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2026 Autumn Camping Magazine

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Features

  • Character Is Not Built in Bubble Wrap: Camps Must Resist the Urge to Rescue
    Michael Garcia
  • Where AI Belongs at Camp and Where It Doesn’t
    Gleb Tsipursky, PhD
  • Don’t Just End the Summer — Close It Well
    Emily Golinsky, MS
  • Beyond the Lifeguard Chair: Building Layers of Aquatic Safety at Camp
    Sarah Veader
  • How to Collaborate with Special Needs Parents While Their Kids Are at Camp
    Tessa Dodson
  • Count to 10: Self-Care Methodology for Camp Professionals
    Lauren Breitman Tanen, Esq.
  • Character Development at Camp Through a Culturally Responsive Lens
    Lance W. Ozier, EdD, and Chanika R. Perry, EdD
  • Two Scorecards for a Successful Summer: What Coach Wooden’s Pyramid of Success Can Teach Camp Leaders
    Jeff Kaplan, MEd

Columns

  • Celebrate the Season
    Henry DeHart, ACA President/CEO
  • Creative Approaches to Evaluating Character Development at Camp
    Amanda Palmer
  • So You’re a Camp Director Now? Tips for the Post-Summer Transition
    Riel Peerbooms, MSW, CEO
  • Clean Pantry Swaps: Alternatives to Ultra-Processed Foods
    Kimberly Whiteside Truitt, CFM
  • Three Traps Every Camp Leader Should Avoid
    Jason Mercado
  • From Summit to Valley and Back Again
    Brian Massey

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