https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-can-you-tell-when-camper-really-ready-camp

Dear Bob, We are a coed resident camp operating in the mountains. It seems that every summer we have campers who aren’t really ready for the demands of group living in what is the intense social...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-support

Hi Bob! I am new to camp life, specifically as a new camp director. I have inherited an administrative staff that grew up at camp and spent many years working with the former director. They all have...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-plugged-or-unplugged-benefits-each-camp

I just got off the phone with the very thoughtful and reflective Jamie Cole, one of the owner/directors of Camp Robin Hood in Freedom, New Hampshire. She wanted to know my thoughts about a new policy...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/not-just-another-summer

As you are working at camp, here are three thoughts to help you make sure you are getting the most out of your experience as a camp counselor. First, Reinvent Yourself Camp is a place where...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cultivating-constructive-camper-habits

It is the middle of the summer. You have probably already greeted many new and returning campers and have enjoyed some of the fun that camp offers. You have also probably discovered or rediscovered...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-play-date-camp

Dear Bob, We often have campers who, no matter how carefully we try to place them in a group, just don't seem to fit in. Most of the time a camper like this will simply keep a low profile or just...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-counselors-good-judgment

Camp directors: Please share this column with your staff. During the camp season it's more important than ever for them to read this. Taking care of other people's children, as you do at...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-countering-fear-darkness

Dear Bob, Do you have any thoughts about what to say to staff or campers who may have fears or anxiety in the aftermath of the Newtown shootings and the bombings at the Boston...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2017-camping-magazine-editorial-index

View an archive of editorial indexes. Featured Articles Anxiety and the Importance of Play An...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-severe-weather-flood-risks

Extreme weather events seem to be happening more frequently. The root cause is still the subject of heated debate. Is the severity just a cyclical change, or is global warming precipitating an...