https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-if-william-shakespeare-wrote-hed-say-oils-well-ends-well
Building Principles — If William Shakespeare Wrote This, He’d Say: Oil’s Well That Ends WellAhhh, oil! Black gold. Texas tea. At least that’s how the opening to the television show Beverly Hillbillies referred to it. (Anyone else besides me remember black and white TV?) While some folks...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/success-through-giving
Success through GivingBestselling author and top-rated Wharton School professor Adam Grant will be speaking at the 2014 ACA National Conference on Thursday, February 6. In an interview with ACA,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/atypical-camper-jasons-story
The Atypical Camper- Jason's StoryWhenever a parent called with an interest in our camp for a child diagnosed with Asperger’s, I tried to meet the child to feel confident he could successfully adjust to camp. Jason was referred...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/prediction-trifecta-promise
The Prediction. The Trifecta. The Promise.The Prediction I often talk about the early childhood movement. Beginning with thought leaders such as John Dewey in the early twentieth century, continuing with Jean Piaget through the mid-1900s...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/conservation-generation-doing-good-work
Conservation Generation: Doing Good WorkAt Blue Star, as at many camps, we care passionately about healing the planet. As third generation owners/directors, we are humbled and honored to continue and deepen the long tradition of social...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/stress-camp-no-never-three-mindful-practices-create-kinder-happier-healthier-campers-counselors
Stress at Camp? No, Never . . . Three Mindful Practices to Create Kinder, Happier, Healthier Campers and CounselorsWhen people think summer camp, they think tranquil natural setting, fun, happiness, and bliss. While this permeates throughout camp life, the threat of stress — and a lack of resiliency to that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camper-enrollment-continued-upward-trend-2014
Camper Enrollment Continued Upward Trend in 2014Economically speaking, 2014 felt a little better across the nation. The Dow was up a bit, the jobs reports were somewhat positive, and people seemed to be spending money. Early in 2015 it still feels...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/getting-social-it
Getting Social With ItIt is said, even among the youngest of audiences, that if you are not on social media you don’t exist. Think about it: You may have already researched my credentials on LinkedIn® or checked to see if...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/play-camp-talking-funders-versus-preaching-choir
Play at Camp: Talking to the Funders versus Preaching to the ChoirCamp professionals just get it! Play is a valuable aspect of childhood and, of course, camp. It’s a given, an easy sell. But that’s just preaching to the choir. Explaining to funders the need to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/pressure-camp
The Pressure of CampThe positive pressure one experiences at camp is something rare and hypnotizing. Friends at home call what you are doing a summer holiday, but you know the work is tough and comes with daily...