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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-you-dont-know-can-hurt-you-improving-incident-documentation
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Improving Incident DocumentationA group of teenage campers was participating in a team building activity that required them to solve a problem. One of their solutions to was to raise one of the smallest kids as high as they could...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/personal-finance-camp-pros
Personal Finance for Camp ProsMy story as a camp professional is classic. I spent a summer after college as a canoe trip leader at a camp in northern Wisconsin, expecting that it was going to be a no-big-deal, fun summer — but it...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/growing-together
Growing TogetherWhile applying for summer jobs in 2021, I stumbled across the Princeton-Blairstown Center (PBC). I wasn’t very familiar with experiential education, but it appeared similar to the hands-on learning...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-improvements-one-vulnerable-step-time
Making Improvements One Vulnerable Step at a TimeI grew up a camp kid. I started going to camp when I was eight years old, participating in Camp Ondessonk's "Mini-Camp" program. Back in 2003, the program was Sunday–Wednesday, four days and three...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/addressing-educational-gaps-through-camp
Addressing Educational Gaps through CampPresident/CEO Tom Rosenberg's latest Camping Magazine column.
https://www.acacamps.org/ohio/scholarship
ACA, Ohio Professional Development ScholarshipThe purpose of the scholarship support fund is to help increase access to professional development for youth development and camp professionals.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/tips-using-camp-technology-create-sense-community
Tips for Using Camp Technology to Create a Sense of CommunityStrong, active communities are defining characteristics of successful camps. Ask any camp director or counselor; they'll have a hundred stories of how their camp fostered friendships, teamwork skills...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/summer-2023-trends-issues-spotlight-well-being-camp
Summer 2023 Trends and Issues: Spotlight on Well-Being at CampThese are the findings from the 2023 Trends and Issues Pulse Survey taken this spring.
https://www.acacamps.org/about/annual-report/2022-annual-report
2022 Annual Impact ReportThis year's report focuses on addressing nationwide mental health concerns, staffing shortages, and broadening partnerships and collaborations to provide more children and young adults of all...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/summer-2023-trends-issues-spotlight-anticipated-camper-staff-challenges
Summer 2023 Trends and Issues: Spotlight on Anticipated Camper and Staff ChallengesThese are the findings from the 2023 Trends and Issues Pulse Survey taken this spring.