https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/shaping-unselfie-kids

An Interview with Michele Borba, EdD A former classroom and special education teacher, Michele Borba, EdD, is an internationally renowned educator, award-winning author, and parenting/ child...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/mindsets-matter

An Interview with David Yeager, PhD David Yeager, PhD, is an experimental development psychologist at the University of Texas at Austin. He researches and works to find solutions for adolescent...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-belonging-age-anxiety

Where do you belong? Close your eyes for a second and ask yourself that question. Can you picture a place where upon arrival you feel totally safe, respected, and loved? If you can picture the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/next-wave-isnt-blue-or-red-its-young-understanding-supporting-gen-z

In November 2018, 15-year-old Greta Thunberg began a two-week strike in front of the Swedish Parliament. She was on a mission to bring attention to the looming threat of climate change and to protest...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-connections

The ACA National Conference is about connections. There is an instant familiarity that connects the camp community. The overenthusiastic hellos when greeting old friends,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/unleashed-power-them-alignment-engagement-part-2

Dear Camp Director: No doubt some of the greatest demands you face are attracting, motivating, and retaining summer staff. Among the challenges are aligning your counselors to mission and helping...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovating-elevating-camper-futures-2019-eleanor-eells-award-winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence recognizes camps that epitomize the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide sterling programming that...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/got-agency-how-camps-can-help-kids-develop-greater-agency

Agency is the ability to act as an effective agent for yourself — getting your mind, body, and emotions in balance to think clearly and make choices that improve your life. Simply put, agency is...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/connection-moving-forward-together

Scientific studies suggest that 21st-century learning skills like creativity are fundamental contributors to how our brains develop. Brain development is stimulated by social and emotional...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/helping-kids-change-their-stories-what-we-are-learning

This is the third post in the blog series Helping Kids Change Their Stories — A Taste of Camp Measurement North of the Border.