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https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/consideraciones-sobre-las-pruebas-para-sars-cov-2-en-campamentos-de-verano
Consideraciones sobre las Pruebas para SARS-CoV-2 en Campamentos de VeranoUno de los principales retos de la pandemia de COVID-19 ha sido y sigue siendo nuestra capacidad de realizar pruebas para detectar la presencia de SARS-CoV-2 de forma eficaz, eficiente y económica...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/managing-your-aquatic-program
Managing Your Aquatic ProgramManaging aquatics can be one of the most challenging jobs at camp. Creating and maintaining a fun environment is only part of the challenge. The real challenge is how to provide that fun safely....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/aquatic-safety-staff
Aquatic Safety for StaffIt's a bright, sunny, warm day and you and your friends have the next twenty-four hours off. Not far from camp, about an hour away, is a remote yet popular swimming area where you can hang out, swim...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/resources-help-children-cope-crisis
Resources to Help Children Cope with CrisisDowload a July 2011 update of this information. As crisis events play out...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/why-cant-school-be-more-camp
Why Can’t School Be More Like Camp?Yesterday, my fourth grade son came home from school downcast. It’s his third week at a new school, and I had encouraged him to find a friend or two to invite over to swim. He had asked two boys for...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/parents-thoughts-sleep-away-camp-bunk-selection
A Parent’s Thoughts on Sleep-Away Camp Bunk SelectionRight now, many parents are contacting camp directors across the country trying to make sure their son or daughter gets into the “right bunk.” The only question is, what is the “right bunk?” What...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/power-play
The Power of PlayDr. David Elkind Urges Parents to Add More Play to their Children's Lives "The traditional summer camp recognizes that play is a powerful form of learning that contributes mightily to the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/health-begins-youth-get-your-kids-moving-now
Health Begins with Youth: Get Your Kids Moving NowMaybe it starts with Thanksgiving — the turkey, the stuffing, mashed potatoes swimming in gravy, Aunt Gertie's Jell-O® Surprise, and pumpkin pie buried in whipped cream. Then the holiday steam train...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/camp-encourages-kids-explore-healthy-behaviors
Camp Encourages Kids to Explore Healthy BehaviorsIf you went to camp, you probably didn't serve yourself lunch from a salad bar. Times have changed! Now the majority of camps offer salad bars—just one sign that camps' menus are reflecting all our...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/chopper-down-parents-get-conflicting-signals-about-nurturing-teens
Chopper Down: Parents Get Conflicting Signals About Nurturing TeensSo-called "helicopter parents" have been recently criticized in the popular press for hovering over their adolescent children, hyper-involving themselves in young lives more in need of independence...