https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-rise-through-research-evaluation

The year was 1995. It was early September, and I was just barely back as camp director at Sherwood Forest. Our summer programs then were 12-day sessions — two for boys and two for girls referred by...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/major-gift-fundraising-think-within-box

Most of the time we encourage one another to think outside the box. In the case of major donor relationships in the camp environment, I encourage you to think squarely within it! The box is...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/be-your-best-do-your-best-self-care-strategies-camp-counselors

When you decided to be a summer camp counselor this summer, you made a great choice. Few summer jobs offer as many opportunities for personal growth and leadership development, or allow you to have...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/project-based%E2%80%85learning-%E2%80%85summer%E2%80%85camps-opportunity-enrich-your-camp

It’s Friday afternoon at the Belle Isle Summer Nature Camp, a day camp in Detroit, Michigan. As parents and younger siblings mill around the auditorium, a happy murmur of conversation is heard as...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/being-mentor

Two of my professional mentors recently passed away after horrific battles with cancer. Their funerals gave me pause to reflect on the deeply profound impact they each had on who I am today, both...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/resource-roundup-camp-professionals

Parents traditionally look to teachers, school counselors, and religious leaders for guidance and resources about raising kids. Typically, parents wouldn’t think to seek resources and guidance from...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/hundred-years-campfire-stories-ymca-storer-camps

The year was 1918. World War I was winding down overseas, the Spanish flu epidemic was raging across the globe, and Woodrow Wilson was in the White House. It was also the year Storer Camps was...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/women-camp-summit-2019-what-when-where-why

Presented by ACA, Illinois and Women in Camping, the Women in Camp Summit is a three-day professional development event of networking, discussion, and learning designed specifically for female-...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/motivating-change-when-being-stuck-sticking-point

Camp taught me about the power of the environment — not just the natural world where we romp and roam, but the broad community support and child-centricity of programming and purpose. As a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/5-year-impact-study-phase-2-findings-being-present-moment

ACA’s Impact Study is a multiyear research project designed to identify the lasting impacts of camp from the perspectives of campers, staff, and parents. In the earliest stages of the project, we...