https://www.acacamps.org/blog/factors-influence-inclusion-practices

Hello! I hope everyone had a wonderful summer full of excitement and learning! I am new to the ACA Research 360 Blog and would like to introduce myself and share my story with you. My name is...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/embracing-empowering-gen-z

David Bryfman, PhD As summer comes to an end, we bid farewell to our campers and counselors for another year. Without hesitation we tell them that we can’t wait to see them next summer. It is...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/no-retreat-convening-communities-caring-times-loss-grief

As camp professionals we've got a lock on how to plan for, organize, and deliver high-quality summer learning programs for children and young adults. Amidst the rush of preparing our staff to be...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/tough-tender-optimistic-trend-male-staff

I was at the end of a full day of training 300 group leaders (GLs) at the San Diego YMCA in early May 2018. I ended with a story that I hoped would portray a deeper sense of friendship that campers...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-community-through-camp

For children and families who feel isolated or misunderstood, camp can offer the connectivity and support needed to finally feel like part of a community. It takes a village. No man is an...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-legends-love-camp-country

A Personal Perspective by Jay Jacobs My world is like a collision of two parallel universes — my camp world and my political world. It’s like people see me as Superman and Clark Kent at...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/positive-discipline

Camp has changed significantly since my first year as a counselor in 1989. Advancements include: online registration, drones shooting video footage, cool water trampolines and climbing devices,...

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,...