https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/perfect-place-read-encouraging-love-reading-camp

“Yes, a reading program fits into camp. Sherwood [Forest] Camp is a lot more than camping, mosquitoes, and swimming — it’s aimed at the whole child.” — Parent of a 2011 reading program participant...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/can-i-have-another-bowl-cereal-using-summer-food-service-program-your-camp

“Can I have another bowl of cereal?” The shy boy was one that regularly asked for seconds at breakfast, and I suspected he didn’t eat dinner regularly at his house. He was a camper at my small...

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/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-orient-health-center-staff

Everyone knows that camp staff need orientation to effectively do their job. Why, then, do health center staff often report that they don’t get any? The team hired for your health center certainly...

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...