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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/revised-ada-requirements-what-do-they-mean-you
Revised ADA Requirements: What Do They Mean to You?Though the idea of working to include disabled people in all facets of life is an old idea, it has relatively recent regulatory roots. Beyond being a good idea, that concept has been the proverbial “...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-orient-health-center-staff
Risk Management: Orient Health Center StaffEveryone knows that camp staff need orientation to effectively do their job. Why, then, do health center staff often report that they don’t get any? The team hired for your health center certainly...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-global-giving
A Place to Share: Global GivingGiving has always been a critical lesson that we teach campers and staff as part of the camp experience. Living and learning together, campers must give respect to their peers and camp staff. In...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/important-bullying-resources
Important Bullying ResourcesFor over a decade, the American Camp Association has provided camps with a variety of resources regarding bullying. The 2012 edition of the ACA standards include a standard requiring that training be...
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...