https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/hunters-farmers-why-adhders-can-thrive-summer-camp

In examining the etiology behind the widely diagnosed Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), one school of thought, championed by Thom Hartmann, author of the Complete Guide to ADHD...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/meet-hakeem-oluseyi

If necessity is the mother of invention, then resilience is the mother of reinvention. Hakeem Oluseyi, PhD, world-renowned cosmologist, science educator, and humanitarian, is well acquainted with...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/exploring-power-moments

An Interview with Dan Heath Whether we’re 11, 26, or 92, we all have special memories that we return to again and again, that remind us of happy events with family and friends, challenges we’ve...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/restorative-powers-nature

An Interview with Florence Williams Growing up a city girl in a family that valued extended outdoor time, Florence Williams is today a science writer and environmental journalist, bestselling...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-vital-engagement

More and more children are trading true engagement for electronic connection. What are the costs and how does camp counter this trend? We live surrounded by a mobile technology that entices,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/positive-futures

I have been blessed by a wonderful career as a camp director and educator in our field. It has been gratifying to see the lives of generations of campers and staff members transformed over the years...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/memo-staff-talking-out-both-sides-my-mouth

I am standing in the middle of the woodshop of a sailing camp for boys on Cape Cod examining the hunk of wood that is on its way to becoming a fully functional model sailboat when I hear the ruckus...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/healthy-camp-symposium-preview-present-day-adolescent-sexuality-its-implications-camp-community

Sex is a topic that elicits such strong emotions in people that it often becomes difficult to have a clear, calm, rational conversation about it. When that conversation concerns the sexual behavior...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ready-camp-avoiding-surprise-challenging-camper-behavior

Dear Bob: We had three boys in our day camp last summer, all six to eight years old, who had to be dismissed from our program. This represents an all-time record for us. Not one to be proud of....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-reflecting-learning

People in medical professions call it a “post mortem” — an unfortunate term that literally means “after death.” People in human services and professional development call it “debriefing,” while the...