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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fumble-recovery-transforming-string-failures-robust-success
Fumble and Recovery: Transforming a String of Failures into Robust SuccessThis article shows summer camp counselors how to turn past and present failures into future successes.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/interrupting-isms-what-do-if-campers-say-or-do-something-ist
Interrupting Isms: What to Do if Campers Say or Do Something "-Ist"This resource offers advice to summer camp counselors who need to deal with campers saying something "-ist."
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/helping-homesick-camper
Helping the Homesick CamperMany campers experience homesickness. This article will advise summer camp counselors how to help their campers overcome homesickness.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/make-copies-or-make-difference-camp-real-job
Make Copies or Make a Difference? Camp Is a Real JobThere has never been a better time to work at camp!
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/unleashed-power-you-alignment-engagement-part-1
Unleashed: The Power of You — Alignment and Engagement, Part 1Dear Camp Counselor: This summer you will join, figuratively, with more than 320,000 staff working at some 2,400 accredited camps serving more than 7.4 million children nationwide (ACA, 2013). And...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/four-secrets-effective-human-interaction-camp
Four Secrets for Effective Human Interaction at CampWhen you agreed to work at camp, you immediately made the decision to have fun, challenge yourself, and change lives. While the format to accomplish this will be provided for you by your camp, the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/calming-camper-conflicts
Calming Camper ConflictsConflicts between kids at summer camp can arise for a wide variety of reasons. Here are some steps to help guide you through conflict resolution.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/art-science-youth-development-role-camp-counselor
The Art and Science of Youth Development: The Role of the Camp CounselorWhat do campers need from the counselors who work with them? They need caring relationships with adults they can trust. They need clear limits, high expectations, and healthy challenges. Campers need...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/new-data-staff-compensation-benefits-how-does-your-camp-compare
New Data on Staff, Compensation, and Benefits: How Does Your Camp Compare?Here's a snapshot of new data we collected from ACA camps about all things staff-related.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/results-2019-spring-snapshot-survey
Results of the 2019 Spring Snapshot SurveyIn the latest Research 360 blog, Director of Research Dr. Laurie Browne shares the results of 2019 Spring Snapshot Survey. The purpose of the survey was to gain insight into summer camp spring...