https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-camp-possible-others

Three summers ago, I stepped onto a bus as a small, shy, eight-year-old not knowing what to expect at Camp Canadensis. With tears in my eyes, I said goodbye to my mom, my dad, and my baby sister....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/becoming-innovator-camp

As the late behavioral psychologist Carl Jung once wrote, “The greater the contrast, the greater the potential. Great energy only comes from a correspondingly great tension of opposites.” Some of the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/gaming-withdrawal-camp

Gaming Withdrawal at Camp Dear Bob, Over the past two summers we have noticed something somewhat alarming among campers ages eight to 11 at our camp who identify as male. What we have seen is...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-jack-hazard-rises-ashes

The Donnell Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Northern California, began on August 1, 2018, and was much smaller than other fires that burned throughout...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/taking-big-step-buying-selling-camp

Over the past 20 years, we’ve been asked often to help buyers and sellers of camps in transition. With very few exceptions in the industry, most will only buy and sell one time in their career, so...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/5-year-impact-study-phase-2-findings-relationship-skills

By now many of you have heard of ACA’s 5-Year Impact Study, a national research project focused on the lasting impacts of camp among campers and staff. We described the study and its research...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/outdoor-education-camp-enriching-lives-through-positive-interactions-nature

In an increasingly connected world, today’s children experience an ever-decreasing connection to the natural world. As a result of hours of screen time, lengthening school days, and increasing...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/calming-camper-conflicts

Conflicts between kids at summer camp can arise for a wide variety of reasons. Here are some steps to help guide you through conflict resolution.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/four-secrets-effective-human-interaction-camp

When you agreed to work at camp, you immediately made the decision to have fun, challenge yourself, and change lives. While the format to accomplish this will be provided for you by your camp, the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/unleashed-power-you-alignment-engagement-part-1

Dear Camp Counselor: This summer you will join, figuratively, with more than 320,000 staff working at some 2,400 accredited camps serving more than 7.4 million children nationwide (ACA, 2013). And...