https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/book-measure-what-matters

Measure What Matters John Doerr About the Author Legendary investor John Doerr is chairman of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which he joined in 1980....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-camp-possible-others

Three summers ago, I stepped onto a bus as a small, shy, eight-year-old not knowing what to expect at Camp Canadensis. With tears in my eyes, I said goodbye to my mom, my dad, and my baby sister....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-jack-hazard-rises-ashes

The Donnell Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Northern California, began on August 1, 2018, and was much smaller than other fires that burned throughout...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovating-elevating-camper-futures-2019-eleanor-eells-award-winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence recognizes camps that epitomize the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide sterling programming that...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/boys-will-be-boys-girls-are-just-mean

So you are working at a children's camp this summer. Your role as a counselor is perhaps the most important role at camp. Not only are you there to ensure the kids have a great time, but also to keep...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/begin-end-mind

The first thing summer camp counselors should do going into camp season is decide how they want campers to remember them once the season ends.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/connecting-campers-age-screens-social-media-fortnite

Connecting with campers can be difficult for summer camp counselors now that campers have more screen time than ever.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fumble-recovery-transforming-string-failures-robust-success

This article shows summer camp counselors how to turn past and present failures into future successes.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/interrupting-isms-what-do-if-campers-say-or-do-something-ist

This resource offers advice to summer camp counselors who need to deal with campers saying something "-ist."

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/helping-homesick-camper

Many campers experience homesickness. This article will advise summer camp counselors how to help their campers overcome homesickness.