https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ten-ways-we-can-respond-inappropriate-behaviors

This summer at camp you are bound to encounter some behaviors that are inappropriate. The types of possible behaviors are too numerous to list. As frontline staff, having a range of strategies to...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-ultimate-21st-century-skills-learning-environment

By Andy Pritikin   It used to be so easy. Mom was home, and kids wanted to play outside, as we only had seven channels on the television (and no central air). Boy, how times have...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kids-healthy-lifestyles-how-camps-can-help

Child Obesity: A National Public Health Problem As the child obesity epidemic rears its overweight head across the nation, affecting one in five children, camps can play a vital role in the rescue...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/homesickness-it-isnt-just-campers

With technology, there is simply more to miss. Here are some tips on how to get through it. One of the more interesting challenges borne of this era of connectedness and technology is that camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/raising-bar-case-quality-outdoor-education

Outdoor education is not a very large industry, but certainly an important one. There is great diversity in how outdoor educators approach their missions, but we have much in common. We do not pursue...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/looking-back-education-formal-sense

Doing good work with and for youth has been a hallmark of the camp experience since its inception. Very quickly, there was recognition that the place and space of camp was also "good" for the staff...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/acas-raise-bar-initiative-capturing-magic-camp-tangible-data

Matthew Smith is the camp communications and strategy director at Longacre in Pennsylvania, and cohort leader (along with Scott Brody, owner/director of Camps Kenwood and Evergreen in New Hampshire,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/healthy-camp-depends-you-six-things-staff-can-do-have-healthy-summer

You've probably heard your camp director say, "Counselors are the backbone of any camp." Although somewhat cliché, camp directors see daily evidence of the truth of that phrase. Directors can develop...

https://www.acacamps.org/link/small-business-administration-health-care-reform-assistance-employers

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/argument-we-must-learn-make-camp-creates-advantage

As I’m sure is true with many camps, we spent several weeks last October and November recruiting and visiting families in the major cities from which we draw campers. It is a fun and sometimes...