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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/psychology-camper-success
The Psychology of Camper SuccessJames, an adorably awkward first-summer camper, sits on a bench outside Campcraft preparing to take his knife safety test. You tell him to begin, and — biting his lip in concentration — he flips open...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/hunters-farmers-why-adhders-can-thrive-summer-camp
Hunters and Farmers: Why ADHDers Can Thrive at Summer CampIn examining the etiology behind the widely diagnosed Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), one school of thought, championed by Thom Hartmann, author of the Complete Guide to ADHD...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/meet-hakeem-oluseyi
Meet Hakeem OluseyiIf necessity is the mother of invention, then resilience is the mother of reinvention. Hakeem Oluseyi, PhD, world-renowned cosmologist, science educator, and humanitarian, is well acquainted with...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/exploring-power-moments
Exploring the Power of MomentsAn Interview with Dan Heath Whether we’re 11, 26, or 92, we all have special memories that we return to again and again, that remind us of happy events with family and friends, challenges we’ve...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/restorative-powers-nature
The Restorative Powers of NatureAn Interview with Florence Williams Growing up a city girl in a family that valued extended outdoor time, Florence Williams is today a science writer and environmental journalist, bestselling...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/positive-futures
Positive FuturesI have been blessed by a wonderful career as a camp director and educator in our field. It has been gratifying to see the lives of generations of campers and staff members transformed over the years...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/solving-certification-mystery
Solving the Certification MysteryWith ominous dread, our kitchen crew expected “the visit” any day now. Health inspector drop-ins typically occur in the midst of summer camp chaos, the busiest time of year for camp professionals....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/great-things-have-small-beginnings
Great Things Have Small BeginningsIn 1861, Frederick W. Gunn and his wife, Abigail, took their students on a two-week summer camping trip. The very popular program was repeated for the next several years — a small thing that is...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/new-kids-tent-changing-profile-todays-camper
New Kids in the Tent: The Changing Profile of Today’s Camper"Jason!" shouts Lamont, "Give me back my iPod® and get off of my bed!" Lamont gives Jason a little shove, and soon their counselor is trying to break up a shouting match. Both boys are eight years...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/working-camper-parents-prescription-success
Working With Camper Parents: A Prescription for SuccessThe summer's tales are not all in yet, but I am sure that if this summer is like any other, the economic downturn notwithstanding, there will be plenty of stories about over concerned, hovering...