https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/wanton-words-curbing-verbal-crudeness-cruelty-camp

I love language. The beauty of a poem, the lyricism of a novel, the passion of a political speech, the sentiment of a heartfelt toast, the humor of standup comedy, and the simplicity of a handwritten...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lights-camera-action-writing-your-own-activity-script

Summer is here — no more tests, projects, or homework for months! You are no doubt excited to take on a different kind of challenge . . . working at camp! But just because summer is here doesn’t mean...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/indifferent-spectators-leadership-lessons-camp-beyond

Reflecting on the hands-off (called laissez-faire back then) attitude common among Harvard College students in the late 1800s, senior class poet George Pellew wrote, “We deem it narrow-minded to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/there-reason-understanding-challenging-behavior

I once worked with cat. Not a “meow” cat, although that’s how she identified herself to me. She was a thirteen-year-old girl who insisted she was a cat. You can imagine how hard it was for her at...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/blessing-least-favorite-activity

Guest post by Audrey Monke In her best-selling book, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, Wendy Mogel discusses the importance...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/family-matters-sending-siblings-camp

If you’ve got a multiple-kid household, you have a lot of choices when it comes to summer plans — including camp! First, assess each individual child’s readiness for camp. Consider...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-world-needs-summer-camp

It is not easy for parents to make the decision to send their child away into the waiting arms of strangers who promise to take care of them — people who promise to show them the wonders of...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/picking-right-day-camp

Now is a great time for parents to arrange a tour of a local day camp.  Whether parents are looking for a camp for the first time for their child or thinking about switching camps, going on a...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-full-circle-mothers-perspective

“Grace?” I knelt in front of her. She looked up at me, immediately sensing what I was going to say. A shadow fell over her eyes. “We’re going to go now.” “What?...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/protect-your-camp-your-campers-your-staff-unspeakable

It’s 6:27 a.m. on a sunny Tuesday morning. There you are, comfortably seated at your desk, ready for another great day, when you are called for assistance by a counselor to the health center. Upon...