https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/programming-theme

The positives for a child who attends a summer camp experience are widely known. Children and youth develop independence, self-esteem, and confidence; they experience positive role model influences;...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/beautiful-boys-addiction-recovery-what-they-learned-summer-camp

Addiction, recovery, and summer camp — four words that don't often appear together. Nevertheless, addictions of all kinds, perhaps especially to alcohol and other drugs, remain hugely problematic at...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/now-then-summer-school-camp

The fine art of getting children outdoors and the genuine growth it facilitates has long been known. Aristotle said, “In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” Shakespeare’s Duke...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/imagine-respect-inspire-resilience-impact-responsibility

"Weeks! Why would your parents send you away for weeks? Were they getting divorced?" My freshman year of college, I was asked this question by a well-meaning but horrified new friend who had never...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-communication-control-filters-perceptions

Communication in a personal setting can be a tricky thing, but in the workplace it can be downright complicated. With our staff, communication can be positive and productive and help us move our...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/value-being-camp-counselor-study-experiences-personal-growth-missouri-4%E2%80%91h-camp-counselors

Introduction Nationally, 4‑H camp programs often utilize the leadership and energy of teenage camp counselors (ages fourteen to eighteen) to plan and conduct local and area 4‑H...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/value-camp-experiences-today-interview-madeline-levine

Best-selling author and psychologist Madeline Levine will speak on Tuesday, February 12, at the 2013 ACA National Conference. With nearly thirty years of experience as a clinician, consultant, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kids-do-dumb-stuff-hidden-treasure-accidental-learning

When I was four, I fell in love with Hot Wheels toy cars. My favorite was a drag racer with its own parachute. The chute clipped to the underside of the car with a pair of wire hooks. You packed the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/its-good-day-personal-essay

The gray rain wall dropped out of the sky. Lightning. Then thunder. We, the already-tired crew on the feature film Yellow Day, were stuck. We quickly covered the large cameras in heavy plastic and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/writing-letter-reference

One of the challenges of working at a summer camp is communicating to the outside world what it means to work at a summer camp. When we were young camp counselors, my dear friend Brienne carefully...