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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sign-sign-everywhere-sign
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a SignIn May 1971, the Five Man Electrical Band's "Signs" peaked at number eighteen on the rock and pop charts. For the unfamiliar, it's about excluding others through signs like job descriptions that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/autumn-opportunity-assess-your-camps-health-services
Autumn: Opportunity to Assess Your Camp’s Health ServicesAs the busyness of summer gives way to a more laidback autumn, many camp professionals find themselves considering changes and adaptations to make the next camp season even better. Part of that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/low-tech-lovin-it
Low Tech and Lovin’ It!Another summer at camp has come and gone. It was my twenty-seventh. The mouth-watering smells and tastes of a campfire cookout. The life-long friendships. The hikes in the woods. And before I knew it...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/truth-consequences-interviewing-skills-camp-professionals
Truth and Consequences: Interviewing Skills for Camp ProfessionalsRaymond (not his real name) is an experienced camp director on the East Coast. When it comes to interviewing staff, Raymond feels especially confident about his ability to "sniff out the good ones."...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/message-20-20-toolbox
A Message from 20/20 ToolboxAs we celebrate the third anniversary of the 20/20 Toolbox series in Camping Magazine and start a new publication year, we are given not only a chance to pause and reflect on what we have...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campers-have-world-good-insights-aca-sites-facilities-programs-report-2011
Campers Have a World of Good — Insights from the ACA Sites, Facilities, and Programs Report: 2011Each year, camp staff members spend days — if not weeks — preparing facilities, activity areas, and programs so their campers can enjoy fun, educational, and life-enhancing experiences. Whether...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/creating-community-through-nature
Creating Community through NatureAn Interview with Joseph Cornell From a young age, author Joseph Cornell felt the awe and wonder of nature. For nearly forty years, Cornell has shared his passion for nature with the world,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/thirty-feet-air
Thirty Feet in the Air"Amanda, I know you can do this." The counselor Ashley held out both hands to the girl in front of me on the ropes course, looking her directly in the eye. It was good that Ashley had so much faith...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camps-classrooms
Camps and ClassroomsRustling footsteps blend with plumes of voices rising to the open sky where stars twinkle like city lights in distant worlds. And not far from the peaceful glow of fireflies and flashlights, summer's...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/girls-camp-overcoming-relational-aggression
Girls at Camp: Overcoming Relational AggressionAuthor's note: The names and certain identifying characteristics of the campers on which this article is based have been changed to protect their privacy. The resulting thoughts...