https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peg-september-2010
From Peg - September 2010Every day I feel I am reading another article that pontificates about the importance of education and how we need to create year-round education. Don't misunderstand, education throughout the year is...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/theyve-done-their-jobs-now-what-will-you-tell-them-providing-post-season-feedback-really-feeds-your
They've Done Their Jobs . . . Now What Will You Tell Them? Providing Post-Season Feedback That Really Feeds Your StaffThat Hollow Feeling How do you distract yourself from that hollow feeling that looms in your gut the day after camp ends? Most camp professionals reset camp and brace themselves for the first post-...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/it-time-get-lead-out
Is it Time to Get the Lead Out?When confronted by newspapermen who had reported incorrectly, humorist Mark Twain replied, "Reports of my death have been exaggerated." In much the same way, the recent furor over a new federal...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches
In the TrenchesDear Bob, We have a high elements ropes course at camp that became the scene of some harassment last summer. As you probably know, it is not so unusual for some campers to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/20-20-toolbox-tomorrows-camps-todays-realities
20/20 Toolbox: Tomorrow's Camps, Today's RealitiesThe camp experience is a part of America's heritage and culture. Today, 10 million children and youth go to camp annually, yet, the American Camp Association (ACA) only directly impacts 5 million of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/partnering-schools-understanding-camp-school-connection
Partnering with Schools: Understanding the Camp-School ConnectionIn 2006, US students ranked twenty-first out of thirty in science literacy and twenty-fifth out of thirty in math literacy among developed countries. A recent announcement by the Obama administration...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/show-me-money-views-acas-compensation-benefits-report-2010
Show Me the Money: Views from ACA's Compensation and Benefits Report 2010Camp professionals often look to the American Camp Association (ACA) for salary and compensation information. In order to help association members stay current with salary and compensation trends,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peg-november-2010
From Peg - November 2010Message discipline is difficult. Yet, in a complex association such as ACA, the demand for clarity is paramount. For an organization to grow, it must learn how to walk that thin line between chaos...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cycle-camp
The Cycle of CampWhen I mention to people that I'm a Girl Scout, they give me the "once-over." You know, moving their eyes up and down my body, then adding; "Aren't you a little old to be a Girl Scout?" I'm thirty-...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/everybody-loves-somebody-sometime
“Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime . . . ”"My sometime is now," the tune continues. In 1964, crooner Dean Martin knocked the Beatles' "Hard Day's Night" from their number one pop chart perch with that bit of wisdom. Almost fifty years later...