https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-counselors-good-judgment
In the Trenches: A Counselor’s Good JudgmentCamp directors: Please share this column with your staff. During the camp season it's more important than ever for them to read this. Taking care of other people's children, as you do at...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/research-fun-safety-camaraderie-outdoor-adventure-heros-journey-program
Research: Fun, Safety, Camaraderie, and Outdoor Adventure at the Hero’s Journey ProgramHero's Journey is a free-of-charge, wilderness-based summer camp program for youth living with serious illness. As a developmentally appropriate and challenging extension of the traditional camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-movin-right-along
Building Principles: Movin’ Right Along . . .Whether the current program has your camp bursting at the seams and you're considering expanding, or you're ready to look for another property to host your organization, there comes a time when you...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/gumption-grown-here-how-adventure-camps-help-adults-youth-toughen
Gumption Grown Here: How Adventure Camps Help Adults and Youth to ToughenThere was a day when it was thought that being an American and having "gumption" went hand in hand. As Dennis R. Rader writes in Learning Redefined: Changing the Images that Guide the Process...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-lessons-summer-camp
A Place to Share: Lessons from Summer CampBobby arrived later than all the other campers, a habit I would soon come to expect. He waited awkwardly in the rec hall doorway. He clutched a black plastic bag of clothing and toiletries, and in...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-parents-camp-health-services-creating-sane-partnership
Risk Management: Parents and Camp Health Services - Creating a Sane PartnershipCamp professionals have long talked about forming a partnership with parents. First articulated by Bob Ditter, the concept has moved deeply into various policies, practices, materials, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-experience-every-child-eleanor-eells-award-winners-2013
A Camp Experience for Every Child: Eleanor Eells Award Winners 2013Imagine a world where every child benefits from a camp experience . . . This is the goal of camps across the country as we continue to strive for ACA's 20/20 Vision — to serve 20 million children...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-talk-your-child-about-choosing-healthy-food-camp
How to Talk to Your Child About Choosing Healthy Food at CampGuest post by Diana K. Rice, RD, staff dietitian of The Kids Cook Monday. As any parent knows, equipping kids with the life skills they’ll need to make good decisions and live...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/5-things-all-parents-should-know-about-todays-camps
5 Things All Parents Should Know about Today's CampsResults from ACA’s latest Emerging Issues Survey are in! The camp experience has been around for more than 150 years, and camps are constantly evolving to meet the needs of today’s kids and...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/10-tips-making-most-your-first-year
10 Tips for Making the Most of Your First YearGuest post by Tamsin Andrews So you’ve made it. You’ve finally got that e-mail or phone call or snail mail letter and you’re over the moon, you’re on staff, and it’s like being a camper...