https://www.acacamps.org/blog/can-i-really-spend-another-summer-working-camp

How might another incredible summer at camp grow and change you?

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/mesh-essential-eligibility-criteria-creating-recipe-camper-success

For generations, the family was known throughout the area as masters of making the most amazing fudge. Taking days to prepare, fudge making was an event — and those lucky enough to receive some would...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/can-we-talk-difficult-management-conversations

“Can I talk to you for a minute?” It’s a simple question that in the blink of an eye can send the receiver on an emotional roller coaster. Take a moment and slowly read the following list. Pretend...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campocalypse-seven-predictions-about-summer-youth-programs

Forget camp as you know it, because the world is changing faster than camp professionals are holding their ground. Forget camp’s unique combination of community living away from home in a beautiful...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/moving-forward-together-vital-strategic-plan

Today the American Camp Association (ACA) is at an imperative strategic inflection point in its history. There could not be a more propitious time to set a new course for our Association beyond 2020...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/whatever-weather

One of my fondest camp memories is of sitting in a large platform tent with my other new friends during a torrential downpour. Like most suburban kids I knew, I had long been schooled to come in...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/healthy-camp-people-2030-conceptual-framework-tomorrow

This column is different from what I usually provide. It poses a vision for the future of our camp community’s health profile. As you read, ask if the ideas reflect your desire for improving our...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/big-missteps-camp-leadership-transition

I remember the call clearly. It was in September about 10 years ago when my longtime camp friend and colleague, Dave Tager, called about the transition of leadership at the camp he and his wife,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/legacy-camp-monroe

Summer 1994. I was 10, and my mom signed me up for the second four weeks at Camp Monroe. It was mid-season and everyone seemed to know each other. I was one of three Marylanders and the only person...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2019

Part of the magic of camp is the unexpected. In most cases, the unexpected means spontaneous, unscripted moments of connection, growth, and renewal — but the unexpected can also mean uncertainty, or...