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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/positive-outcomes-through-mentor-mindset
Positive Outcomes Through a Mentor Mindset“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image but giving the opportunity to create themselves.” – Steven Spielberg Immersive camp experiences help...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/add-strategic-thinking-your-leadership-program
Add Strategic Thinking to Your Leadership ProgramStrategic thinking can’t possibly be for frontline camp staff — or can it? That level of decision-making is historically reserved for owners, directors, and senior management to discuss behind...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/beyond-basics-teaching-staff-lead-vulnerability
Beyond the Basics: Teaching Staff to Lead with VulnerabilityCamp’s bells and whistles are great — vivid T-shirts, goofy chants, s’mores by the fire. But what really makes camp life so powerful are the human connections. Your staff have the power to create...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/challenges-triumphs-guide-summer-prep
From Challenges to Triumphs: A Guide to Summer PrepTime flies and it will be summer before we know it. Each spring is filled with camp pros exclaiming, “I can’t believe it’s already April!” Now is the moment to create a comprehensive plan to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lead-smarter-not-harder
Lead SMARTer, Not Harder“A leader’s job is not to do the work for others, it’s to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done, and to succeed beyond what they thought possible” (Agarwal, 2024). —...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/unlock-staff-excellence-mentorship
Unlock Staff Excellence with MentorshipThis past July, I had an inspiring conversation with Buggi, an assistant director at Liberty Lake Day Camp. Buggi and I have often talked about leadership development, performance management, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/character-camp-families
Character at Camp and FamiliesCharacter at camp survey results regarding how camps talk about character to their camp families.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camps-spirituality
Camps and SpiritualityFinally the campers are quiet and the flashlights are stowed under the benches. The dark stillness is broken by the chirp of crickets, honking frogs in the nearby pond, and the single call of an owl...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/camp-planning-hiring-marketing-timeline
Camp Planning, Hiring, and Marketing TimelineMost successful camp owners start planning for summer nine months in advance. Use Sawyer's downloadable guide and planner to never miss a beat and make summer 2025 the best one yet!
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/breaking-down-employment-barriers-through-staff-grants
Breaking Down Employment Barriers Through Staff GrantsLearn how one camp helps address barriers to summer camp employment by paying out grants at the end of the season.