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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/not-just-another-summer
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/how-can-you-tell-when-camper-really-ready-camp
How Can You Tell When a Camper Is Really Ready for 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/cultivating-constructive-camper-habits
Cultivating Constructive Camper HabitsIt 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-counselors-good-judgment
In the Trenches: A Counselor’s Good JudgmentCamp 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/resources/2017-camping-magazine-editorial-index
2017 Camping Magazine Editorial IndexView 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
Risk Management: Severe Weather — Flood RisksExtreme 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...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/5000-girls-camp-kear-sarge-reunion-story
5,000 Girls of Camp Kear Sarge — A Reunion StoryStanding on a dark platform at Grand Central Station in June 1965, I saw a huge pile of black trunks with silver latch hooks and little locks just like mine. I had watched my mother pack my...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/rogue-camp-volunteer-management-when-old-campers-love-camp-too-much
Rogue Camp Volunteer Management: When Old Campers Love Camp Too MuchAt the ACA National Conference in Atlanta in 2016, 4-H camp directors from across the country spent a day exploring relevant topics. Nationally, 4-H is one branch of the Extension Services, which...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/inspiring-programs-put-campers-unique-needs-first-2017-eleanor-eells-award-winners
Inspiring Programs That Put Campers’ Unique Needs First — 2017 Eleanor Eells Award WinnersEach year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence recognizes camps that embody the award’s namesake by developing superior programming that effectively and creatively responds to the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/community-healing-interview-andrew-gappa-deb-paschke-camp-hometown-heroes
A Community of Healing: An Interview with Andrew Gappa and Deb Paschke of Camp Hometown HeroesCamp Hometown Heroes is a national, free, week-long residential summer camp for children and siblings ages seven to 17 of fallen U.S. service members. These are active or inactive military heroes who...