC 2022 is designed by camps for camps. Staff, counselors, coordinators and directors from across Mexico meet to share experiences and knowledge,…
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