https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/helping-campers-setbacks-anxiety-panic-attacks

One of the issues I have been hearing a lot about from camp professionals around the country has to do with camper anxiety. I have gotten more anxiety-related questions from camp directors in the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-lifelong-camper

I started going to camp when I was six, or more accurately, I was sent to camp at six years old. I was dropped off on the shores of Lake George for two weeks without any prep, and let’s just say it...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/happy-campers-counterintuitive-conversation-about-youth-mental-health

Why are kids at camp so darn happy? It’s a relevant question as we embark upon another camp season. Of course, an important part of your job this summer will be to promote and enhance that happiness...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/criminal-background-checks-staff-volunteers

Information has changed since this article was published.  Click here for more recent information. Performing criminal background checks on the...

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

A decade ago, an awkward, uncertain bus ride took me somewhere I never expected to go. My physical destination was camp, where a throng of excited kids would gather for outdoor adventure and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/six-habits-i-wish-every-counselor-had

Many years ago I traveled from my hometown of Boston to four different cities in the United States — Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York — and conducted a series of focus groups with...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/food-fire-fun-all-one-why-how-offer-outdoor-cooking-camp

At lunchtime, youthful chefs ages nine to 12 gather around tables in the camp dining room with knives in their hands and plastic cutting boards in front of them. Trying to follow directions in the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/performing-arts-programs-camp-need-creativity-digital-world

The culture of camps is deeply rooted in being places where kids not only have fun, but where they connect socially. Today, camps are taking on greater importance and many are focused on specialized...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/programs-innovatively-investing-campers-futures-2018-eleanor-eells-award-winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence recognizes camps that embody the award’s namesake by developing superior programming that effectively and creatively addresses the...

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