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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/three-nifty-activities-keep-campers-busy

Three Nifty Activities to Keep Campers Busy

In the event you find you and your campers have some free time to fill between scheduled events, it’s a great idea to have a quick and simple activity ready to go.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/best-summer-job

The Best Summer Job

Camp counselors play a powerful role in shaping children's confidence, resilience, and growth — impacts that last far beyond the summer season.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-hard-rewarding-work

Camp Is Hard but Rewarding Work

I am filled with excitement as another summer season is upon us. It is my hope that — as you complete staff training and prepare for your summer job — you will experience a bit of the wonder and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/everybodys-nobodys-out

Everybody’s In, Nobody’s Out!

As a camp counselor this summer, you are about to meet campers from all walks of life. Just a casual look at the changing demographics in the United States suggests that your chances of having an...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/toward-understanding-adhd-developmental-delay-self-control

Toward an Understanding of ADHD: A Developmental Delay in Self-control

Josh can't keep his hands to himself when waiting in line. Seth seems to act irresponsibly. Megan never completes an arts and crafts project. These campers' behaviors may have a common link -...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-disabilities-campers

Learning Disabilities in Campers

How often do you see the following examples occur in campers? Kenny, a bright ten-year-old, focuses his attention on the counselor's directions during an activity. He appears attentive, but always...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/senior-citizens-day-residential-camping

Senior Citizens in Day and Residential Camping

Camp professionals know that camp is a positive and beneficial experience for everyone. All too often, when speaking of camp and the benefits of camp, the senior community is overlooked. Camp is not...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/i-wanna-go-back

"I Wanna Go Back"

The gong of a distant bell gently pulls you out of sleep. There’s a slight chill in the air, making you want to curl tighter into your bed while the sounds of the morning surround you. You open your...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/character-cultivation-defining-character-based-staff-practices

Character Cultivation: Defining Character-Based Staff Practices

Throughout the years of ACA’s Character at Camp initiative, you will have the opportunity to learn from a variety of individuals within the educational content of the Character Academy. ...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ode-camp-tree

Ode to a Camp Tree

A leaf the bright green of a granny smith apple fluttering to the ground drew my attention. The summer breeze delivered to my feet the perfect piece to finish the nature scape I would artfully...