https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/burgeoning-world-camp-research

Roughly thirty years ago, I packed in an urban-based career and founded a summer camp in central Ontario just north of the city of Toronto. Still, I continue to seek a fuller understanding of camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-thats-not-my-job

“To you much has been given, and from you much is required.” Beyond their Biblical roots, these are certainly words for everyone to live by. Whether part of the year-round or seasonal staff, everyone...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-camp-skills-are-real-skills

In my final few weeks of college, I spent a lot of time working on resumes. Or, more specifically, I spent a lot of time working on one resume — over and over again. A resume shouldn’t be too...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-what-you-will-get-out-national-conference

My first ACA national conference was in 2007, in Austin, Texas. What an incredible experience! Around 1,000 camp professionals congregated in the same place to talk about what we love. There were...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/supreme-court-clarifies-liability-supervisory-sexual-harassment-policy-training-become-virtually

On June 26, 1998, the United States Supreme Court issued two long-awaited decisions addressing the scope of employer liability for sexual harassment engaged in by supervisors. Both cases, Burlington...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/checking-criminal-histories

Every nonprofit organization is responsible for taking reasonable measures to protect service recipients from harm. This responsibility extends to all facets of a camp's interactions with its...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/new-light-shed-normal-sex-behavior-child

When the third-grade teacher noticed a student habitually touching her genitals as she sat in class, she became concerned and did what Federal law requires of teachers: she told the school...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/thirty-feet-air

"Amanda, I know you can do this." The counselor Ashley held out both hands to the girl in front of me on the ropes course, looking her directly in the eye. It was good that Ashley had so much faith...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-i-learned-woods

I spent the las t four summers of my life hidden behind a mass of trees and rolling hills. Separated from civilization by mere miles, I entered a world that sent my imagination whirling and my sense...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/20-20-toolbox-campify-school

The time has come to get rid of the desks in neat rows, get creative, look outside the box, and bring the camp experience to the classroom. Kids need the chance to develop life skills, develop strong...