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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2024-november-december-camping-magazine
2024 November/December Camping MagazineThis issue focuses on leadership development with articles about mentorship, leading with vulnerability, strategic thinking, and more.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/positive-outcomes-through-mentor-mindset
Positive Outcomes Through a Mentor Mindset“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image but giving the opportunity to create themselves.” – Steven Spielberg Immersive camp experiences help...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/impact-attending-local-conference
The Impact of Attending a Local ConferenceWe’ve said goodbye to campers, handed staff final paychecks, and stored camp supplies. As I stowed the odds and ends that make up camp, I reflected on the many things we all do to put on camp every...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/breaking-down-employment-barriers-through-staff-grants
Breaking Down Employment Barriers Through Staff GrantsLearn how one camp helps address barriers to summer camp employment by paying out grants at the end of the season.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/caring-whole-human-making-employment-your-camp-accessible-sustainable
Caring for the Whole Human: Making Employment at Your Camp Accessible and SustainableIt’s amazing how one conversation can lead to a path that opens so many doors. The conversation I had with Jordyn Roark of SchoolHouse Connection in...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staffing-summit-2024-one-way-out
Staffing Summit 2024: One Way Out Is InSince the inception of the Staffing Summit in 2021, an...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/key-medical-evaluation-asking-right-questions-get-right-answers
The Key to Medical Evaluation: Asking the Right Questions to Get the Right Answers“How long has your stomach been hurting? You’re feeling dizzy in the heat — how much water did you drink today? Is that rash itchy or painful? Can you walk on that ankle?” Innocuous questions can...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/hire-startup-lessons-tech-supercharge-your-hiring
Hire Like a Startup: Lessons from Tech to Supercharge Your HiringMany of us in the camp world grew our careers from camp counselor to camp leaders to eventually full-time camp directors and operations managers. This often means that we have exceptional skills in...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-know-people-camp
Learning to Know People at Camp“The real act of, say, building a friendship or creating a community involves performing a series of small, concrete social actions well: disagreeing without poisoning the relationship; revealing...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/protecting-campers-carbon-monoxide-poisoning
Protecting Campers from Carbon Monoxide PoisoningThis year’s summer camp season is over, and you’ve brought joy to hundreds or thousands of children and an incredible experience to staff members. Congratulations! Now it’s time to start thinking...