https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-getting-more-out-construction-projects-without-paying-more-maybe-even-paying
Building Principles: Getting More Out of Construction Projects Without Paying More (and Maybe Even Paying Less!)We’ve explored construction contracts before and the idea that they set the rules for a short-term “marriage of convenience” — from proposal through amicable divorce. But this month, we’re going to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-it-improv-comedy-camp
Making it Up: Improv Comedy and Camp"I moved to Chicago in the early 1990s and I studied improvisation there. I learned some rules that I try to apply still today. Listen, say yes, live in the moment, make sure you play with people who...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/natural-gifts-camp
The Natural Gifts of CampEvery summer, when I was in junior high and high school, my buddy Pete Sebring would disappear for a few weeks to a camp in the mountains west of Colorado Springs. I resented it. For me, those humid...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/family-fun-ideas-get-green
Family Fun Ideas to Get Green!Encourage your kids to be "nature sleuths" and help them develop their own detective kit with magnifying glass, paper, and pencil to record interesting things they see in the backyard (e.g.,...
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Building Principles: Water, Water Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to DrinkIn Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge writes, “Water, water everywhere, and all the boards did shrink. Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink . . . .” Though he’s...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-learning-teach-about-nature
A Place to Share: Learning to Teach about NatureMy love of the outdoors, along with my scientific curiosity, can be traced back to my childhood adventures in the woods. The house I grew up in did not have air conditioning, making it unbearable to...
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The Fad: When to Get on BoardEvery year, dozens of new ideas and activities become popular among youth. Sometimes a television show makes it big and starts a fad (remember the years of Fear Factor and Minute to Win It?); other...
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Camp Staff: Getting Health and Safety Messages to StickCamp health is not bound by the four walls of the health center. Nor is safety bound by a list of rules at any given camp activity. Today’s camp professional realizes that all camp staff contribute...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/enrollment-highlights-summer-2013
Enrollment Highlights from Summer 2013View the Infographic Each fall, the American Camp Association (ACA) requests enrollment...
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From TishIt’s an exciting time for the American Camp Association (ACA) as we continue to grow and adapt, remaining always relevant, open to new ideas, and responsive. Our organization is no different than...