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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/rhythm-power-drum-positive-benefits-group-drumming-camps

Rhythm and the Power of the Drum: The Positive Benefits of Group Drumming for Camps

There are 3.2 million hashtags of #drumming on Instagram alone; it's no doubt one of the most popular percussion instruments around and is said to be the world’s oldest instrument. Research...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/campline/2021-spring-campline

2021 Spring CampLine

The latest issue of CampLine includes articles about camp staffing, staff hiring, promoting community health through the use of nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), and COVID-19 testing...

https://www.acacamps.org/norcal/public-policy

Public Policy in ACA, Northern California

The ACA, Northern California Field Office partners with the ACA, Southern California/Hawaii Field Office to monitor issues impacting the camp community in California. 

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-social-emotional-learning-skills-camp

Developing Social-Emotional Learning Skills at Camp

Welcome to summer camp, potentially the most rewarding job you’ll ever have! At camp, we are able to simultaneously help kids grow, make genuine connections with campers and fellow staff, and role...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/say-this-not-that

Say This, Not That!

This summer, as you enjoy your time on staff, your days will no doubt be filled with plenty of fun and memory-making. And just like in any job, there are bound to be some tougher times when your...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/international-staff-baggage-we-bring

International Staff and the Baggage We Bring

Holy cow! I am really in the United States. Will my English be good enough? I should probably call home, but how? Everyone is looking at me. What is going on? I assessed my plan: Make it...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/you-quit-how-get-most-out-your-summer-camp

Before You Quit: How to Get the Most Out of Your Summer at Camp

I had just finished running a marathon and had flopped onto the grass to rest. I was so tired that I hadn’t registered that the tired runner sitting next to me was a former camp counselor. He had...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/top-10-things-keep-mind-keep-campers-safe-abuse

Top 10 Things to Keep in Mind to Keep Campers Safe from Abuse

This column is from the 2023 May/June Camping Magazine.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/four-cs-great-summer-camp

The Four C's of a Great Summer Camp

At its best, summer camp is a silly, spirited place. A place where the group who cooks the best outdoor meal wins a metal spoon that has been spray-painted gold (the golden spoon! ooooh, aaaaah);...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/raise-canopy

Raise the Canopy

When the people we love die, they leave us with treasured memories. My father left 75 acres in Northern Wisconsin shaped by his influence: a summer camp infused with his values, rustic log cabins...