https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-every-camp-should-be-teaching-practicing-meditation-campers
Why Every Camp Should Be Teaching and Practicing Meditation with CampersThe wonder of a child — it’s something we strive for in adulthood. Imagination, amazement, and the simple appreciation for life’s little treasures: the gold spray of sunlight through a window, or the...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/leadership/volunteer-engagement-committee
Volunteer Engagement CommitteeVolunteer Engagement Committee Meetings Updated September 2024 April 2024 - Volunteer Engagement Committee VEC Roster |...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/gen-y-camp-how-understand-manage-increase-resiliency-millennial-camp-staff
Gen-Y At Camp: How to Understand, Manage, and Increase Resiliency in Millennial Camp StaffGen·er·a·tion Y (noun): Generation Y; plural noun: Generation Ys; AKA: Millennials the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, comprising primarily the children of...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/introducing-exciting-expansion-acas-5-year-impact-study-camp-staff-experiences
Introducing an Exciting Expansion of ACA's 5-Year Impact Study: Camp Staff ExperiencesThe 5-Year Impact Study's recent expansion focuses on if and how camp staff experiences prepare emerging adults for college, career, and life success.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/hunters-farmers-why-adhders-can-thrive-summer-camp
Hunters and Farmers: Why ADHDers Can Thrive at Summer CampIn examining the etiology behind the widely diagnosed Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), one school of thought, championed by Thom Hartmann, author of the Complete Guide to ADHD...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/new-year-new-approach-evaluation
A New Year, a New Approach to EvaluationGreetings camp evaluators, and Happy New Year! The year 2018 brings with it a chance to try things or look at things you are currently doing with a fresh set of eyes. Yes, of course, I am talking...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/positive-futures
Positive FuturesI have been blessed by a wonderful career as a camp director and educator in our field. It has been gratifying to see the lives of generations of campers and staff members transformed over the years...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/chain-mail-bullying
Chain Mail BullyingDear Bob, I am checking in with you about a particular current situation to see if you know of any developed resources or guidelines for positive online interactions for early-teens. We have a...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/role-insurance-risk-management
The Role of Insurance in Risk ManagementRisk management plans are never finished. They must be revised periodically because risk, risk control, and risk transfer methods change constantly. Insurance is one of many tools available to risk...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/solving-certification-mystery
Solving the Certification MysteryWith ominous dread, our kitchen crew expected “the visit” any day now. Health inspector drop-ins typically occur in the midst of summer camp chaos, the busiest time of year for camp professionals....