https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/expand-your-mesh-capacity-summer-begins

Consider these scenarios: A parent calls: “My child has ADD and takes medication for depression. Can she come to camp?” A counselor dashes into your office: “We need you at Cabin 5. A camper...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/turn-radio

The end of a summer day. We sit out on the front porch. The heat eases as the sky darkens and stars slowly emerge. The crackle of a radio broadcast punctuates the relative silence of the night, the...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/native-american-night-sky-storytelling

Explore the mysteries of our Universe with Sky Tellers! Ten Native American myths and legends investigate the reason for day and Night, why we have seasons, the origin of the stars and other wondrous...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/role-skill-building

Building Camps That Care About Kids — Third in a Series of Four Articles Maybe Walt Whitman was on to something. When we think of the very best ways to help young people grow into...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/role-safety

Building Camps That Care About Kids — Second in a Series of Four Articles We've all heard the story of Chicken Little. The falling acorn had Chicken Little convinced that the sky was...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/role-youth-involvement

Building Camps That Care About Kids—Fourth in a Series of Four Articles “The fact that campers are happy and active does not necessarily mean that the camp is achieving important...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/role-supportive-relationships

Building Camps That Care About Kids — First in a Series of Four Articles Once upon a time twenty camp directors had the opportunity to find out what campers and staff really thought about...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/whats-difference-between-camps-programs-sessions

Camp Typically, the physical site or location where the programs happen. Program The package of activities used as a means of achieving the program's goals. Session  ...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/it-can-happen-you-10-things-you-can-do-tighten-security-your-camp

With 3 sites, 14 individual day camps, 500+ acres and more than 5000 campers and staff on our grounds each day, the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds has spent the last 5 years focusing on its unique...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/childrens-mental-health-camp-what-our-role

Few children's issues have drawn more attention, or been more controversial, than those involving their mental health. For example, in the past twenty years, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder...