https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-spending-summer-alpine-camp-means-me

I have a friend that works on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Though he is now just an intern, he feels that the work that he does there will eventually catapult him into a position that will allow...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kaleidoscope-opportunity-teaching-life-skills

Camp professionals know that camp provides the opportunity to teach life-long skills, such as creative thinking, decision making, and getting along with others. By developing goals for your program...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/programming-real-wild-wacky-wednesday

What day is it when hugs earn points and strange hats with funky costumes are the norm? It’s Wacky Wednesday — a fun-filled day where everything is topsy turvy, a bit bizarre, and very extraordinary...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-thats-not-my-job

“To you much has been given, and from you much is required.” Beyond their Biblical roots, these are certainly words for everyone to live by. Whether part of the year-round or seasonal staff, everyone...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-camp-skills-are-real-skills

In my final few weeks of college, I spent a lot of time working on resumes. Or, more specifically, I spent a lot of time working on one resume — over and over again. A resume shouldn’t be too...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-what-you-will-get-out-national-conference

My first ACA national conference was in 2007, in Austin, Texas. What an incredible experience! Around 1,000 camp professionals congregated in the same place to talk about what we love. There were...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/teaching-happiness-positive-emotions-are-skills-be-learned

Christine Carter, PhD, will be giving a keynote address at the 2012 ACA National Conference. Carter is the author of Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/teambuilding-leadership-why-college-curriculum-includes-camp-experience

Why would the University of Denver require that every graduate business student go to camp? What possible good would derive from forcing predominantly urban dwelling professionals to go off in the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-not-school-no-tests-judgment-or-evaluation-excerpt-homesick-happy

Dear Colleagues, For the past thirty years, I have consulted to independent and public schools all over the United States, as well as to international schools. My work has given me a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/20-20-toolbox-academic-edge-connecting-camp-education

For years, camp professionals have touted the idea that camp is “a classroom without walls.” While models of camps connecting with education — such as school field trips or teaching environmental...