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Useful Techniques for Maintaining Physical Distancing in Groups
March 11, 2021
Anytime a group of people gathers together there is an atavistic human instinct to draw closer. Closer to the speaker so to be able to hear what is being said. Closer to friends...
Innovation in Camp
March 1, 2021
Camp means many things to many different people. At its core, camp is people serving kids. To lifelong summer campers and camp directors, the word “camp” conjures specific and...
Emergent Camp Trends
March 11, 2021
Heading into summer 2020, the summer camp industry was flourishing. With close ties to overall economic indicators such as disposable income and leisure time, the robust economy of...
Marketing and Advertising in 2021 — Are You Tower Records or Spotify?
March 11, 2021
As the chief marketing officer for the American Camp Association (ACA), I get to serve the field of camp and camp professionals who, in turn, empower the lives of children and...
Does Your Camp's Culture Reflect Your Values?
March 11, 2021
Camp has completely influenced the person I am today. It has made me kinder, more patient, open-minded, and optimistic. Camp showed me how much I love being in the beautiful...
Five Trends in Camp Evaluation
March 10, 2021
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), while weather refers to short-term changes in the atmosphere, climate describes what the weather is like...
Scars
March 9, 2021
Mike, Jim, Sarah, Eric, Jake, Marina, Michael, Hunter, Pierce . . . the names roll off my tongue too readily, capturing the enormity of loss too often. In the life paradigm that is...
Becoming Part of the New Normal
March 9, 2021
2020. Shall we say 2020 was a year to remember or one to forget? Camps across the country are even still trying to decide as leadership teams dig deeply to identify how they can...
Health Screening Has Evolved: Does Your Practice Reflect That?
March 9, 2021
Health screening, a practice typical to most camps' opening day process, has undergone an evolution. Granted, some changes were kick-started by our COVID-19 experience but, like...
Food (Justice) for Thought
March 9, 2021
Picky camp eaters — we all know them. In surveying the amount of leftovers on a given day and fielding phone calls from families and guardians about the food, this begs the...
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