https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/teamwork-five-key-practices-help-counselors-succeed-together

Camp doesn’t work without teamwork. In fact, camp may be one of the most team-dependent environments there is. As counselors and activities staff, you must rely on one another constantly — during...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/coaching-cabin-using-grow-model-build-leadership-skills-camper-confidence

When people hear the word “coaching,” they often picture someone with a whistle and a clipboard directing players from the sidelines. Coaching in the cabin looks different, because it is different!...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/give-yourself-some-grace

“Grace comes into the soul as the morning sun into the world; first a dawning; then a light; and at last the sun in his full and excellent brightness.” – Thomas Adams Rudeness, selfishness, swift...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-you-can-learn-ropes-course-training-even-if-your-camp-doesnt-have-ropes-course

Ropes courses do not teach teamwork, leadership, or confidence. Facilitators do. This is one of the things I tell staff when I kick off challenge course training. What I love most about this...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-lead-broken-times-why-youre-readier-you-think

So, you’ve decided to work at camp this summer? First of all, thank you. We need people just like you. Whatever brought you to this place — a love of kids, a return to a place that shaped you, or a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/pocket-pointers-counselors

An Interview with Bob Ditter Bob Ditter is a highly respected author and child and adolescent therapist in Boston who has worked extensively with camps and other youth-serving...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/certificate-course/entry-level-program-staff-certificate

Want to work with young people in a camp, afterschool, summer enrichment programs, or other community-based youth settings but lack experience? 

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/navigation-games

Through their partnership, ACA and Navigation Games collaborate to deliver education and outdoor experiential learning activities that help camps deliver navigation skills, confidence, and curiosity...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/peer-abuse-prevention

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/cracking-generation-z-code-recruit-train-support-inspire

Gen Z is reshaping the workforce, bringing fresh perspectives on work, loyalty, and authority. In recording, you'll explore their unique outlook and gain practical strategies to recruit, train, and...