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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/art
From ArtThe 2012 ACA National Conference will be held in Atlanta. My first national conference was in 1974 in Atlanta, so for me, returning to the same city thirty-seven years later brings back a flood of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/unpacking-summer-camps-lease-hath-all-too-short-date
Unpacking Summer: Camp's Lease Hath All Too Short a DateAfter the last marshmallow has roasted, the last sunset has sunk, and the last tear has dried, the aftermath of a summer at camp often reveals itself in, well, less than expected ways. Sure, there’s...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/current-challenges-camp-food-service
Current Challenges in Camp Food ServiceHesitation gave way to excitement as I unexpectedly grabbed the reigns of food service management, in the dripping, humid heat of a Texas summer camp season. Nine years had passed since I last served...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/alternative-businesses-camps-promoting-testing-web
Alternative Businesses for Camps: Promoting and Testing on the WebThe Web continues to make it faster, easier, and cheaper to test out new offerings. Your core business may seem secure for now, and your camp may have valuable assets accrued over time, but it is...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-character-interview-paul-tough
Camp and Character: An Interview with Paul ToughPaul Tough, author of How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, delivered a keynote speech on Thursday, February 14th, at the 2013 ACA National Conference...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/when-meetings-take-over
When Meetings Take OverBefore returning to the camp profession, I spent a couple of years working in higher education as part of the ministry staff at a small liberal arts Christian college. Our department's job was to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/four-simple-words-better-communication
Four Simple Words to Better CommunicationOne of the main challenges of being on staff at camp is the degree to which you suddenly have to communicate with so many people. Because you have decided to accept the awesome responsibility for the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/wanton-words-curbing-verbal-crudeness-cruelty-camp
Wanton Words: Curbing Verbal Crudeness and Cruelty at CampI love language. The beauty of a poem, the lyricism of a novel, the passion of a political speech, the sentiment of a heartfelt toast, the humor of standup comedy, and the simplicity of a handwritten...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lights-camera-action-writing-your-own-activity-script
Lights, Camera, Action: Writing Your Own Activity ScriptSummer is here — no more tests, projects, or homework for months! You are no doubt excited to take on a different kind of challenge . . . working at camp! But just because summer is here doesn’t mean...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/indifferent-spectators-leadership-lessons-camp-beyond
Indifferent Spectators: Leadership Lessons . . . for Camp and BeyondReflecting on the hands-off (called laissez-faire back then) attitude common among Harvard College students in the late 1800s, senior class poet George Pellew wrote, “We deem it narrow-minded to...