Camping Magazine

What do teens think about things that affect their health and well-being? What role does camp play? To find out, members of the American Camping Association New England Section, in...

Long-range planning and facilities management are important parts of maintaining camp assets and building a better community environment for staff and campers alike. Collaborating...

Staff play an important role in your camp operation. After all, it is your staff who are in day-to-day contact with campers, facilitating the positive experiences of camp...

School violence is an all-too-frequent headline and no prevention measure has yet been found. But camp experiences of being close to nature, participating in wholesome activities...

Over the past few years, the scope of crisis response plans for many camp programs has expanded as camps share specific crisis experiences and network with other industries, such...

It seems everyone is allergic to something — animals, pollen, and certain foods. But some people are allergic to a product that we use and depend on everyday — natural latex rubber...

As a camper, I distinctly remember the silver cafeteria trays and the colored globs of food that were plopped into the tray’s individual sections. That was then and this is now...

Universal precautions refers to infection control measures that all health care workers and child care providers follow with the goal of protecting themselves and the children in...

Camp administration can influence the behavior of its staff, but it cannot control it. One of the most problematic emotions to occur in the camp setting is anger — an emotion that...

Preparing camp counselors for their role as staff members, community leaders, and knowledgeable caregivers is a daunting task. Many staff members are themselves students or...