https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/increasing-your-community-footprint-case-study-equitable-camping
Increasing Your Community Footprint: A Case Study in Equitable Camping“Without Camplify? Gosh, I don’t know where we would be.” What began as a challenging weekend camp in elementary school has transformed into a year-round leadership journey for local...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/5-year-impact-study-phase-2-findings-being-present-moment
5-Year Impact Study Phase 2 Findings: Being Present in the MomentACA’s Impact Study is a multiyear research project designed to identify the lasting impacts of camp from the perspectives of campers, staff, and parents. In the earliest stages of the project, we...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/project-based%E2%80%85learning-%E2%80%85summer%E2%80%85camps-opportunity-enrich-your-camp
Project-Based Learning in Summer Camps: An Opportunity to Enrich Your CampIt’s Friday afternoon at the Belle Isle Summer Nature Camp, a day camp in Detroit, Michigan. As parents and younger siblings mill around the auditorium, a happy murmur of conversation is heard as...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/care-other-peoples-children-part-1-things-every-camp-should-start-doing-now
In the Care of Other People’s Children, Part 1: Things Every Camp Should Start Doing NowOver the last 30 years, I have not only been a camp director and owner but have also worked in the role of providing professional risk management education within the camp, youth development, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/motivating-change-when-being-stuck-sticking-point
Motivating Change: When Being Stuck Is the Sticking PointCamp taught me about the power of the environment — not just the natural world where we romp and roam, but the broad community support and child-centricity of programming and purpose. As a...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/hundred-years-campfire-stories-ymca-storer-camps
A Hundred Years of Campfire Stories at YMCA Storer CampsThe year was 1918. World War I was winding down overseas, the Spanish flu epidemic was raging across the globe, and Woodrow Wilson was in the White House. It was also the year Storer Camps was...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/being-mentor
On Being a MentorTwo of my professional mentors recently passed away after horrific battles with cancer. Their funerals gave me pause to reflect on the deeply profound impact they each had on who I am today, both...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/measles-disturbing-trend-society-your-camp
Measles, a Disturbing Trend — for Society and Your CampThe discussion of communicable illness in the camp environment often centers on the very significant issue of foodborne illness. Every summer significant cases of E. coli, salmonella, and others are...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/food-service-budgeting-basics
Food Service Budgeting BasicsSuppose you have a new board treasurer who wants to better understand your food service financials. Via your manager/director, he needs your food cost per camper, elaboration on the rise in your food...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/women-camp-summit-2019-what-when-where-why
Women in Camp Summit 2019 — What, When, Where, and WhyPresented by ACA, Illinois and Women in Camping, the Women in Camp Summit is a three-day professional development event of networking, discussion, and learning designed specifically for female-...