https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lens-supervisor-success-meaningful-influence

I spent my later teenage summers working at Camp Friendship, where hundreds of guests — adults and children with special needs — enjoy recreational activities. After serving as a junior counselor and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-old-neighborhood-new-generation

Employers are “observing a lack of critical soft skills such as communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking” in today’s youth (Pace, 2012). Really? Schools are more rigorous than...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-speak-so-others-listen

When you speak, do people listen? More importantly, do they remember what you’ve said? Or, do you feel others simply tolerate or ignore you? If you’ve found yourself repeating messages or fighting to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-were-you-thinking-brain-based-staff-development-strategies

What Were You Thinking? Please read that question over again in your mind; listen to your inner voice’s tone. Too often that question is asked with sarcasm or anger. What if we sincerely ask that...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/tish

It’s an exciting time for the American Camp Association (ACA) as we continue to grow and adapt, remaining always relevant, open to new ideas, and responsive. Our organization is no different than...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-severe-weather-flood-risks

Extreme weather events seem to be happening more frequently. The root cause is still the subject of heated debate. Is the severity just a cyclical change, or is global warming precipitating an...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-if-william-shakespeare-wrote-hed-say-oils-well-ends-well

Ahhh, oil! Black gold. Texas tea. At least that’s how the opening to the television show Beverly Hillbillies referred to it. (Anyone else besides me remember black and white TV?) While some folks...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2014-golden-quill-golden-lens-winners

2014 Golden Quill Award Tried and True . . . and Hard to Do: Advancing Camp’s Original Mission Requires Better Precision, Not Better Packaging Chris...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/%C2%BFest%C3%A1-preocupado-con-la-idea-de-mandar-su-hijo-la-universidad-los-campamentos-le-pueden-ayudar

Ha llegado el momento. Se están acercando a la residencia de estudiantes universitarios que va a ser el hogar de su hijo durante los próximos cuatro años. Las clases han sido seleccionadas, se ha...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/5-life-lessons-learned-sleep-away-camp

Guest blog by Stacey Ebert For sleep-away campers, the end of June brought endless smiles. School closed for two whole months and our second family greeted us with open arms. Mornings were...