https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/unleashed-power-them-alignment-engagement-part-2

Dear Camp Director: No doubt some of the greatest demands you face are attracting, motivating, and retaining summer staff. Among the challenges are aligning your counselors to mission and helping...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovating-elevating-camper-futures-2019-eleanor-eells-award-winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence recognizes camps that epitomize the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide sterling programming that...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/got-agency-how-camps-can-help-kids-develop-greater-agency

Agency is the ability to act as an effective agent for yourself — getting your mind, body, and emotions in balance to think clearly and make choices that improve your life. Simply put, agency is...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/connection-moving-forward-together

Scientific studies suggest that 21st-century learning skills like creativity are fundamental contributors to how our brains develop. Brain development is stimulated by social and emotional...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campocalypse-seven-predictions-about-summer-youth-programs

Forget camp as you know it, because the world is changing faster than camp professionals are holding their ground. Forget camp’s unique combination of community living away from home in a beautiful...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/can-we-talk-difficult-management-conversations

“Can I talk to you for a minute?” It’s a simple question that in the blink of an eye can send the receiver on an emotional roller coaster. Take a moment and slowly read the following list. Pretend...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/power-one-rule-three-what-do-these-numbers-mean-me

Having managed hundreds of camp crises, we have come to realize that the majority of events that cause harm to people and reputations fall into four major categories: waterfront accidents,...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/hot-topic/aca-facebook-migration-pages-groups

Recently, we have decided to move our ACA regional community* initiatives from Facebook Pages to Facebook Groups.  Here are the reasons why: Facebook Group Pros Efficiently communicate...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/legacy-camp-monroe

Summer 1994. I was 10, and my mom signed me up for the second four weeks at Camp Monroe. It was mid-season and everyone seemed to know each other. I was one of three Marylanders and the only person...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/equipment-management-maximizing-fun-games

“It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.” Have you ever asked your staff to stop and really consider that adage? What does it actually mean? One interpretation is...