https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/medical-marijuana-current-issues-camps

Introduction A call recently came into the American Camp Association (ACA) Crisis Hotline from a member camp: Three adults attended a family camp and brought medical marijuana with them. Upon...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-no-place-bullying-behaviors

Social cruelty, or bullying, has reached the level of “life and death.” With summer 2012 now here, parents are asking questions about how camp counselors and staff are being trained to keep their...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/concussion-awareness-risk-management-more-headache

The long-term health implications from concussion among players in the National Football League (NFL) were a concern for nearly 20 years. The NFL studied, debated, and finally acknowledged the issue...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lets-be-friends-paradoxical-approach-bullying-prevention

Despite years of study and progressive program development, bullying behaviors (or “peer mistreatment”), especially among school-aged children, remain a significant public health problem, says the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-camp-management-liability-evolving-risk

Our uncertain economic times serve as a reminder that the business of camp is full of change. When society, environments, and circumstances change, camp directors and owners are challenged to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/implementing-change-practical-tips-early-camp-director

When I was seventeen, I was hired for the second summer at my beloved home camp by the veteran camp director. She had become my mentor and friend through all my years as a camper, teen leader, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/important-bullying-resources

For over a decade, the American Camp Association has provided camps with a variety of resources regarding bullying. The 2012 edition of the ACA standards include a standard requiring that training be...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/ni%C3%B1ez-media-de-4-7-a%C3%B1os

Indicios de las etapas de desarrollo Adquirir mayor habilidad para razonar, planificar y recordar Empezar a apreciar mejor las normas sociales Experimentar una creciente sensibilidad para...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/ni%C3%B1os-sanos

Ayude a sus hijos a anticiparse a la hiedra, el roble y el zumaque venenosos Propósito de Año Nuevo: ¡Qué...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/para-promover-el-desarrollo-juvenil-por-medio-de-la-investigaci%C3%B3n

Para promover el desarrollo juvenil por medio de la investigación Para enriquecer la vida de los niños: Una generosa beca de Lilly Endowment Inc. ayudó a financiar el estudio de...