https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/hints-positive-enrollment-trends-turbulent-economic-times

To camp professionals, camp enrollment trends serve as an important indicator of the overall health of the industry, and are particularly important in uncertain economic times. Every year, day and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-money-nothing-thanks-dire-straights

I don't know anyone, within or outside of camp, who isn't looking for ways to improve their cash flow either by cutting costs or growing their income. Operationally, there are lots of places to look...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/conquering-burnout

Burnout can creep in at any time during the summer. If it does, know you are not alone. To conquer it, try to get away from the camp property on your days off; change your schedule if possible or...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campers-affinity-nature-environmental-education-programs

Introduction We've all looked into a group of students' eyes, as we share the intricacies of the food chain or the magnificence of the carbon cycle, and asked ourselves, "Are they getting this?" But...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/your-field-dreams

There is no "great camp" without "great programming." And while there are many great programs that require almost no facility support at all (what do you really need for a campfire sing-along?), the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share

I did not always love camp. I attended lots of summer programs as a child: day, resident, church, and even family camps. Each experience had its highs and its lows, but, all in all, I didn't find any...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-difference-through-innovation-service-eleanor-eells-award-winning-camps-are-tribute-camp

In her book The History of Organized Camping: The First 100 Years, Eleanor Eells wrote, “[Camp] has become an important part of the American scene, rich in its diversity and in its...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-improvement-getting-started

What can we do to get more campers? How is our camp perceived by youth, parents, and staff? What do we need to do to stay competitive with other camps? Camp administrators around the country are exam...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sign-sign-everywhere-sign

In May 1971, the Five Man Electrical Band's "Signs" peaked at number eighteen on the rock and pop charts. For the unfamiliar, it's about excluding others through signs like job descriptions that...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/low-tech-lovin-it

Another summer at camp has come and gone. It was my twenty-seventh. The mouth-watering smells and tastes of a campfire cookout. The life-long friendships. The hikes in the woods. And before I knew it...