https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/does-your-camps-culture-reflect-your-values

Camp has completely influenced the person I am today. It has made me kinder, more patient, open-minded, and optimistic. Camp showed me how much I love being in the beautiful outdoors and how much...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-army-asking-ants

Ant colonies have been used throughout history as models of industry. As a collective, ants are efficient, surprisingly intelligent, and are among the very few animals that organize themselves to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/courage-not-comfort-part-ii

I am back with Part 2 of our conversation about fund-raising — although I am sure some of you were hoping I would forget! Not a chance. Now we get to the fun part, the rewarding part, and, of course...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/meeting-minds-camp-directors-higher-ed-college-students

Camps need staff to run their programs; colleges/universities have various requirements for students regarding coursework and internships; and students are usually pulled between what they want to do...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/role-insurance-risk-management

Risk management plans are never finished. They must be revised periodically because risk, risk control, and risk transfer methods change constantly. Insurance is one of many tools available to risk...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/getting-most-your-camp-all-year-long

Sunday afternoon. The weekend groups have gone home; the kitchen is clean; the heat turned down. For the moment, camp is quiet. The question for you, and many other camp leaders, is whether the camp...

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/innovation-camp

Camp means many things to many different people. At its core, camp is people serving kids. To lifelong summer campers and camp directors, the word “camp” conjures specific and dearly held memories of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/emergent-camp-trends

Heading into summer 2020, the summer camp industry was flourishing. With close ties to overall economic indicators such as disposable income and leisure time, the robust economy of the last five...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/five-trends-camp-evaluation

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), while weather refers to short-term changes in the atmosphere, climate describes what the weather is like over a long period of...