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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/interrupting-isms-what-do-if-campers-say-or-do-something-ist
Interrupting Isms: What to Do if Campers Say or Do Something "-Ist"This resource offers advice to summer camp counselors who need to deal with campers saying something "-ist."
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/article/camping-magazine/sorry-not-sorry
Sorry, Not SorryWe've all been there. We're trying to help or referee some situation with kids, we're told a few things or parts of the story, and we think we know what happened, so we turn to the kid who we think...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/unleashed-power-you-alignment-engagement-part-1
Unleashed: The Power of You — Alignment and Engagement, Part 1Dear Camp Counselor: This summer you will join, figuratively, with more than 320,000 staff working at some 2,400 accredited camps serving more than 7.4 million children nationwide (ACA, 2013). And...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/four-secrets-effective-human-interaction-camp
Four Secrets for Effective Human Interaction at CampWhen you agreed to work at camp, you immediately made the decision to have fun, challenge yourself, and change lives. While the format to accomplish this will be provided for you by your camp, the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/calming-camper-conflicts
Calming Camper ConflictsConflicts between kids at summer camp can arise for a wide variety of reasons. Here are some steps to help guide you through conflict resolution.
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/quiet-ones
The Quiet OnesClose your eyes and think of a scene at camp. There is probably some mix of singing, laughing, and playing where the adults are wearing costumes (seemingly related to nothing), the campers are...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nothereatcamp-creating-camp-community-safe-sexual-harassment
#NotHereAtCamp: Creating a Camp Community Safe from Sexual HarassmentBill Cosby. Harvey Weinstein. Lawrence Nassar. Kevin Spacey. Matt Lauer. #MeToo. It’s been a rolling, roiling story that’s been unfolding for over a year: the riveting and, at times...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/you-are-what-you-think-growing-mindsets-camp
You Are What You Think: Growing Mindsets at CampIt’s Brain Science! Psychologists have now learned that the brain is more like a muscle — it changes and gets stronger when you use it. If we take a peek inside the outside layer of the brain —...