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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/wise-use-time
Wise Use of Time OffLast Night Phil Bader did everything wrong on his last night off except give his keys to a sober colleague. He’d left camp ten minutes early, bought alcohol with a fake ID, indulged in binge...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/where-camp-happens
Where Camp HappensWhen was the first time you really felt camp? Whether you are a longtime camp person or this is your f irst summer, chances are that the answer to that question is (or will be) intangible,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/counselor-judgment-campers-lives-depend-it
Counselor Judgment: Campers’ Lives Depend on It!The title of this article, “Counselor Judgment — Campers’ Lives Depend on It!” is not in any way written to be frightening to a new counselor, but quite honestly, it is very much written to make the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/change-agents-social-entrepreneurship-summer-camp-experience
Change Agents: Social Entrepreneurship and the Summer Camp ExperienceLessons on leadership abound in the summer camp environment. And as we know, leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Some are loud; some are quiet. One is bold; another cautious. Many seek to lead...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/scared-or-prepared
Scared or Prepared?For campers to have a successful experience we must prepare them for the unknown, build their confidence, and give them the tools needed to succeed in our camp's environment. As camps will always...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/wow-your-campers-parents
WOW Your Campers’ Parents“Hey, wazzup?” is a perfectly good greeting when meeting one of the counselors you’ll be working with this summer for the first time. But what will you say when you meet your campers’ parents?...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-inescapable-truth
Building Principles: An Inescapable TruthMark Twain’s reported to have observed that when he was fourteen, his father was so ignorant that he couldn’t stand to be around him. But he was amazed at how much his dad had learned by the time he...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-life-reaching-new-audiences-reaching-new-heights
Learning for Life: Reaching New Audiences, Reaching New HeightsIn a world that is witnessing the most dramatic demographic transformation in its history, these words could not be more poignant. Defining camp by duration, activity, or location, or by labels such...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/value-camp-experiences-today-interview-madeline-levine
The Value of Camp Experiences Today: An Interview with Madeline LevineBest-selling author and psychologist Madeline Levine will speak on Tuesday, February 12, at the 2013 ACA National Conference. With nearly thirty years of experience as a clinician, consultant, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/teaching-together-gary-krahn-discusses-need-camp-school-partnerships
Teaching Together: Gary Krahn Discusses the Need for Camp-School PartnershipsAs head of school at Fort Worth’s K–12 Trinity Valley School, Gary Krahn, PhD, is a true believer in outdoor experiences for children and youth. Krahn served in the military for more than twenty-nine...