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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/case-studies-reveal-camper-growth
Case Studies Reveal Camper GrowthEvery year camp directors receive letters from campers’ parents describing growth experiences that began at camp and have continued to impact their son’s or daughter’s life in the home and community...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kaleidoscope-opportunity-teaching-life-skills
A Kaleidoscope of Opportunity: Teaching life skillsCamp professionals know that camp provides the opportunity to teach life-long skills, such as creative thinking, decision making, and getting along with others. By developing goals for your program...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/embrace-world-grow-result
Embrace the World: Grow as a ResultCamp is often described as being a life-changing experience for children. The Directions research, conducted by the American Camp Association (ACA) in 2005, documented the significant growth in...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/evolving-look-camp
The Evolving Look of CampAward-winning author and architectural historian Abigail Van Slyck researches institutional buildings in order to find out what was on the minds of the people who built them. In her book A...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/going-outdoor-school-talking-talk
Going to Outdoor School: Talking the TalkReturning from the 2011 ACA National Conference in San Diego, I began to reflect on how camps can impact a student's education. For the past forty years, my school district has sent fifth graders to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/raising-bar-case-quality-outdoor-education
Raising the Bar: A Case for Quality Outdoor EducationOutdoor education is not a very large industry, but certainly an important one. There is great diversity in how outdoor educators approach their missions, but we have much in common. We do not pursue...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/self-reliant-camp
The Self-Reliant CampMost camps are located in relatively remote areas. So one might expect they'd be designed for self-reliance. They'd run on locally-sourced energy, water, food, and material, and they'd manage their...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ready-camp-avoiding-surprise-challenging-camper-behavior
Ready for Camp: Avoiding the Surprise of Challenging Camper BehaviorDear Bob: We had three boys in our day camp last summer, all six to eight years old, who had to be dismissed from our program. This represents an all-time record for us. Not one to be proud of....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/atypical-camper-jasons-story
The Atypical Camper- Jason's StoryWhenever a parent called with an interest in our camp for a child diagnosed with Asperger’s, I tried to meet the child to feel confident he could successfully adjust to camp. Jason was referred...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nurturing-campers-psychological-needs
Nurturing Campers’ Psychological NeedsHighly regarded child, adolescent and family therapist, and regular contributor to Camping Magazine since 1987, Bob Ditter will be speaking at the 2015 ACA National Conference. In an...