https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/care-other-peoples-children-part-1-things-every-camp-should-start-doing-now
In the Care of Other People’s Children, Part 1: Things Every Camp Should Start Doing NowOver the last 30 years, I have not only been a camp director and owner but have also worked in the role of providing professional risk management education within the camp, youth development, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/they-pull-trigger-what-staff-campers-need-know
Before They Pull the Trigger: What Staff and Campers Need to Know“You’ll shoot your eye out!” Ralphie Parker’s mother, teacher, and even Santa Claus uttered five words of warning in the 1983 classic movie A Christmas Story. All Ralphie wanted for...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/book-measure-what-matters
By the Book: Measure What MattersMeasure What Matters John Doerr About the Author Legendary investor John Doerr is chairman of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which he joined in 1980....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/revised-ada-requirements-what-do-they-mean-you
Revised ADA Requirements: What Do They Mean to You?Though the idea of working to include disabled people in all facets of life is an old idea, it has relatively recent regulatory roots. Beyond being a good idea, that concept has been the proverbial “...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/art-science-youth-development-role-camp-counselor
The Art and Science of Youth Development: The Role of the Camp CounselorWhat do campers need from the counselors who work with them? They need caring relationships with adults they can trust. They need clear limits, high expectations, and healthy challenges. Campers need...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/helping-homesick-camper
Helping the Homesick CamperMany campers experience homesickness. This article will advise summer camp counselors how to help their campers overcome homesickness.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/horseback-riding-program-resources-instructor-certifications
Horseback Riding Program Resources/Instructor CertificationsThe following organizations provide training and certification for horseback riding programs. Contact information and course titles are provided for your convenience. If you have a question about an...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovating-elevating-camper-futures-2019-eleanor-eells-award-winners
Innovating and Elevating Camper Futures: The 2019 Eleanor Eells Award WinnersEach year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence recognizes camps that epitomize the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide sterling programming that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/interface-between-camp-family-challenge-dealing-loss-bereavement
The Interface Between Camp and Family: The Challenge of Dealing with Loss and BereavementIn my years as a staff trainer/advisor, perhaps one of the most challenging issues I have had to deal with is helping campers, staff members, and families deal with illness and death occurring prior...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campocalypse-seven-predictions-about-summer-youth-programs
Campocalypse: Seven Predictions about Summer Youth ProgramsForget camp as you know it, because the world is changing faster than camp professionals are holding their ground. Forget camp’s unique combination of community living away from home in a beautiful...