https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/facilitating-summer
Facilitating SummerAs I finished my first year at Princeton, I was encouraged to look at internships for the summer. The only issue was I had no prior internship experience and didn’t know what to look for. However, as...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2022-golden-quill-golden-lens-winners
2022 Golden Quill and Golden Lens Winners2022 Golden Quill Award Winner Jolly Corley, MS and Kim Aycock, MST Staff Culture: Skipping a Season without Skipping a Beat (January/February 2021)...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/remember-camps-are-mandated-reporters
Remember: Camps Are Mandated ReportersEach year, ACA’s Camp Crisis Hotline service receives numerous calls reflecting uncertainty regarding the legal obligation to report suspected abuse of a child. Most often, those who call the Hotline...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/leadership/volunteers/editorial-advisory-committee
Editorial Advisory CommitteeResources for the EAC.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/me-work-camp-no-way
Me, Work at Camp? No Way!During the 2021 ACA National Staffing Summit, five students were selected by their professors to serve on a panel to discuss why they did not want to work at camp. They were chosen because they would...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/finding-next-radar-investing-next-generation-operations-camp-pros
Finding the Next Radar: Investing in the Next Generation of Operations Camp ProsIt’s 9:00 p.m. on a busy camp evening, and it’s been one of those days. The stage lights in the theater blew a fuse, the scheduled mass email outlining Visitors’ Day logistics didn’t go out, and you...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/support-versus-coddling-when-push-when-pull-back-when-trying-grow-our-staff
Support Versus Coddling: When to Push and When to Pull Back When Trying to Grow Our StaffMental and emotional health has been on the forefront of all of our minds. During COVID, it is even more so. While camp is for the camper, our staff are the ones interacting and supporting...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/aca-turning-points-leadership-lessons-past
ACA Turning Points: Leadership Lessons from the Past"The future begins with the past." —Mary Chapin Carpenter As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the American Camp Association (ACA), we have had several opportunities to "look back" at the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/internship-success
Internship SuccessHere are some keaways for completing internships at camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/culture-change-not-easy
Culture Change Is (Not) EasyMake 2022 the year that you will implement all your great national conference ideas. Easy, right?