https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/leading-during-crisis-building-airplane-while-flying-it

January 1, 2020, I was on a cruise ship in the Gulf, toasting to what I believed would be an amazing year ahead. But this past year was not what I was expecting it to look like. For the first time in...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-loneliness-crisis

Loneliness was a crisis before the pandemic. And by now, just about everyone in our community is suffering from it.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/pursuit-belonging

One year ago, I was writing an article for the January/February edition of Camping Magazine called “Building Belonging in the Age of Anxiety.” My goal was to shine a spotlight on a facet of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/summer-2021-camp-exactly-what-young-people-need

Throughout this past fall, reports have been flowing in confirming what many parents, teachers, and camp directors already intuitively knew — the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on our...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/challenges-chinese-camp-education

In the summer of 2015, we partnered with a talented group of Chinese educators called Initiate Development for Education and Service (IDEAS) to operate a resident camp and a day camp in China. The...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/there-camp-movement-china

China is interested in American summer camps. This should not be a surprise to anyone who has seen the increasing numbers of Chinese attending the American Camp Association or Tri-State conferences....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/facial-recognition-software-camp-benefits-concerns

Facial-recognition software is quickly becoming a mainstay in both the tech and consumer worlds. Among its capabilities, law enforcement and security personnel use it to track down criminals, social...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/2020-aca-camp-crisis-hotline-summary

Annually, the ACA Hotline Team provides an analysis of the kinds of hotline calls we fielded and lessons learned for camp professionals to use for staff training. Additionally, we share the most...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/tell-tale-heart-your-floors

Over the past year, we’ve become aware of some innovations that may make carpeting a more suitable and attractive alternative than it has been before. Given the heavy soiling brought in with camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ramblings-grumpy-old-camp-cook

With the passing of my 65th birthday, I began reflecting a lot on my life, as I imagine many have done at the passage of this age. Looking back, the many summers I spent as a cook/food service...