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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/continuous-quality-improvement
Continuous Quality ImprovementIn my decades-long career as a camp professional and outdoor educator, one of my favorite parts has been problem-solving. How can I, in whatever role I find myself, help make the camper experience...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-communicate-your-staff-during-after-summer
How to Communicate with Your Staff before, during, and after the SummerAs technology and social media grow, there is a seemingly endless array of platforms available to us to stay in touch with people. Because of this, you think that it would be easier than ever to...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/anxious-staff-how-ease-transition-camp-new-returning-staff
Anxious Staff: How to Ease the Transition to Camp for New and Returning StaffHere are some ideas to help ease the transition to camp for your staff.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/first-contact-end-contract
From First Contact to End of ContractWe know that staff can be a challenge to find, attract, hire, engage, and retain. What makes the staff journey result in forward progress from start to completion of their camp experience? Current...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-live-fire-how-camps-can-adapt-new-normal
Learning to Live with Fire: How Camps Can Adapt to the New NormalIn August of 2018, the Donnell Fire started in Tuolumne County, California — eventually destroying some 60 square miles of forests before burning out on October 1 of that year. It was a stressful...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/continuous-improvement-camp
Continuous Improvement at CampCamp Twin Lakes (CTL) serves campers who have medical illnesses, disabilities, and other life challenges at two year-round camp locations in Georgia. CTL operates as a partner model camp, serving...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/new-normal-rethinking-staffing-communications
The New Normal: Rethinking Staffing CommunicationsThese tips can help you increase your job post visibility and attract more prospective staff candidates.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-training-what-do-you-expect
Staff Training: What Do You Expect?Summer camp staff training — what exactly is it? If you take all the ideas and definitions; all the content from years past provided by the American Camp Association (ACA), the health department, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/role-skill-building
The Role of Skill BuildingBuilding Camps That Care About Kids — Third in a Series of Four Articles Maybe Walt Whitman was on to something. When we think of the very best ways to help young people grow into...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/forest-fire-crisis-reality-camp
Forest Fire: A Crisis Reality for CampDuring the summer of 2000, two camps located in the western United States faced the challenging crisis of forest fire. Don Brown and Rhonda Mickelson share their experiences. Please...