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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/summer-school-summer-camp
Summer School and Summer CampHaving spent the better part of the last thirteen years in summer camps and school classrooms, I have observed the benefits of year-round learning, although not necessarily in the form of year-round...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/embracing-change-ensuring-camp-experience-remains-relevant-2020-beyond
Embracing Change: Ensuring the Camp Experience Remains Relevant in 2020 and BeyondIn today's tough, competitive environment, it seems the only thing a camp director can be certain of is uncertainty. Everywhere around us, change is occurring — changes that have forced many camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/healthy-camp-study-update-ten-promising-practices-healthy-camp
Healthy Camp Study Update: Ten Promising Practices of a Healthy CampSince the outbreak of H1N1 during the summer of 2009, camps have been diligently updating their health and safety protocols and practices for the management of communicable diseases. By accessing and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/dont-let-them-stay-mad-keeping-camp-parents-your-side
Don't Let Them Stay Mad: Keeping Camp Parents on Your SideSam gushed about the fun he had at camp, but his mother (Mrs. Jones) was distressed about his chapped lips. In fact, it upset her so much that she marked "needs improvement" on the "Health &...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/experiential-classroom-camp
The Experiential Classroom: CampAs a camp professional, I, like you, have literally thousands of affirming anecdotal stories — the camp experience is not discretionary. And, if anyone needs more evidence, ACA's outcomes research...
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/building-principles-pack-rat-or-keeper-treasures
Building Principles: Pack Rat or Keeper of TreasuresImagine finding a jar full of old coins buried in the yard, and tossing them out because Italy (Rome) doesn't issue denarii anymore! I bet that you didn't know that you, too, have a treasure. It's...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-business-interruption-insurance-traps-gaps
Risk Management: Business Interruption Insurance Traps and GapsSpeaking or writing about risk management without mentioning insurance is difficult. The two disciplines are independent in theory, but "glued together" in thought and practice. Insurance is one...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/well-founded-hope-past-future
Well-Founded Hope: From the Past to the FutureFor many, hope has always been an important element of "survival." The power of hope has often been chronicled. Hope is a feeling, a form of positive thinking often considered therapeutic. Hope can...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/you-are-your-own-story
You Are Your Own StoryWith Mark Victor Hansen, author, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and co creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul, tells how and why the stories of our lives can be motivators for change in every...