https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-ins-outs-pipe

“Appearances can be deceiving.” This old expression is as true today as it was when it was coined. In fact, things that look very simple or most ordinary can be much more complex than we ever...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-exploring-magic-summer-camp

Though the summers of my adulthood bear little resemblance to those of my youth, the season retains the alluring aura of possibility that accompanied it throughout those earlier years. Even when...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/no-greater-investment-changing-lives-one-one

I would like to tell you a story about what it means to be a “finder” and a “funder.” At 12:00 p.m. the bell would ring to signal the start of my freshman world history class. John, Sam, and Tim...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/reaching-campers-through-camps-conversation-ultracamp

UltraCamp executives Dan Ashley and Jason Payne believe in the positive influence of camp on the lives of children, youth, and adults, and they are committed to spreading that influence to as many...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/henderson-county-young-leaders-program-page-corporate-americas-executive-development-playbook

“Successful leadership is not about being tough or soft, sensitive or assertive, but about a set of attributes. First and foremost is character.” — Warren Bennis, American scholar, organizational...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-tiger-fun-saving-world-taking-camp-seriously

Beneath Amy Chua’s personal struggle in Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother lies a deeper ambivalence about learning: What on earth should we do with our children outside of school, during...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cracking-childrens-secret-code

I don't want to play. I hate kickball. — Sophia, age five Ben doesn't like me. He's always mad at me. — Betrand, age nine This place stinks. All the activities are stupid...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/deceleration-how-radically-slowing-your-pace-can-make-you-smarter

Galileo Galilei did not go blind looking at the sun through his telescope, despite the urban legend promulgated by manufacturers of sun filters and even NASA. Instead, his blindness in his early...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-camp-directors-wish

Soon hundreds of children and camp staff from all over the world will be joining me here at my camp. This is the beginning of the much anticipated and long-awaited summer of 2013. My wish is that...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/counselor-judgment-campers-lives-depend-it

The title of this article, “Counselor Judgment — Campers’ Lives Depend on It!” is not in any way written to be frightening to a new counselor, but quite honestly, it is very much written to make the...