https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/useful-techniques-maintaining-physical-distancing-groups

Anytime a group of people gathers together there is an atavistic human instinct to draw closer. Closer to the speaker so to be able to hear what is being said. Closer to friends and family. Close...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nobody-ever-tells-me-anything-communication-camp

Growing up, my sister’s catch phrase could have been, “Nobody ever tells me anything!” because she said it so often. More and more, this sentiment is being shared at summer camp, too. Our camp staff...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-camp-staff-can-do-help-children-excerpt-homesick-happy

Dear Colleagues, When I sat down to write my new book, Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from Parents Can Help a Child Grow, I wanted to answer three questions: 1) Why is it...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-not-school-no-tests-judgment-or-evaluation-excerpt-homesick-happy

Dear Colleagues, For the past thirty years, I have consulted to independent and public schools all over the United States, as well as to international schools. My work has given me a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-speak-so-others-listen

When you speak, do people listen? More importantly, do they remember what you’ve said? Or, do you feel others simply tolerate or ignore you? If you’ve found yourself repeating messages or fighting to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-health-center-log-rich-source-risk-management-data

As camp professionals become more effective risk managers, the need to periodically review camper and staff injury and illness events is a given. One of the best sources of this information is a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/birds-feather

“And all of those who see me, all who believe in me Share in the freedom I feel when I fly” –John Denver   Flocks of birds have some amazing attributes. They often fly in coordinated,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-activities-ring-new-year

Firework Painting Materials: paint, straw, black paper Directions: Put a few drops of paint on each child’s paper. Discuss straw safety with children — they should take the straw out of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-safe-qualified-summer-camp-workforce-importance-early-hiring-comprehensive-training

For most summer camps, preparation for the season begins long before prospective campers begin enrolling. If you’re responsible for staffing and training, you understand the challenges of finding the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/one-camp-can-change-everything

When a small boy moved from a quiet province in Uzbekistan to the bustling capital, everything changed — but not in the way he had hoped. The towering buildings, unfamiliar faces, and the cold...