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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-magic-tap
Building Principles: Magic From the TapMost children are fascinated by magicians. I remember being certain that a magic wand, would indeed, produce whatever I wanted. As you get older though, you come to realize that behind the "magic" is...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/childrens-summer-camp-based-physical-activity
Children’s Summer Camp-Based Physical ActivityChildhood physical inactivity and obesity is a major concern because the current generation of children is one of the most inactive and unhealthy in history (Ogden, et al., 2006). A national study...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-spending-summer-alpine-camp-means-me
What Spending a Summer at Alpine Camp Means to MeI have a friend that works on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Though he is now just an intern, he feels that the work that he does there will eventually catapult him into a position that will allow...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/case-studies-reveal-camper-growth
Case Studies Reveal Camper GrowthEvery year camp directors receive letters from campers’ parents describing growth experiences that began at camp and have continued to impact their son’s or daughter’s life in the home and community...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kaleidoscope-opportunity-teaching-life-skills
A Kaleidoscope of Opportunity: Teaching life skillsCamp professionals know that camp provides the opportunity to teach life-long skills, such as creative thinking, decision making, and getting along with others. By developing goals for your program...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/embrace-world-grow-result
Embrace the World: Grow as a ResultCamp is often described as being a life-changing experience for children. The Directions research, conducted by the American Camp Association (ACA) in 2005, documented the significant growth in...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/evolving-look-camp
The Evolving Look of CampAward-winning author and architectural historian Abigail Van Slyck researches institutional buildings in order to find out what was on the minds of the people who built them. In her book A...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/going-outdoor-school-talking-talk
Going to Outdoor School: Talking the TalkReturning from the 2011 ACA National Conference in San Diego, I began to reflect on how camps can impact a student's education. For the past forty years, my school district has sent fifth graders to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/raising-bar-case-quality-outdoor-education
Raising the Bar: A Case for Quality Outdoor EducationOutdoor education is not a very large industry, but certainly an important one. There is great diversity in how outdoor educators approach their missions, but we have much in common. We do not pursue...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/self-reliant-camp
The Self-Reliant CampMost camps are located in relatively remote areas. So one might expect they'd be designed for self-reliance. They'd run on locally-sourced energy, water, food, and material, and they'd manage their...