https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/transitioning-teens-responsible-young-adults

Each generation tends to look at the next generation and claim things aren’t as they used to be. There was a time in the 1970s and 80s when summer job opportunities for teens were so limited that...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/realizing-unprecedented-success-tools-optimizing-your-plan

Working Your Plan After outlining the basic elements of a strategic plan and discussing a process that engages your key stakeholder groups, we now concentrate on...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/how-am-i-covered-use-misuse-additional-insured-status-camp-liability-insurance

The Big Picture An important step in the risk management process includes risk financing. The most common risk financing technique camps use is buying insurance. The insurance premium is the cost...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/why-do-young-people-work-special-needs-camps

When I first met Ed, I did not notice that he had no legs. He sat straight up in a wheelchair with long pants that hung down over the edge. I did not, at the time, find the absence of shoes or...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/basic-steps-strategic-planning

Someone reminded me recently that "it wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark!" At a time when management gurus echo the phrase, "out of crisis comes opportunity," it is indeed refreshing to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campers-food-allergies

Summer camp is a time for children to have nonstop fun indulging in their favorite activities. For children with food allergies, going away to camp is not a simple decision, yet many parents have...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/increasing-your-preventive-maintenance-efforts

Manage Time. Have staff do both reactive and preventive maintenance. Do not focus energies only on what's visible, or reactive maintenance. Train staff in preventive maintenance. Staff need to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/creating-leadership-team-making-cake

One of the biggest challenges camp professionals face is hiring, orienting, and training staff. It seems like an impossible task given the limitations of time, starting dates, school requirements,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/horses-wilderness-meeting-needs-youth-risk

The staff at Kamp Kessa, an adventure education and treatment program utilizing horses and the wilderness for youth who are considered at-risk and who have special needs in Frankfort, Kentucky, are...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/riding-programs-camp-enrichment-different-kind

Horseback riding has deep roots in the history of American summer camps, but stereotypical images of the expense and elitism of riding may get in the way of a full appreciation of the benefit and...