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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/therapeutic-camps-respite-care-providers-benefits-families-children-disabilities
Therapeutic Camps as Respite Care Providers: Benefits for Families of Children with DisabilitiesIntroduction We know that attending camp has considerable benefits for children with disabilities, but what about the advantages to their parents? With advances in medical care over the past...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/everybody-loves-somebody-sometime
“Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime . . . ”"My sometime is now," the tune continues. In 1964, crooner Dean Martin knocked the Beatles' "Hard Day's Night" from their number one pop chart perch with that bit of wisdom. Almost fifty years later...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/environmental-impairment-risk
Environmental Impairment RiskOur world is fragile and so are we! Could we have a starker reminder of this than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year? There are many lessons which...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-keeping-great-counselors
Developing and Keeping Great CounselorsIt takes a great staff to make a great camp. Jack Weiner once said: "With the right counselors, camp could be held in a parking lot." When one looks at all of the possible aspects of camp in which to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/practical-leadership-what-we-can-learn-simon-says-show-tell-sharks
Practical Leadership: What We Can Learn from Simon Says, Show and Tell, and SharksThere is so much good information about leadership. There are books about leadership with themes ranging from the military to Mickey Mouse; there are seminars, workshops, retreats, and entire...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/succession-planning-raising-next-generation-leaders
Succession Planning: Raising Up the Next Generation of LeadersWhat will this industry look like in twenty years? That depends on us. That's right; don't look over your shoulder to see who else is going to step up. As leaders of youth, we know that we shape the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/aca-turning-points-leadership-lessons-past
ACA Turning Points: Leadership Lessons from the Past"The future begins with the past." —Mary Chapin Carpenter As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the American Camp Association (ACA), we have had several opportunities to "look back" at the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/culture-clash-consequences-camps
Culture Clash: Consequences for Camps"Emily" is a six-year-old camper in the "Jellyfish" group at an East Coast day camp. She is a new camper this year, coming into a group where about 70 percent of the campers are returning. She comes...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/child-sexual-abuse-prevention-critical-role-parents
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention: A Critical Role of ParentsHypothesis: "The fight against child molesters begins by parents teaching their children." The Problem Sexual abuse of children and youth remains an insidious concern in American society....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-2-grow-teaching-leadership-environmental-stewardship-new-york-city-youth
Camp 2 Grow: Teaching Leadership and Environmental Stewardship to New York City Youth"You learn about things that you do not learn about in school. It's actual reality and not sugar-coated. We learned how to work together. In school, they tell you to work together. I learned that...