https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/no-reservations-needed-please-be-seated-five-course-staff-training-smorgasbord
No Reservations Needed! Please Be Seated for a Five-Course, Staff-Training SmorgasbordDuring the spring of each year, many camp directors are faced with what can seem to be an overwhelming task of planning for staff training. While it is tempting to use the same "recipes" from...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/importance-character-development
The Importance of Character DevelopmentAn Interview with Ron Kinnamon Character. Integrity. Purpose. Responsibility. Every year camps and camp professionals strive to bring a diverse community together around common values and...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/para-comprender-el-acoso-en-del-entorno-de-los-campamentos
Para comprender el acoso en del entorno de los campamentosConsejos para los padres ¿Qué es el acoso? El acoso es el comportamiento agresivo de un niño o un grupo de niños que aprovecha el poder que tienen para causar dolor o intimidar a los demás....
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/mantener-asequible-el-costo-de-los-campamentos-0
Mantener asequible el costo de los campamentosLos campamentos son una experiencia que transforma la vida, una experiencia posible para todos los niños y todos los presupuestos. Y aunque sea una experiencia invaluable, su costo no tiene por qué...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/do-it-your-way-how-understanding-your-personality-will-make-you-better-counselor
Do It Your Way: How Understanding Your Personality Will Make You a Better CounselorSo you have decided to spend your summer working with children, and living with them, too. While presenting more challenges than your typical summer job, you can have a powerful impact on the lives...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/heightened-awareness-camp-counseling-going-beyond-great
Heightened Awareness Camp Counseling: Going Beyond GreatTell your campers stories. Give them the rich gift they are missing when they stare at a screen. The stories do not need to be great — just tell them. By the time your campers arrive, you...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/chance-vs-choice-staff-decisions-typical-camp-day
Chance vs. Choice: Staff Decisions in a Typical Camp DayWhen I think back to my first summer as a camp counselor over twenty years ago, I wish I knew then what I know now about working with a group of energetic campers. I was assigned to live with ten...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/impact-loss-free-undirected-play-childhood-what-camps-can-do-about-it
The Impact of the Loss of Free, Undirected Play in Childhood (And What Camps Can Do About It)All camps are proud of their program offerings and the skills they teach children. They are equally proud of the traditions that may in time grow to be part of campers' lives. However, as wonderful...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/yes-you-need-be-grownup-every-day
Yes, You Need to Be a Grownup Every DayWhat did I get myself into, or why did I come back? These unspoken questions go through the minds of many staff during the first hour of orientation. Yes, camp is an awesome place to spend the summer...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/new-thinking-needed-helping-kids-avoid-or-cope-homesickness
New Thinking Needed on Helping Kids Avoid or Cope with HomesicknessANN ARBOR, MI 2010 — A new report urges parents and children's doctors to change their thinking about homesickness among children, to see it as a nearly universal but highly preventable and treatable...