https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/change-agents-social-entrepreneurship-summer-camp-experience

Lessons on leadership abound in the summer camp environment. And as we know, leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Some are loud; some are quiet. One is bold; another cautious. Many seek to lead...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/wow-your-campers-parents

“Hey, wazzup?” is a perfectly good greeting when meeting one of the counselors you’ll be working with this summer for the first time. But what will you say when you meet your campers’ parents?...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-inescapable-truth

Mark Twain’s reported to have observed that when he was fourteen, his father was so ignorant that he couldn’t stand to be around him. But he was amazed at how much his dad had learned by the time he...

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/place-share-give-your-campers-five-cs-success-21st-century

As a camp director, I am always on the lookout for articles, speakers, and individuals that can help me focus my efforts in the right place. I recently attended an orientation and multiple people...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/hipaa-camps-compliance-required

Introduction HIPAA is the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, first passed by the U.S. Congress in 1996 and administered and regulated by the federal Department of Health and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/post-camp-communication-when-what-how-should-we-connect-parents

Each year, millions of children apply to attend summer camp. Parents seek out educational and fun camp opportunities that will help their children grow in a variety of ways. In an effort to provide a...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/where-internet-ends-what-camp-teaches-21st-century-kids

Guest post by Mary Rogers A few years ago, someone asked me how camp could possibly still be relevant for children in the 21st century. As a camp professional, the answers seemed so obvious...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/we-teach-them-how-hope

Guest post by Megan Lawrence, director, Camp Wawayanda Darkness. The sun has shone in the past couple days . . . but I can’t remember it. Why? Why can’t I remember the...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/play-four-letter-word

Okay, so, I know I harp on play. Yet, with all the disparate nomenclature surrounding noncognitive skills, character building, and the plethora of “readiness” inventories, I find it may...