https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/pandemic-preparedness-how-concerned-should-camps-be

The threat of an Avian (Bird) Flu human pandemic has caused many camp professionals moments of concern. Both West Nile Virus and SARS conditioned us to taking note of threats posed by communicable...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/pictures-worth-issues-permission-photograph-campers-appropriately-using-those-photos

Do you own the copyright to photos you are using to recruit campers and staff? Are you using photos on the Web? Do you have permission from parents/guardians to photograph and use...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/weathering-changes-discriminating-mental-health-problems-normal-developmental-struggles-hard-reach

A camp director is stumped by negative changes observed in a veteran camper. Juan first came to camp as an energetic and enthusiastic eight-year-old. This year, at age fifteen, he walks away from...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/sports-recreation-related-concussions

Sports and recreational (SR) activities help to foster important social and team-building skills, while also improving health and quality of life. Unfortunately, participation in SR activity comes...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-share-your-time-talents-knowledge

It was seven years ago when I attended my first ACA National Conference in sunny Orlando. Seven years ago when I showed up not even knowing what region/section I belonged to. Seven years since I was...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/movies-you-dont-want-see-no-water-or-no-water-out

The Producers At camp, two facilities crises are truly "show stoppers." Hands down, the first is "no water." The old saying "You only want a drink when the well runs dry" couldn't be more true...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/creating-maintaining-healthy-camp-environment-strategies-camp-staff

As summer begins and all those carefully recruited campers begin to arrive, camp professionals often revisit orientation to assess if they've adequately prepared staff to handle various aspects of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ways-make-camp-memorable

Building a warm rapport with the campers in your group as well as the coworkers you live and work with day to day is the single most important way to positively impact the camp experience for...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-counseling-twenty-first-century-connecting-disconnected

Throughout the year, Camping Magazine publishes articles for full-time camp professionals. Once a year, it is written specifically for you — the camp staff who are on the front lines doing...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/bullying-behavior-boys-what-do-about-it

Ty, an eleven-year-old returning camper, is sitting on the porch of your cabin. You have brought him out away from the other boys, just as you were trained to do, because he has been relentlessly...