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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/counselor-success-kit
Counselor Success Kit“It is not our abilities that determine who we are, it is our choices.” — Harry Potter Since 1861 when the first organized camp began, awesome people like you have given their time and talents to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/dealing-delicate-situation-camp
Dealing with a Delicate Situation at CampDear Bob, We are a coed resident camp. Our campers start at age seven or eight and often stay until age 15. One of our 15-year-old female campers, who is about to start her last year as a camper,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/transitional-objects-creating-continuity-camp-experience
Transitional Objects — Creating Continuity with the Camp ExperienceAre you taking this?” a friend asked, thrusting an old stuffed dog my way. “Of course!” I replied. Turning my life upside down by selling my house, getting married, and going on the road in an RV...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sorry-not-sorry
Sorry, Not SorryWe've all been there. We're trying to help or referee some situation with kids, we're told a few things or parts of the story, and we think we know what happened, so we turn to the kid who we think...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/internship-test-prep-or-camp-summer-planning-amid-noise-haste
Internship, Test Prep — or Camp? Summer Planning amid the Noise and Haste"Go placidly amid the noise and haste" marks the beginning of a 1927 prose poem, "Desiderata," by American writer Max Ehrmann. A copy of this well-known piece, the Latin translation of which is "...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/did-you-know-update-your-knowledge
Did You Know? Update Your KnowledgeStaying abreast of health-related updates that impact camp practices is challenging but worth the effort, especially for readers who supervise staff providing care to campers and/or other staff. Here...