https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/preparing-happiness-career-life

Some of the best times of my life have been my carefree summers swimming, exploring, sharing, and making friends as a child at camp. But many of my life’s greatest lessons were learned over six...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/importance-standard-operating-procedures

Natalie, the camp baker, was spontaneously thrust into finishing the meat entrée after Shayla announced that she had a family emergency and ran out the door, leaving the pork loin in the oven....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2018-business-camp-interesting-trends-otherwise

Trends in camp business operations are altogether interesting and not interesting. Interesting because the business of camp is dynamic and evolving quickly to meet the demands of the 21st century,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camper-career-unique-path-importance-becoming-summer-camp-professional

Many of us who grew up going to summer camp feel like it was the place we could most be ourselves. If we had the option, we would make it our second (or first) home. You probably have a story...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/are-you-prepared-bear-if-not-how-will-you-respond-armed-intruder

Running a camp is challenging. Running a camp in the United States, where violent events occupy the 24-hour news cycle, is even more difficult. There are so many risks and expectations to manage....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/book-radical-candor

Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-manito-wish-century-old-philosophy-life

Richard, a camper in the 1950s, recently returned to Camp Manito-wish YMCA where he spent five summers as a youth. The camp recently commemorated its 100th summer with a celebration for the ages, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-lessons-use-when-transitioning-back-school

One Sunday night this past July, I was with my wife eating dinner when the all-boys sleepaway camp my eight-year-old son Myles was attending for the very first time in his life emailed a few photos....

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-11-camp-debrief

In the 11th episode of CampWire, camp directors talk about out what went well this summer, what didn't, and more!

https://www.acacamps.org/my-visits-v-2019

Features The following functions are available for use through the “My Visits” site: Ability to convey your availability as a visitor to your local office...