https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/you-are-what-you-think-growing-mindsets-camp
You Are What You Think: Growing Mindsets at CampIt’s Brain Science! Psychologists have now learned that the brain is more like a muscle — it changes and gets stronger when you use it. If we take a peek inside the outside layer of the brain —...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/bodies-beliefs-bias-why-respect-human-rights-unnatural
On Bodies, Beliefs, and Bias: Why Respect for Human Rights Is UnnaturalMy mother crochets. Over tea in restaurants. In line at the airport. At the movies. If you can breathe there, my mom can crochet there. She crochets for friends, family, and perfect strangers....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/teaching-your-campers-art-friendship
Teaching Your Campers the Art of FriendshipFostering friendships among campers is one of the most important goals of any summer camp program. As counselors, you will play a pivotal role in modeling and teaching your campers the skills they...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/happy-campers-counterintuitive-conversation-about-youth-mental-health
Happy Campers: A Counterintuitive Conversation about Youth Mental HealthWhy are kids at camp so darn happy? It’s a relevant question as we embark upon another camp season. Of course, an important part of your job this summer will be to promote and enhance that happiness...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/signing-dotted-line-commitment-two-way-street
Signing on the Dotted Line: Commitment Is a Two-Way StreetCongratulations! You committed to working at camp this summer, and the director and/or team who hired you have been anticipating your arrival since you signed on the dotted line! It is completely...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/move-new-normal-be-friend-you-want-beginning
Move from New to Normal: Be the Friend You Want at the BeginningOne of the best reasons to go to camp is to experience something new. Yet, at the same time, some of the unpleasant feelings experienced while at camp might be because we are new! It is a paradox. It...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-perspective-camp-communities-empathy
Learning Perspective in Camp Communities of EmpathyThe first time I can remember intentionally practicing empathy, I was an eight-year-old, first-time camper sitting in a circle with my counselors and cabinmates inside our cabin just before...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/research-camp-staff-can-use-camp-school-beyond
Research Camp Staff Can Use at Camp, in School, and BeyondWorking at camp is one of the most memorable experiences a person can have; in fact, you are likely reading this because you have worked at camp in the past and are returning for more, or you are...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/happy-camping-yall
Happy Camping, Y'all!Being a camp counselor is hard, but it’s the best and most rewarding work you’ll ever do. As someone who spent 17 summers at camp as a camper, counselor-in-training, cabin counselor, lifeguard,...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/emotional-readiness-camp
Emotional Readiness for CampSpring has finally arrived; the school year is beginning to wind down, and summer is on its way. For me, summer always means summer camp. Very soon, parents will be sending their most precious...