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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/welcome-generation-camp
Welcome to Generation CampI live in Minnesota where the season’s changing is often dramatic and spectacular. One day it’s ten below zero and the next 65 with bright sun and birds gleefully singing. And although we are all...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-disabilities-campers
Learning Disabilities in CampersHow often do you see the following examples occur in campers? Kenny, a bright ten-year-old, focuses his attention on the counselor's directions during an activity. He appears attentive, but always...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/toward-understanding-adhd-developmental-delay-self-control
Toward an Understanding of ADHD: A Developmental Delay in Self-controlJosh can't keep his hands to himself when waiting in line. Seth seems to act irresponsibly. Megan never completes an arts and crafts project. These campers' behaviors may have a common link -...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/programming-real-wild-wacky-wednesday
Programming: Real Wild Wacky WednesdayWhat day is it when hugs earn points and strange hats with funky costumes are the norm? It’s Wacky Wednesday — a fun-filled day where everything is topsy turvy, a bit bizarre, and very extraordinary...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/play-healing-therapeutic-recreations-role-coping-grief
Play and Healing: Therapeutic recreation's role in coping with griefCamp can be an ideal setting to help children cope with the death of a loved one. Since 1991, Camp ReLeaf, a weekend camp hosted by Triangle Hospice of Durham, North Carolina, has been helping...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/welcoming-teen-workers-school-work-program-can-help-you-find-fund-staff
Welcoming Teen Workers: A school-to-work program can help you find and fund staffImagine a camp program with the power to improve the academic and social behavior of participants and to positively impact participants’ readiness for work, social development, and lifelong learning...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/growing-camper-understanding-typical-developmental-traits-children
The Growing Camper: Understanding the typical developmental traits of childrenEach camper will be different. They will come from different backgrounds, different family structures, and different socio-economic classes. However, just as they are different, they are the same....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/tips-camp-counselors-sage-advice-veteran-camp-director
Tips for Camp Counselors: Sage Advice from a Veteran Camp DirectorAs a camp counselor, your job is among the most important responsibilities anywhere - parents have entrusted their children to you. You have the charge of not only making sure they are safe, but of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/rainy-day-fun-rain-inspired-activities
Rainy Day Fun: Rain-Inspired ActivitiesRain doesn't have to be an unwelcome guest at your camp. It can be an inspiration for camp activities. Rainy days offer an opportunity to teach campers more about weather and for them to see...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/coping-homesickness-preventative-medicine-tried-true-remedies
Coping with Homesickness: Preventative medicine and tried-and-true remediesHomesickness is something that every counselor, activity instructor, nurse, administrative staff, and director will deal with at camp. It’s an inevitable phenomenon. What are the best ways to deal...