https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/healthy-camp-depends-you-six-things-staff-can-do-have-healthy-summer
A Healthy Camp Depends on You: Six Things Staff Can Do to Have a Healthy SummerYou've probably heard your camp director say, "Counselors are the backbone of any camp." Although somewhat cliché, camp directors see daily evidence of the truth of that phrase. Directors can develop...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/counseling-teens-how-help-teenagers-create-memorable-summers
Counseling Teens: How to Help Teenagers Create Memorable SummersBeing a counselor to teenagers is one of the most important jobs you will ever have. During this summer, you will learn more about life than you can possibly imagine. And as is often the case with...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/conquering-burnout
Conquering BurnoutBurnout can creep in at any time during the summer. If it does, know you are not alone. To conquer it, try to get away from the camp property on your days off; change your schedule if possible or...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cultivating-constructive-camper-habits
Cultivating Constructive Camper HabitsIt is the middle of the summer. You have probably already greeted many new and returning campers and have enjoyed some of the fun that camp offers. You have also probably discovered or rediscovered...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/healthy-camps-update-whats-focus-phase-three
Healthy Camps Update: What’s the Focus for Phase Three?With eight years of the Healthy Camps initiative completed, the program recently launched its third phase of inquiry. The focus for 2015–2017 is the mental, emotional, and social health (MESH)...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-arcadia-century-family-values-adaptable-change
Camp Arcadia: A Century of Family Values but Adaptable to ChangeI grew up at Camp Arcadia. I was so excited to finally be a real camper in 1942. My mother, Juliette Meylan Henderson, called Mum Mum by everyone, was directing the camp with her father, Dr. George...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/my-perspective
My PerspectiveI have spent many interesting summers at my town summer day camp in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and I am excited to be part of that experience again. I met some very good friends at camp and some people...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campers-affinity-nature-environmental-education-programs
Campers’ Affinity for Nature in Environmental Education ProgramsIntroduction We've all looked into a group of students' eyes, as we share the intricacies of the food chain or the magnificence of the carbon cycle, and asked ourselves, "Are they getting this?" But...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/maintaining-perspective-there-still-place-camper-accident-sickness-insurance-your-camp-risk
Maintaining Perspective — Is There Still a Place for Camper Accident and Sickness Insurance in Your Camp Risk Management Plan?Healthcare costs are out of control in our society, driven largely by Americans' lifestyles, attitudes regarding exercise, and unhealthy eating habits. These costs are exacerbated by our litigation-...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-play-date-camp
In the Trenches: Play-Date at CampDear Bob, We often have campers who, no matter how carefully we try to place them in a group, just don't seem to fit in. Most of the time a camper like this will simply keep a low profile or just...