https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-best-better

Not too many job descriptions include expectations like, “Be able to rise early, go to bed late, and remain enthusiastic all day long.” “Work well with many different types of people.” “Share your...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/aeds-camp-yes-or-no

A colleague recently asked whether her camp should have an AED (automated external defibrillator) on site. Just three or four years ago, I would have responded to that question with a resounding "No...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/los-campamentos-en-mexico

In the colorful four-hundred-year history of Hacienda Santa Maria de Pipioltepec, few events have generated the level of anticipation — and volume — of the Keremess. Each summer, 140 children and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/are-cit-programs-worth-risk-how-can-they-meet-your-expectations

"He did what?" "She never acted like that when she was a camper." "Are you sure that’s what happened?" Do these comments sound familiar? Camps offering leadership development programs are sometimes...

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/case-studies-reveal-camper-growth

Every year camp directors receive letters from campers’ parents describing growth experiences that began at camp and have continued to impact their son’s or daughter’s life in the home and community...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/starfish-values-program

Moral education — the training of heart and mind toward the good — involves many things. It involves rules and precepts - the do's and don'ts of life with others - as well as...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/discipline-not-dirty-word-positive-responses-challenging-behavior

Challenging children are not out to get you — they are out to get their needs met. While there will be moments when it may seem precisely as if they are out to get you, more often than not...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/art-camp-how-arts-programs-fuel-self-expression-youth-development

The shiny coach bus rumbled to a stop just in front of a small, white bungalow bearing a faded green sign reading: Camp Office. Our chaperone, a freshly scrubbed college kid charged with maintaining...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/epidemic-translating-drug-prevention-principles-camp

The American Camp Association is committed to promoting healthy lifestyles for youth. In this issue of Camping Magazine we are pleased to present the second in a three-...