https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/eleven-tips-build-resilience-campers

Recent events like Hurricane Sandy and the school shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary hit us hard. Across the country, we became consumed by news reports of these events and wondered how the lives of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-training-what-do-you-expect

Summer camp staff training — what exactly is it? If you take all the ideas and definitions; all the content from years past provided by the American Camp Association (ACA), the health department, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/reflections-hiring-camp-staff

Hiring young women and men who are prepared to put campers' needs before their own is by far the most important thing I do each year. With year-round programs offering short-term residential...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/most-appreciated-thank-you-note-you-will-ever-write

Remember your parents always reminding you to write thank you notes after birthdays and other holidays when you were on the receiving end of a gift? My guess is that it probably was not your favorite...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-parents-want-know-camp-counselors-should-know

As a camp counselor, you are about to assume an important role. Parents are going to give you their children to take care of for the length of their stay at camp. The term used to describe this...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/human-need-belong-evolution-how-we-think-about-camps

Humans are social creatures by nature, driven by a need to belong. Camps are social institutions by definition. As camp professionals, it is critical that we take time to understand the intricacies...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/interviewing-potential-camp-nurses-questions-help-identify-successful-candidates

As seasoned camp professionals can attest, some nurses are cut out for camp nursing and some definitely are not, but most candidates for the job fall someplace between the two extremes. The interview...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2011-eleanor-eells-award-winners-leaders-program-excellence

From biking programs to therapeutic camping programs, the 2011 Eleanor Eells Award winners certainly lived up to the criteria of “program excellence.” ACA interviewed the directors at each award-...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/children-nature-how-camp-teaches-kids-think-green

After a long day of exercise and fun at camp, children’s eyes can be much bigger than their stomachs! Camps across the country are encouraging children to put on their plates only what they will eat...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/it-win-it

Congratulations! You have just taken on one of the most rewarding jobs there are! Supervising camp activities or taking care of other people’s children is typically a very different kind of job than...