https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/beautiful-mistake

This column is adapted from Posie Taylor's acceptance speech upon receipt of the 2017 ACA Distinguished Service Award at this year's national conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/giving-your-time

Investing my personal time as an American Camp Association volunteer has always been fun and rewarding for me throughout my career as a camp professional. I remember well the day — over 25 years ago...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/enlightened-leadership-window-or-mirror

Realizing Unprecedented Success — Third in a Series of Articles Leadership has always been a contact sport. It's not a collision sport but more like dancing. To dance, you have to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/five-tips-keeping-your-campers-data-information-safe

Camp directing is not merely a job that provides a paycheck. Rather, it is the reason to get up in the morning. A camp director’s ROI is in every child’s smile, when he learns a new skill, discovers...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/comeback-kid-learning-lead-summer-camp

“Leaders lead. Period.” That truism — while straight and simple — reflects a cornerstone of the leadership training and consulting I do in business, higher education, nonprofit administration, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/communication-down-sideways

With so much communication being driven through mobile devices today, it is imperative that you know how to have meaningful face-to-face interactions at camp. You will not be texting your campers...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/coaching-your-campers-better-friendships

"Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other's gold." — Girl Scout song based on a poem by Joseph Parry The classic campfire song "Make New Friends" reminds us that our...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-united-across-generational-divide

Which "they" are you? Are you the counselor trying to tell your supervisor that things are not exactly as explained in training and the interview? Or are you the supervisor trying to get counselors...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/camp-contracting-service-providers-bigger-picture

I. Introduction As part of a camp’s offerings to campers, camp services include those provided by others, outside the camp’s direct employees or volunteers. The American Camp Association (ACA)...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-would-spider-man-do-using-our-power-responsibility-create-camp-world-we-want

Summer camp, unlike any other space or community, is a place where we can actively and comprehensively create culture. Think about some of the traditions at your camp. Simple things like the songs...