https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/give-aca-invest-your-profession
To Give to ACA Is to Invest in Your ProfessionA longtime supporter of the American Camp Association once told me that she gave to ACA because she viewed her yearly gift as "an investment in her profession." For years, I thought that "...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/homesickness-it-isnt-just-campers
Homesickness - It Isn't Just for CampersWith technology, there is simply more to miss. Here are some tips on how to get through it. One of the more interesting challenges borne of this era of connectedness and technology is that camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-telephone-roulette-when-call-parents
In the Trenches — Telephone Roulette: When to Call Parents!Dear Bob, Camps are in full swing now and I need some advice. We have had an incident where one young man grabbed another younger boy by the neck leaving a mark. I don’t know if it...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/research-parents-perspectives-resident-camp-experiences-dimensions-predict-retention-word-mouth
Research — Parents’ Perspectives on Resident Camp Experiences: Dimensions that Predict Retention, Word-of-Mouth Marketing, and SatisfactionA primary challenge for any business is recruiting and maintaining customers. In 2012, 27.2 percent of camps surveyed reported camper enrollment that was lower or at its lowest point compared to the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-hunting-camp-property
Building Principles: Hunting on Camp PropertyYou well know the liability associated with having guests on your site. Most times, invited guests have expectations about what their experience will entail and the level of risk they intend to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-osha-baseline-compliance-camps
Risk Management — OSHA: Baseline Compliance for CampsThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has regulations that pertain to employee safety and health on the job. Occasionally, the popular press contains news of a business slapped...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ready-set-go-how-camp-prepares-children-lives-success
Ready, Set, Go: How Camp Prepares Children for Lives of SuccessThe middle and high school years are filled with challenges, change, and promise. Perhaps more than anything else, parents hope that their children will be prepared to be productive and successful...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/tried-true-hard-do-advancing-camps-original-mission-requires-better-precision-not-better-packaging
Tried and True . . . and Hard to Do: Advancing Camp’s Original Mission Requires Better Precision, Not Better PackagingBelievers in organized youth camping regularly flirt with ways to repackage the experience. Although many feel this market-driven approach is necessary to boost registration, it causes mission...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/girls-leadership
Girls and LeadershipIn this interview, auther Rachel Simmons speaks to Camping Magazine about creating intentional camp experiences centered on relationship building, asserting oneself, and taking risks.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/writing-letter-reference
Writing a Letter of ReferenceOne 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...