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...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/art

The 2012 ACA National Conference will be held in Atlanta. My first national conference was in 1974 in Atlanta, so for me, returning to the same city thirty-seven years later brings back a flood of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-primer-pumps

This month, we’re going to address where pumps work for you at camp, matching the equipment to the application, and some simple troubleshooting steps to get the most out of your pumps. Pumps move all...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-perceptions-perspectives-2012

Change is inevitable and everywhere. As we know, this is both good and not so good news. It’s good news for those of us who embrace change, revel in its benefits, and must employ the latest...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/locally-grown-how-ttt-society-changes-lives-through-community-connection

Even in today’s globalized world, many camps and youth-serving organizations still value local connections. While embracing technology to keep in touch with camp alumni or reach a broader audience,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/asian-longhorned-beetle-threat-our-forests

For most camp professionals, imagining a camp without trees would be hard to fathom. Especially since for the past century, you and other American Camp Association® (ACA) camp professionals have...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/thirty-feet-air

"Amanda, I know you can do this." The counselor Ashley held out both hands to the girl in front of me on the ropes course, looking her directly in the eye. It was good that Ashley had so much faith...