https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-may-7-2024-seven-keys-making-magic-camp-summer

In this issue: Camping Magazine article offering tips on how to stay grounded so you can thrive while working at camp this summer, online staff training certificates, group purchasing benefit, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/maximizing-personal-professional-value-working-camp-summer

You’ve made an amazing choice to work at camp. You already know many of the reasons why your choice is amazing: the friends, the fun, the difference you’ll make in the lives of your campers. And I...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/mental-martial-art-readiness

You could be working an hourly job at some retail store or restaurant or engaging in free labor in an office internship. But let’s face it, most likely no one will remember the person who sold...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-heart-south-fall-gathering

Save the date for the Heart of the South Fall Gathering at Alabama 4-H Center. Don't miss out on this two-day event of top-notch professional development and networking. A variety of educational...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/taking-steps-away-native-cultural-appropriation-interview-andrew-corley

In this interview, ACA speaks with Andrew Corley, CEO of the YMCA of the Seven Council Fires. In May 2022, YMCA of the Seven Council Fires adopted its new name (formerly Sioux YMCA) as part of their...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-southern-california-hawaii-2024-hawaii-camp-leadership-day

Please join us for the ACA Southern California Hawaii-2024 Hawaii Camp Leadership Day at The Cathedral of St. Andrew in Honolulu, Hawaii.  This not-to-miss event features first-rate professional...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/milk-allergy-three-year-olds-death-sparks-expanding-food-allergy-protection-laws

Bubbly and energetic three-year-old Elijah Silvera attended a New York City daycare center. He had a severe milk allergy, which his daycare employees were aware of and had documentation for. Despite...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-april-30-2024-cultivating-culture-staff-retention-may-june-camping-magazine

In this issue: webinar to help with strategies for cultivating a culture of staff retention, measuring staff burnout, the May/June staff trainning issue of Camping Magazine, and more....

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/new-tool-measure-burnout-among-overnight-camp-staff

The Camp Counselor Burnout Scale is a nine-item self-report questionnaire that captures experiences of burnout among overnight camp staff.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2024-golden-quill-golden-lens-winners

The J. Wendell and Ruth T. Howe Awards recognize those individuals who contribute their talents to Camping Magazine. The Golden Quill Award is presented to the authors of quality...