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...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/be-kind-leader

I am 16. My peers and I have always relied on kindness and support from one another. Despite the political polarization and toxic narratives that can drive society today, kindness isn't just a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/working-camp-its-marathon-not-sprint

You may be reading this before you arrive at camp or within the first few days of making your way to your (new) summer home. Regardless, at this moment you are most likely not thinking about a few...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/faq-american-camp-associations-approach-covid-19

I’m confused. Should I plan to run my camp this summer? Go virtual? Take a pause for a year? Where should I start? The CDC has published a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-supervise-what-light-do-you-see-yourself

Light shed on any situation makes it look different. It follows that the tone we set, both internally and externally, casts shadows and highlights different points of view. As a new supervisor, the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/influencing-green-behavior-your-camp

Two summers ago, I led a staff training workshop with 180 camp staff from Blue Star Camps in Hendersonville, North Carolina. They had recently spent around $30,000 to replace their lights with...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/co-counselor-mash-how-work-more-collaboratively-happily-your-co

Mariana and Jessica are exasperated with one another. Mariana thinks the girls they share responsibility for as co-counselors are way too noisy and messy. She is always the one who gets these...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/self-care-camp-environment-survival-guide

As former camp directors, we've both had experiences where we pushed ourselves to the point where we weren't safe. Imagine this scenario: It is the last day of camp. As a program director, you...