https://www.acacamps.org/resources/free-membership-childrens-oncology-camping-association-members

Curious what ACA has to offer? Interested in checking out all the member resources? Take advantage of ACA's trial one-year free membership. Regularly $200 annually. We know you'll find...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/challenging-your-comfort-zone

Making decisions is a part of life. Growing means you have to test your comfort zone. You can do this by empowering yourself with knowledge, desire, and the necessary skills to expand your perceived...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/develop-your-skills-camp

I am going to take a stab in the dark and guess that you are not planning on becoming a professional camp counselor. True, some of you will fall in love with camp this summer and may end up changing...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/different-kind-mentor

Mentors come in all types, shapes, and sizes. There are loud ones, quiet ones; short ones, tall ones; young ones, old ones. The common denominator is “one” — as in “Be one!” While there are many...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2020-golden-quill-golden-lens-winners

2020 Golden Quill Award Winner Elizabeth Marable and Ariella Randle Rogge “Where Are Their Adult Pants? Tools, Catchphrases, and Understanding for Choosing Today’s Staff Members” (January/...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/7-tips-working-exceptional-campers

Regardless of the camp where you have chosen to spend your summer, many campers you’ll work with will be “differently wired.” In fact, one in five kids have ADHD, dyslexia, giftedness, autism,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/impact-community

I have been so deeply inspired by the way many summer camps across America came together virtually as a community online to sing, play, and connect during the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis. It was as...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/anxiety-it-isnt-just-camper-thing

While you may be called upon to help one or more campers in the throes of anxiety this summer, chances are they aren't the only ones feeling anxious. Whether it's graduating from one phase of your...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sesame-fastest-growing-allergy-threat

Fifteen-year-old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse and her father were flying from London to France on a British Airways jet in July of 2016. Natasha was eating a baguette purchased before boarding from the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-grow

The Princeton-Blairstown Center (PBC), a 264-acre camp in northwestern New Jersey, suggests on T-shirts, water bottles, and its website that it is "A Place to Grow." This, despite being a concise...