Why Resilience in Parents Matters
As Camp Professionals at Teton Valley Ranch Camp, we are well equipped for helping campers work through their homesickness. We see it every summer; ca...
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Cowboy Culture: How TVRC Builds Grit and Gratitude in Our Community
In the more than 200 staff interviews I have conducted in the last seven months, one of the most common questions I am asked by prospective staff hope...
Getting Ready for Camp: Electronically, Logistically, and Mentally
Extracurricular activities, school emails, preparing for Middle School and High School (and college!); parents today are overwhelmed with the amount o...
15 Years Later, the Same Lessons Found Me Again
by Libby Thompson I never expected that a place had the power to mean as much to me in the way that TVRC now does. In 2011, I walked into my first sum...
How Social Discomfort Produces Deeper Connections
For many first time camp parents, the idea of enrolling their child at a sleepaway camp for four weeks brings a mix of excitement and anxiety. Questio...
Cowboy Boots: One Camper’s Experience at Teton Valley Ranch Camp
Pax Lindenmayer has attended Teton Valley Ranch Camp for the past three summers and is a Wrangler Candidate for 2026. In a recent essay assignment, he...
The Gift They’ll Remember: Why Experiences Outlast Every Present Under the Tree
As the holidays get closer, so many of us start doing the same thing: scrolling for ideas, trying to find something meaningful for our kids, and hopin...
Comfort Food: How Gathering Around a Table Creates Community
As many of us sat around our tables yesterday—sharing favorite dishes, lingering over second helpings, and enjoying the comfortable rhythm of conversa...
By late October, the corrals are empty and gates are set open. The last of the aspen leaves cling to their stems, trembling in the wind. The sage and ...
What Makes a Good Staff Member
If I were given a horse for each time someone asks me what job responsibilities I could possibly have in the non-summer months as a summer camp direct...