https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/positive-outcomes-through-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

Strategic 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

Camp’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

Time 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

“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

This 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/accreditation/volunteers/accreditation-volunteer-resources

Use these resources to help you in your ACA Accreditation Volunteer role.

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/volunteers/visit-assignment-tools-resources

Here is information, tools, and resources to help best prepare yourself for any assigned accreditation visits.

https://www.acacamps.org/heartofthesouth/leaders

Lauren Reichstein Local Council of Leaders Chair Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Kevin Pettigrew Member at Large J.M. Feltner Memorial 4-H Camp ...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camps-spirituality

Finally 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...