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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/cant-get-no-satisfaction-better-way-get-useful-feedback-parents-caregivers-part-1
Can’t Get No Satisfaction: A Better Way to Get Useful Feedback from Parents and Caregivers, Part 1Parents. I have them. I know them. I am one. And I was a day camp director who interacted with parents daily (and in the evenings, over the weekends, and, yes, even once on Christmas day). I know the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/your-mesh-professional-making-decisions-success
Your MESH Professional: Making Decisions for SuccessWondering what type of mental health professional might be a good fit for your camp’s needs? Interested in knowing what this professional needs to be successful? Concerned about having a mental...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/tips-lyme-disease-prevention-camp
Tips for Lyme Disease Prevention at CampAs staffers, parents and kids prepare for another memorable summer at camp, there is one important detail that must not escape our attention - doing everything possible to ensure that children are...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/dutch-oven-cooking-tools-tips
Dutch Oven Cooking Tools and TipsGabe, now a fifth grader, was pumped that he had graduated prerequisite camp programs required to experience Adventure Camp for the first time. Gabe conquered the zip line, sailed on the lake, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/did-you-know-update-your-knowledge
Did You Know? Update Your KnowledgeStaying abreast of health-related updates that impact camp practices is challenging but worth the effort, especially for readers who supervise staff providing care to campers and/or other staff. Here...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/benchmarking-101
Benchmarking 101Hello camp evaluators, and happy fall season. While some of you are as busy as ever, others are taking a deep breath for the first time in months. No matter where you are at, you are probably at or...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-measure-success
How to Measure SuccessI used to be a camp director, which means that, like many of you, my summers were spent in the whirl of camp. Each day flew into the next, and never did a day pass without a crisis (or 30). After ten...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/introducing-new-free-friend-camp-program-quality-staff-checklist
Introducing a New (and Free!) Friend: The Camp Program Quality Staff ChecklistBefore I get started, I have a confession: I lied. I said in the title that in this post I was going to introduce you to a new friend, but that’s not entirely true. The Camp Program Quality Staff...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/retention-camper-staff-records
Retention of Camper and Staff RecordsQuestions we will address here include: Should camper and staff records be retained? If so, what should be kept and why? How should a camp retain such records and for how long? When may those records...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/orienting-your-camp-nurse-tips-success
Orienting Your Camp Nurse: Tips for SuccessNurses newly hired for your camp’s health center need orientation. What they need to know differs from the orientation needed by general staff. Providing it is critical to a smoothly functioning...