Camp Connection

Here are the most recent blog posts for staff, professionals, and the public. Interested in guest blogging for ACA?

Mental, Emotional, and Social Health Situations at Camp
October 10, 2017

Linda Ebner Erceg, RN, MS, PHN, shares some mental, emotional, and social health (MESH) situations that may occur at camp and how to respond appropriately.
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CampWire Episode #4 — Dan Lee on the Mississippi River
October 3, 2017

Dan Lee is paddling the Mississippi River to send kids to accredited camps. ACA had the unique opportunity to interview him while he was paddling and talk about this motivation behind the trip, his experience with camp, and more.
Boost Your Camp Scholarship Fundraising with the Help of ACA
September 11, 2017

By participating in Camp Moves Me and raising money for your scholarship program, you are giving more children the chance to experience the lifechanging, positive effects of camp.
Moving Mountains and Herding Cats: Closing Summer Camp
August 21, 2017

The last camper was picked up (46 minutes late, but you won the last office pool). Now your staff stands idly bewildered at what to do next. You and your staff have been flying through the space-time of summer faster than Han Solo’s Kessle Run,... Read More

There Is Still Good in This World
August 10, 2017

I had the most delightful, inspiring experience recently.

I was invited to be a guest judge at the “Mountaineer Cook-Off” at Mount Laguna. “Mountaineers” is our teen program at Marston – they spend only their first and last nights at camp... Read More

Preparing Campers for the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse: How to Make a Printable Pinhole Projector
August 7, 2017

Hi, my name is Carolyn and I am an informal education outreach specialist at NASA, partnering with Christine Shupla of the Lunar and Planetary Institute to bring NASA to camps.  My job is to help promote the study of the stars, the sun, the moon... Read More

Tips for Calming Down Overwhelmed Camp Counselors
July 24, 2017

“It’s hot.” “I’m tired.” “My campers are crazy.” “My co-counselor is not pulling his/her own weight.” “I am just not sure I have enough left in my tank to finish the summer.”

All of these are excuses or complaints that I and many other... Read More

The Doldrums of Camp: Overcoming the Mid-Summer Slump
July 11, 2017

As a camp director, when the middle of the summer drew near, I found myself gathering my leadership team to prepare for a possible journey through "the Doldrums." In the children’s novel, The Phantom Tollbooth, a young boy, endlessly bored by the... Read More

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