https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sport-education-innovative-practice-activities-camp
Sport Education: An Innovative Practice for Activities at CampIt is 6:00 p.m. Campers and counselors eat a tailgate cookout dinner at the Trails End Camp field. Excitement is in the air, as kickoff for the championship game will occur in just over an hour....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/give-aca-invest-your-profession
To Give to ACA Is to Invest in Your ProfessionA longtime supporter of the American Camp Association once told me that she gave to ACA because she viewed her yearly gift as "an investment in her profession." For years, I thought that "...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-weeds
In the Trenches: In the WeedsAt first I didn't see the call. It came to my cell phone from an unfamiliar number at 6:30 one morning in late July. I had been driving since 5:30 on my way to a camp where I was going to be...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/leadership-transition-managing-change
Leadership Transition: Managing ChangeIn the summer of 2013, we faced an exciting and critical challenge at our camp — a major leadership transition. We had the chance to replace our boys' camp director, who had been with us for seven...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/leadership-transition-what-i-learned-my-first-year-camp-director
Leadership Transition: What I Learned in My First Year as a Camp DirectorLast November I had the pleasure of sharing a long car ride with Dr. Michael Thompson, during which he gave me a fun idea. We were on the way to Houston for a presentation he was giving about the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/restoring-human-touch
Restoring the Human TouchWe've all seen them — gaggles of teens walking together, each with their eyes glued to the screens of their smartphones, texting, tweeting, and posting. Or that couple in the restaurant with their...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/alive-well-case-camp-letter
Alive and Well: The Case for the Camp LetterIn this era of tweeting and texting, the slow-moving, handwritten, paper letter is an endangered species. Unlike an electronic missive, the letter that arrives in an envelope can be touched, smelled...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/beautiful-boys-addiction-recovery-what-they-learned-summer-camp
Beautiful Boys: Addiction, Recovery, and What They Learned at Summer CampAddiction, recovery, and summer camp — four words that don't often appear together. Nevertheless, addictions of all kinds, perhaps especially to alcohol and other drugs, remain hugely problematic at...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/creating-picture-sites-facilities-programs-aca-camps
Creating a Picture: Sites, Facilities, and Programs of ACA CampsDo you ever wonder what other camps offer for programs? Are your facilities similar to those at other camps like yours? Are there differences in sites, facilities, and programs based on...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peg-moments-magic-meaning
From Peg: Moments. Magic. Meaning!It only takes a moment — to change a life, make an impact, or create significance. It is remarkable how persuasive a moment in time can be to one's life. The camp experience is full of such moments...