https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aeds-setting-future-course-camps

Looking Back The May 2001 issue of The CampLine first addressed the issue of the need for Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in camps. At that time there were a number of unresolved issues. Now...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/colorado-law-lets-parents-waive-minors-right-sue

Colorado Senate Bill 253 was signed into law by the Governor on May 14. The new legislation expedites the legal process by making it legal for parents to release their minor’s rights to sue for...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/routine-crisis-readiness-check

Risk management is one of those areas where we never really “arrive” and have it all together. We learn new things. We hear of challenges faced by other camps. We experience a tragedy such as 9/11...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peg-may-2010

At this time of year, the "Letter from Peg" is directed to camp staff and counselors as you prepare to enter the summer season. This year is no different. During camp training and orientation, you...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/crisis-response-training-coaching-non-counseling-staff-respond

The power grid has gone down. Forest fire is threatening the camp property. The water supply is contaminated. There's been an industrial spill, and camp must be evacuated. Critical computer...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/childrens-summer-camp-based-physical-activity

Childhood physical inactivity and obesity is a major concern because the current generation of children is one of the most inactive and unhealthy in history (Ogden, et al., 2006). A national study...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-spending-summer-alpine-camp-means-me

I have a friend that works on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Though he is now just an intern, he feels that the work that he does there will eventually catapult him into a position that will allow...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kaleidoscope-opportunity-teaching-life-skills

Camp professionals know that camp provides the opportunity to teach life-long skills, such as creative thinking, decision making, and getting along with others. By developing goals for your program...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/programming-real-wild-wacky-wednesday

What day is it when hugs earn points and strange hats with funky costumes are the norm? It’s Wacky Wednesday — a fun-filled day where everything is topsy turvy, a bit bizarre, and very extraordinary...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/play-healing-therapeutic-recreations-role-coping-grief

Camp can be an ideal setting to help children cope with the death of a loved one. Since 1991, Camp ReLeaf, a weekend camp hosted by Triangle Hospice of Durham, North Carolina, has been helping...