https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-global-giving

Giving has always been a critical lesson that we teach campers and staff as part of the camp experience. Living and learning together, campers must give respect to their peers and camp staff. In...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-directors-want-know-about-2012-summer-enrollment

“The camp is in a turnaround . . . climbing back after multiyear decline.” — Respondent, Fall 2012 Enrollment Survey The Spring 2012 Enrollment Sneak Peek seemed to indicate a good summer ahead...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nobody-ever-tells-me-anything-communication-camp

Growing up, my sister’s catch phrase could have been, “Nobody ever tells me anything!” because she said it so often. More and more, this sentiment is being shared at summer camp, too. Our camp staff...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/juego-el-aprendizaje-serio

Me llamo Peg Smith y soy madre de dos chicos ya crecidos, profesional experta en la niñez temprana y directora ejecutiva de American Camp Association. Me gustaría compartir un par de observaciones...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/lo-que-los-ni%C3%B1os-necesitan-para-tener-%C3%A9xito

Paul Tough, autor de How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character (La manera en la que los niños triunfan: Determinación, curiosidad y el poder oculto del...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/por-qu%C3%A9-escribo-sobre-los-campamentos

 “¿No crees que eres un poco mayorcita ya para asistir a los ‘campamentos cristianos’?” Eso no es exactamente lo que esperaba leer entre los comentarios del libro de visitantes de mi sitio...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/revised-ada-requirements-what-do-they-mean-you

Though the idea of working to include disabled people in all facets of life is an old idea, it has relatively recent regulatory roots. Beyond being a good idea, that concept has been the proverbial “...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/woods

This month's guest on Peg's blog is Lance Ozier, member of ACA's national Committee for the Advancement of Research and Evaluation (CARE) and former education coordinator at Project Morry....

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-expect-your-summer-camp-job

So you’ve found your dream job this summer — you’re working at camp for the first time!* You’ll be spending your summer playing with kids, making a positive impact on their lives, having tons of fun...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-creating-tomorrows-innovators

“Camp is not all about the performance, but the pursuit — the pursuit of relevant experience and knowledge.” The following article by ACA CEO Peg Smith* appeared in USA TODAY...