https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/highlights-2016-compensation-benefits-professional-development-survey
Highlights of the 2016 Compensation, Benefits, and Professional Development SurveyOn the job front, national employment reports are generally coming in positive, with some indication that salaries, wages, and benefits may be rising a little (see, for example, www.bls.gov). So how...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/creating-connection-between-university-education-programs-summer-camp
Creating the Connection Between University Education Programs and Summer CampIn Beach Lake, Pennsylvania, at a large residential summer camp, over one hundred male counselors pack the air-conditioned canteen on July 1. It is late as the off-duty counselors watch the re-run of...
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/how-much-wood-could-woodchuck-chuck-would-you-know-how-decipher-tag-lumber
How Much Wood Could a Woodchuck Chuck? And Would You Know How to Decipher the Tag on the Lumber?A decade ago, the United States market voluntarily abandoned the long-standing wood preservative and treatment method where an arsenic and copper compound was forced into the fibers of the lumber....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/what-did-winter-do-your-camp-property
What Did Winter Do to Your Camp Property?The winter of 2018–2019 was one that many hope is not repeated soon! Winds, torrential rains, snow, and even drought were prevalent. As you prepare for the upcoming summer, it is important to pay as...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/going-green-camp
Going Green at CampWhat if every camp in America united behind a new model for sustainability to lead a national movement for pro-environmental change? “Going Green” is a vague and intimidating term. We all know we...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2018-business-camp-interesting-trends-otherwise
2018 Business of Camp: Interesting Trends and OtherwiseTrends in camp business operations are altogether interesting and not interesting. Interesting because the business of camp is dynamic and evolving quickly to meet the demands of the 21st century,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camps-transformation-economy
Camps and the Transformation EconomyWhat do hibachi restaurants and summer camps have in common? Before I answer that, let me provide some context. Earlier this year, I dined at a hibachi restaurant for the first time. I sat up at...