https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/raising-bar-case-quality-outdoor-education

Outdoor education is not a very large industry, but certainly an important one. There is great diversity in how outdoor educators approach their missions, but we have much in common. We do not pursue...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/transgender-youth-role-camps-might-play

You may be asking yourself, "What does a discussion about transgender individuals have to do with me? Why am I reading this in Camping Magazine?" We've had the conversation about the LGBTQ community...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/your-resume-flexibility-adaptability-creativity

At camp, do you realize that you’re learning flexibility and adaptability, while also practicing your creativity? Ask yourself these questions before adding to your camp job description on your...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-real-job

Everyone has skills and abilities. Some are your unique aptitudes and talents that come to you naturally and easily. Other skills and abilities will be added or improved upon through education,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/bug-juice-other-culinary-delights

Take two parts graham cracker, two parts chocolate bar; one part large, toasted, gooey marshmallow pressed between the graham crackers; and insert the conglomeration of flavor and mess into the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/implementing-change-practical-tips-early-camp-director

When I was seventeen, I was hired for the second summer at my beloved home camp by the veteran camp director. She had become my mentor and friend through all my years as a camper, teen leader, and...

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/configure-ideal-smartphone-apps-camp-staff-download-install

By now you have probably figured out that you have very limited cell service at your camp and/or that you will be asked to turn off your phone while working with campers. In the technological world...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/healthy-camp-depends-you-six-things-staff-can-do-have-healthy-summer

You've probably heard your camp director say, "Counselors are the backbone of any camp." Although somewhat cliché, camp directors see daily evidence of the truth of that phrase. Directors can develop...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/standards-friend-or-foe-revisited

Introduction Provoked in part by a proliferation of standards and offers of accreditation and certification, some in the outdoor industry are raising questions about the legal impact of standards...