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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/reclaiming-conversation-interview-sherry-turkle
Reclaiming Conversation: An Interview with Sherry TurkleSherry Turkle, PhD, is the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MIT; and the founder and current...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/grab-teenage-window-opportunity
Grab the Teenage Window of OpportunityThe camp experience provides an outstanding opportunity for personal growth. The adolescent brain, which is undergoing tremendous physical and neurological development, can benefit greatly from the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/impact-camp-experiences-social-skills-happiness
The Impact of Camp Experiences on Social Skills and HappinessWith depression, anxiety, and addiction rates high among adolescents (Keyes, 2006), and many youth engaged in relational aggression and other damaging social practices like bullying, there is clearly...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/noticing-deficit-disorder-how-camp-can-restore-art-seeing-world
Noticing Deficit Disorder - How Camp Can Restore The Art of Seeing the WorldWe are in the midst of an epidemic of visual impairment no medical doctor can fix — but which camps might cure. Back in the `60s, artist, researcher, and psychologist Rudolf Arnheim (1969) lamented...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/youth-objects-or-partners-advancing-opportunities-camper-leadership-decision-making
Youth as Objects or Partners? Advancing Opportunities for Camper Leadership and Decision MakingDisenfranchised by Design? Nearly 40 percent of ten- to eighteen-year-olds report insufficient levels of involvement in camp (ACA 2006). That statistic surprised most camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/dangerous-games-every-camp-must-know-about
Dangerous “Games” Every Camp Must Know AboutSocial media cited as one of the main reasons why these dangerous games are becoming more prevalent Recent media stories have shed a renewed spotlight on the types of dangerous games kids play...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/understanding-bullying-within-camp-setting-tips-parents
Understanding Bullying Within The Camp Setting - Tips for ParentsWhat is Bullying? Bullying is aggressive behavior by a child or a group of children who take advantage of the power they have to hurt or intimidate others. Bullying can take many forms:...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camps-operation-purple-military-families
Camps and Operation Purple for Military FamiliesAs funding has been cut to support the children of military families, the opportunities for your camp to support those children through the ...
https://www.acacamps.org/link/national-military-family-association-operation-purple-camps
National Military Family Association - Operation Purple Campshttps://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/eyes-bullying-what-you-can-do-prevent-stop-bullying-camp
Eyes on Bullying: What YOU Can Do to Prevent and Stop Bullying at Camp"People don't understand. Those three weeks hurt more than any punch in the face could hurt. It took my breath away, and my whole self-confidence." — Will, a camper Have you ever been...