https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/federal-public-policy-updates
Federal Public Policy UpdatesTHE AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION’S PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA FOR THE 114TH CONGRESS MAKES THE HIGHEST PRIORITY OF TWO SPECIFIC GOALS: While it has been challenging to make progress in previous...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/emergency-preparedness
Emergency PreparednessContributed by Rhonda Mickelson and Susan E. Yoder. Severe weather used to have a season. Now, severe weather can happen at virtually any time of the year. Camps need to be prepared....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/case-melted-fingerprints
The Case of the Melted FingerprintsMy first time working at summer camp, in fact during my first week, I melted off every one of my fingerprints. I was only 16 at the time, and I remember feeling shocked that this could actually...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/whos-charge
Who's In Charge?A reality of today’s society is that many campers have parents who are separated, divorced or otherwise in a relationship that creates uncertainty for the camp regarding who is in...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/camper-medical-risks-trends
Camper Medical Risks and TrendsRecent trends indicate camp directors are buying less camper accident and sickness medical insurance and relying more on a parent’s insurance to pay for the occasional camper injury or illness. As a...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/sports-recreation-related-concussions
Sports and Recreation-Related ConcussionsSports and recreational (SR) activities help to foster important social and team-building skills, while also improving health and quality of life. Unfortunately, participation in SR activity comes...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/acas-raise-bar-initiative-capturing-magic-camp-tangible-data
ACA’s Raise the Bar Initiative: Capturing the Magic of Camp in Tangible DataMatthew Smith is the camp communications and strategy director at Longacre in Pennsylvania, and cohort leader (along with Scott Brody, owner/director of Camps Kenwood and Evergreen in New Hampshire,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/hover-over-send-button-nurturing-teenagers-through-their-first-job-application-process
Hover Over the Send Button: Nurturing Teenagers through Their First Job Application ProcessPicture the scene: A camp director makes a job offer to a counselor and receives a response of outrage that he has not been offered the job he wanted and, additionally, was not placed with his...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/last-dance
The Last DanceIt's late in the evening. My feet are tired. Music is reverberating in my ears. We've been dancing and mixing all night. Tonight is an incredible celebration, truly a hallmark event. This may be...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-counselors-good-judgment
In the Trenches: A Counselor’s Good JudgmentCamp directors: Please share this column with your staff. During the camp season it's more important than ever for them to read this. Taking care of other people's children, as you do at...