https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-camp-management-liability-evolving-risk
Risk Management: Camp Management Liability — Evolving RiskOur uncertain economic times serve as a reminder that the business of camp is full of change. When society, environments, and circumstances change, camp directors and owners are challenged to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/do-you-want-hey-look-over-there-strategies-working-children-who-have-attention-deficits
Do You Want To . . . Hey, Look Over There! Strategies for Working with Children Who Have Attention DeficitsThere are opportunities to teach every child better self-control. Of course, being spontaneous — even a little out of control — is fun. It’s just that learning to listen, concentrate, and sustain...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peg-september-2010
From Peg - September 2010Every day I feel I am reading another article that pontificates about the importance of education and how we need to create year-round education. Don't misunderstand, education throughout the year is...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/theyve-done-their-jobs-now-what-will-you-tell-them-providing-post-season-feedback-really-feeds-your
They've Done Their Jobs . . . Now What Will You Tell Them? Providing Post-Season Feedback That Really Feeds Your StaffThat Hollow Feeling How do you distract yourself from that hollow feeling that looms in your gut the day after camp ends? Most camp professionals reset camp and brace themselves for the first post-...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/it-time-get-lead-out
Is it Time to Get the Lead Out?When confronted by newspapermen who had reported incorrectly, humorist Mark Twain replied, "Reports of my death have been exaggerated." In much the same way, the recent furor over a new federal...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches
In the TrenchesDear Bob, We have a high elements ropes course at camp that became the scene of some harassment last summer. As you probably know, it is not so unusual for some campers to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/20-20-toolbox-tomorrows-camps-todays-realities
20/20 Toolbox: Tomorrow's Camps, Today's RealitiesThe camp experience is a part of America's heritage and culture. Today, 10 million children and youth go to camp annually, yet, the American Camp Association (ACA) only directly impacts 5 million of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/partnering-schools-understanding-camp-school-connection
Partnering with Schools: Understanding the Camp-School ConnectionIn 2006, US students ranked twenty-first out of thirty in science literacy and twenty-fifth out of thirty in math literacy among developed countries. A recent announcement by the Obama administration...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/show-me-money-views-acas-compensation-benefits-report-2010
Show Me the Money: Views from ACA's Compensation and Benefits Report 2010Camp professionals often look to the American Camp Association (ACA) for salary and compensation information. In order to help association members stay current with salary and compensation trends,...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/research-column-manuscript-requirements
Research Column Manuscript RequirementsAcademic research articles must contain information useful to camp professionals. All manuscripts must be the original work of the author and not currently under review elsewhere or previously...