https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/globalization-camp-movement
The Globalization of the Camp MovementIn American history books, 1987 will be remembered as the "dark year" of the Reagan administration, with shadows cast by the Iran- Contra affair, the Unabomber, and detonation of an atomic weapon in...
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/going-outdoor-school-talking-talk
Going to Outdoor School: Talking the TalkReturning from the 2011 ACA National Conference in San Diego, I began to reflect on how camps can impact a student's education. For the past forty years, my school district has sent fifth graders to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-counseling-twenty-first-century-connecting-disconnected
Camp Counseling in the Twenty-First Century: Connecting the DisconnectedThroughout 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/crucial-conversations-can-make-or-break-camp
Crucial Conversations Can Make or Break a CampEvery camp director has been there. In fact, if you’re like most camp leaders, you’re there right now. If asked, you could immediately name two or three people with whom you should have a crucial...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/she-thinks-shes-pregnant-what-do-we-do
She Thinks She's Pregnant — What Do We Do?Updated June 2014 with a new resource on state minor consent laws. Introduction...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/are-your-campers-picky-eaters
Are Your Campers Picky Eaters?With arms firmly crossed and sour-faced determination, ten-year-old Jaden said, “If I have to eat that, I’ll just go hungry!” Campers paused between bites and all eyes shifted to the two counselors...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/if-first-you-dont-succeed
If at First You Don’t Succeed . . .When I was six or seven, my parents decided I needed to do something structured a couple days a week during the day in the summertime. They ended up sending me to a gym camp, a local day camp that...
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Submit Your Story to Camping Magazine!Do You Have Camp Insights Or a Personal Experience to Share? Submit your writing to Camping Magazine. If you have a personal camp experience you think would inspire others, our A...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/do-you-know-what-you-believe
Do You Know What You Believe?At this year’s ACA National Conference in Atlanta I had the privilege of co-hosting the unfortunately titled session: “Breakfast with the Legends.” Our intrepid conference chair reported that young...