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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/moving-forward-together-may-2022
Moving Forward Together — May 2022Dear Camp Staff: I would like to congratulate and thank you for your decision to invest your time and energy this summer into leading and caring for children and youth at camp. There has never...
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/blog/tips-hiring-quality-staff-without-spending-dime
Tips for Hiring Quality Staff without Spending a DimeA common challenge for summer camp administrators in 2021 was staff recruitment and hiring. This is not surprising, since there is a labor shortage across the country. According to the Washington...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/leadership/volunteers/editorial-advisory-committee
Editorial Advisory CommitteeResources for the EAC.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trash-your-tank-unhealthy-food-choices-avoid
Trash in Your Tank: Unhealthy Food Choices to AvoidA chronically tired Ethan struggles to reach the end of a long day as a summer camp counselor. Rising early in the morning to prod sleepy-head campers and vigilantly conduct morning swim tests at the...
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/blog/internship-success
Internship SuccessHere are some keaways for completing internships at camp.