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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/there-reason-understanding-challenging-behavior
There Is a Reason! Understanding Challenging BehaviorI once worked with cat. Not a “meow” cat, although that’s how she identified herself to me. She was a thirteen-year-old girl who insisted she was a cat. You can imagine how hard it was for her at...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camper-outcomes-increase-regardless-session-length-beyond-anecdotal-evidence-increased-competence
Camper Outcomes Increase Regardless of Session Length: Beyond Anecdotal Evidence of Increased Competence, Independence, and Friendship SkillsSession length may not be as vital to the accomplishment of developmental outcomes as directors are anecdotally sharing. Interestingly, no empirical support exists for the conventional wisdom that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/conflict-camp-world-peace
Conflict, Camp, and World PeaceSaving Civilization by Filling in the Gaps in Traditional Education Conversations online and off have focused recently on stopping violence and conflict. From Ferguson to France, from Baltimore to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/find-something-do-no-prop-games-camp
Find Something to Do! No-Prop Games for CampIn between all the wonderful events you have during your camping program this year, there will always be those random moments of opportunity. Every one of you should have a dozen or more ideas of how...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-correspondence-camper-parents-not-so-lost-art-letter-writing
Staff Correspondence to Camper Parents: The “Not-So-Lost” Art of Letter WritingYou might be surprised to discover that even in today’s frenzy of corresponding through text messages, e-mails, tweets, and other social media avenues, letter writing is still being used as a way for...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-camp-directors-wish
Risk Management: A Camp Director’s WishSoon hundreds of children and camp staff from all over the world will be joining me here at my camp. This is the beginning of the much anticipated and long-awaited summer of 2013. My wish is that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-plugged-or-unplugged-benefits-each-camp
In the Trenches: Plugged or Unplugged — The Benefits of Each at CampI just got off the phone with the very thoughtful and reflective Jamie Cole, one of the owner/directors of Camp Robin Hood in Freedom, New Hampshire. She wanted to know my thoughts about a new policy...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-primer-pumps
Building Principles: A “Primer” on PumpsThis month, we’re going to address where pumps work for you at camp, matching the equipment to the application, and some simple troubleshooting steps to get the most out of your pumps. Pumps move all...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-perceptions-perspectives-2012
Risk Management: Perceptions and Perspectives 2012Change is inevitable and everywhere. As we know, this is both good and not so good news. It’s good news for those of us who embrace change, revel in its benefits, and must employ the latest...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-your-label-embrace-giver
A Place to Share: Your Label to Embrace: GiverIn life we are accustomed to being categorized by type. Some categories are obvious: men and women, children and adults. Other categories are not as obvious but just as defining: Republicans and...