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

What makes a great camp counselor? It’s not what you think. The 2004 U.S. Olympic basketball team had just as many all-stars as the original Dream Team. They had superstars like Carmelo Anthony,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peg-you-speak-think

There is a saying that advises, “Before you speak — think.” Ask yourself: T = Is it true? H = Is it helpful? I = Is it inspiring? N...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-open-letter-camp-staff

Team, This letter is addressed to all camp staff / team members — whether this summer is your first or your twentieth, and whether you have primary responsibility for supervising campers, are an...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-getting-more-out-construction-projects-without-paying-more-maybe-even-paying

We’ve explored construction contracts before and the idea that they set the rules for a short-term “marriage of convenience” — from proposal through amicable divorce. But this month, we’re going to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-water-water-everywhere-nor-any-drop-drink

In Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge writes, “Water, water everywhere, and all the boards did shrink. Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink . . . .” Though he’s...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-learning-teach-about-nature

My love of the outdoors, along with my scientific curiosity, can be traced back to my childhood adventures in the woods. The house I grew up in did not have air conditioning, making it unbearable to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-staff-getting-health-safety-messages-stick

Camp health is not bound by the four walls of the health center. Nor is safety bound by a list of rules at any given camp activity. Today’s camp professional realizes that all camp staff contribute...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/enrollment-highlights-summer-2013

View the Infographic Each fall, the American Camp Association (ACA) requests enrollment...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fad-when-get-board

Every year, dozens of new ideas and activities become popular among youth. Sometimes a television show makes it big and starts a fad (remember the years of Fear Factor and Minute to Win It?); other...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-four-aspects-national-conference-we-should-all-experience

I was born a camp brat. From the age of six years old, I had no choice but to live the camp life as my mother began her career in camp administration. My early camp years were spent causing headaches...