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Tom Rosenberg, President/CEO
On Becoming an Innovator at Camp
July 1, 2019
As the late behavioral psychologist Carl Jung once wrote, “The greater the contrast, the greater the potential. Great energy only comes from a correspondingly great tension of...
Dear Camp Staff Members - Moving Forward Together
May 1, 2019
Thank you for your deep devotion to engaging children, teens, and young adults in fun, high-quality camp experiences.
Inspiring Healthy Staff Culture at Camp
March 1, 2019
I’m ardently proud of the high-quality camp staff experiences that professional camp directors strive to offer young adults each season. Full of career-enhancing and life...
Empowering Communities at Camp: Facing the Fourth Industrial Revolution Together
January 1, 2019
The illiterate of the 21st century are not those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. — Alvin Toffler (1991) Toward the end of the 20th...
World-Class Career Development
November 1, 2018
Imagine a fun college summer working at camp, where, as with any other internship, young adults gain knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience while making important connections...
Preparing for Happiness in Career and Life
September 1, 2018
Some of the best times of my life have been my carefree summers swimming, exploring, sharing, and making friends as a child at camp. But many of my life’s greatest lessons were...
Celebrating Kindness at Camp
Tue, 07/24/2018 - 07:13
Happy Camp Kindness Day! Check out this blog from ACA President/CEO Tom Rosenberg about kindness at camp
"What Is Past Is Prologue" — Investing in Our Future
July 1, 2018
This past spring break, Pam and I took our ten-year-old son, Daniel, to Washington, DC. Daniel is really enjoying his US history studies at school, and we knew this would be an...
Why Camp Culture Is Important to Staff Training
Tue, 05/15/2018 - 09:07
At the 2018 ACA National Conference, our iconic former CEO Peg Smith was presented with the Association’s highest honor — the National Distinguished Service Award. In her...
Learning Perspective in Camp Communities of Empathy
May 1, 2018
The first time I can remember intentionally practicing empathy, I was an eight-year-old, first-time camper sitting in a circle with my counselors and cabinmates inside our cabin...
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