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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/reflections-back-basics
Reflections: Back to BasicsFew people would disagree that we now live in a world of consumer capitalism. Our open lands and lakefronts in New England are slowly disappearing to development. Many young children are over...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-camp-people-are-different-regular-people
A Place to Share: Camp People Are Different from Regular PeopleMaybe it's ingrained from the way they were brought up, raised by camp counselors and campers alike. Or maybe it's the extra exposure to sunlight dappling their shoulders. Maybe it's the camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cultivating-camps-tech-free-traditions-digital-age
Cultivating Camp’s Tech-free Traditions in the Digital AgeThe camp director of one of the oldest and most respected camps on the continent remembers how, a few years ago, his camp's continuing tradition as a tech-free environment was especially hard for...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/preparing-kids-real-real-world
Preparing Kids for the "Real" Real WorldThere's a summer camp where kids do whatever they want, with whomever they want, all day long, as long as they aren't physically endangering anyone or putting anyone down. There are no bed times....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/leading-tomorrow-september
Leading for Tomorrow - SeptemberThe fall season, for our association, marks a time similar to the first days of staff training. It is a time of bonding when veteran camp leaders are excited to share their stories of the season and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/education-global-citizenship-role-summer-camp
Education for Global Citizenship: A Role for Summer CampWhat is global citizenship and why promote another seemingly bookish concept into a summer camp program? There are good reasons: positive youth development, influx of multicultural young people...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/autonomy-mastery-connection-true-gifts-quality-camp-experience
Autonomy, Mastery, and Connection: True Gifts of a Quality Camp ExperienceMaddie, a seven-year-old camper, sits on her bed looking frustrated. Her counselor hovers over her trying to get her to finish tying her shoes so she can join the rest of her cabin as they head for...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/circle-support-restorative-justice-summer-camp
A Circle of Support: Restorative Justice at Summer CampIt may very well be the case that matters of discipline, often grounded in interpersonal conflict, consume a disproportionate amount of time for counselors at summer camp. Or at least it seems that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-belongs-your-resume-highlighting-professional-development-value-working-camp
Camp Belongs on Your Resume: Highlighting the Professional Development Value of Working at CampFirst of all, thank you for working at camp — it makes a world of difference. If you’re reading this article you already know that, but not all hiring managers do. Scene 1 I’m talking with a...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/deceleration-how-radically-slowing-your-pace-can-make-you-smarter
Deceleration: How Radically Slowing Your Pace Can Make You SmarterGalileo Galilei did not go blind looking at the sun through his telescope, despite the urban legend promulgated by manufacturers of sun filters and even NASA. Instead, his blindness in his early...