Tate's Day Camp is proud to have been awarded the Markel Insurance Safety First Certificate for 2014. This marks the second year in a row that Tate's has been recognized for demonstrating a superior commitment to safety. Camps must have [...]

(At Tate's Day Camp) by Chris Strevel, Santa's Favorite Camp Director Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the camp not a creature was stirring, not even an ant. The stockings were hung by the oak tree with care, [...]

"He went through the thorns for me." These were the words that made me stop and turn. It was a second grader speaking of one of his camp (and afterschool) counselors. "Yeah, I fell down and hurt myself during the [...]

I shouldn't have laughed until I knew that he was OK, and reflecting on it now, I'm just glad that we didn't seriously harm an assistant director or damage a porta-potty. The year was 1995, and I was the director [...]