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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peter
From PeterBecause of Camp . . .™ — there are millions of powerful answers to this leading statement. We know that all participants — campers, counselors, supervisors, owners, and directors are changed by each...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-support
Staff and SupportHi Bob! I am new to camp life, specifically as a new camp director. I have inherited an administrative staff that grew up at camp and spent many years working with the former director. They all have...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-diy-really-good-idea
Building Principles: DIY . . . Is that Really a Good Idea?By their very nature, camp people are an extremely independent and self-sufficient lot. The most successful among them approach every adversity as a challenge and an opportunity to grow. But at the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-exploring-concept-risk
Risk Management: Exploring the Concept of RiskMost people can handle — or tolerate — a certain degree of risk. The edginess provided by risk adds verve to being human, and often gives us that gentle kick in the seat of our pants needed to prod...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/edge-view-ahead
The Edge: The View AheadAt my camp we have a special ceremony for the campers who will be aging out of the camp program. Many of those campers have been attending Camp Broadstone for the past six years, and the thoughts of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nothing-changes-your-summer-home
Nothing Changes at Your Summer HomeA return to camp reminds our writer how it feels to be home. A school teacher in Pinckney, Michigan, Jeff Miner had been a camp counselor or program director for just about every summer for...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/letting-your-brand-shine-through-intentional-approach-your-brand-camp
Letting Your Brand Shine Through: An Intentional Approach to Your Brand at CampYour personal brand matters. Wait — before you roll your eyes or flip the page because personal brand sounds cheesy, consider this: What three words would your camp supervisor and peers use to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-educator-lessons-learned-history
Camp as Educator: Lessons Learned from HistoryBy the time Charles W. Eliot, former president of Harvard University, reportedly claimed in 1922, “the organized summer camp is the most important step in education that America has given the world...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/putting-camp-childhood-equation
Putting Camp in the Childhood EquationIn preparation for the 2010 camp season, the American Camp Association® (ACA) enlisted the expertise of Rachel Simmons and Dr. Michael Thompson, best-selling authors and specialists on the trials,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cool-under-pressure-how-do-what-you-know-how-do-when-you-most-need-do-it
Cool Under Pressure: How to Do What You Know How to Do When You Most Need to Do ItThis may seem like an unusual subject for an article on camp counseling, but as you read on, I think you'll find it actually is a most relevant topic. Consider this: Anyone can perform well when...