https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share
A Place to ShareI did not always love camp. I attended lots of summer programs as a child: day, resident, church, and even family camps. Each experience had its highs and its lows, but, all in all, I didn't find any...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-difference-through-innovation-service-eleanor-eells-award-winning-camps-are-tribute-camp
Making a Difference through Innovation and Service: Eleanor Eells Award-Winning Camps Are a Tribute to the Camp SpiritIn her book The History of Organized Camping: The First 100 Years, Eleanor Eells wrote, “[Camp] has become an important part of the American scene, rich in its diversity and in its...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/reaching-out-nontraditional-campers-women-girls-african-descent-spread-their-wings-camp-butterfly
Reaching Out to Nontraditional Campers: Women and Girls of African Descent Spread Their Wings at Camp ButterflyAs an artist and owner of the creativity center Mijiza (Swahili for “she works with her hands”), Niambi Jaha-Echols did not always have the dream of founding a nonprofit organization devoted to the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-improvement-getting-started
Camp Improvement: Getting StartedWhat can we do to get more campers? How is our camp perceived by youth, parents, and staff? What do we need to do to stay competitive with other camps? Camp administrators around the country are exam...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sign-sign-everywhere-sign
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a SignIn May 1971, the Five Man Electrical Band's "Signs" peaked at number eighteen on the rock and pop charts. For the unfamiliar, it's about excluding others through signs like job descriptions that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/autumn-opportunity-assess-your-camps-health-services
Autumn: Opportunity to Assess Your Camp’s Health ServicesAs the busyness of summer gives way to a more laidback autumn, many camp professionals find themselves considering changes and adaptations to make the next camp season even better. Part of that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/low-tech-lovin-it
Low Tech and Lovin’ It!Another summer at camp has come and gone. It was my twenty-seventh. The mouth-watering smells and tastes of a campfire cookout. The life-long friendships. The hikes in the woods. And before I knew it...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/be-your-best-do-your-best-self-care-strategies-camp-counselors
Be at Your Best to Do Your Best: Self-Care Strategies for Camp CounselorsWhen you decided to be a summer camp counselor this summer, you made a great choice. Few summer jobs offer as many opportunities for personal growth and leadership development, or allow you to have...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/counseling-teens-how-help-teenagers-create-memorable-summers
Counseling Teens: How to Help Teenagers Create Memorable SummersBeing a counselor to teenagers is one of the most important jobs you will ever have. During this summer, you will learn more about life than you can possibly imagine. And as is often the case with...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/conquering-burnout
Conquering BurnoutBurnout can creep in at any time during the summer. If it does, know you are not alone. To conquer it, try to get away from the camp property on your days off; change your schedule if possible or...