https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nothing-changes-your-summer-home

A return to camp reminds our writer how it feels to be home. A school teacher in Pinckney, Michigan, Jeff Miner had been a camp counselor or program director for just about every summer for...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/putting-camp-childhood-equation

In preparation for the 2010 camp season, the American Camp Association® (ACA) enlisted the expertise of Rachel Simmons and Dr. Michael Thompson, best-selling authors and specialists on the trials,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/positive-learning

It's a beautiful July morning at Camp Nevva GoHoma. Let's get out of the office which we know is like Grand Central Station with campers, staffers, specialists, administrative personnel, parents...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/childrens-summer-camp-based-physical-activity

Childhood physical inactivity and obesity is a major concern because the current generation of children is one of the most inactive and unhealthy in history (Ogden, et al., 2006). A national study...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-spending-summer-alpine-camp-means-me

I have a friend that works on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Though he is now just an intern, he feels that the work that he does there will eventually catapult him into a position that will allow...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kaleidoscope-opportunity-teaching-life-skills

Camp professionals know that camp provides the opportunity to teach life-long skills, such as creative thinking, decision making, and getting along with others. By developing goals for your program...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/programming-real-wild-wacky-wednesday

What day is it when hugs earn points and strange hats with funky costumes are the norm? It’s Wacky Wednesday — a fun-filled day where everything is topsy turvy, a bit bizarre, and very extraordinary...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/welcoming-teen-workers-school-work-program-can-help-you-find-fund-staff

Imagine a camp program with the power to improve the academic and social behavior of participants and to positively impact participants’ readiness for work, social development, and lifelong learning...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/growing-camper-understanding-typical-developmental-traits-children

Each camper will be different. They will come from different backgrounds, different family structures, and different socio-economic classes. However, just as they are different, they are the same....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/everybody-loves-somebody-sometime

"My sometime is now," the tune continues. In 1964, crooner Dean Martin knocked the Beatles' "Hard Day's Night" from their number one pop chart perch with that bit of wisdom. Almost fifty years later...