https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-dear-counselor

Dear Counselor, I love coming to camp every year, and I look forward to the end of the season and the feeling of accomplishment from all that I will have completed. I also love connecting with my...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-would-spider-man-do-using-our-power-responsibility-create-camp-world-we-want

Summer camp, unlike any other space or community, is a place where we can actively and comprehensively create culture. Think about some of the traditions at your camp. Simple things like the songs...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/prejudiced-pig-inside-your-mind-part-ii-how-see-your-campers-who-they-are-not-what-they-are

I used to roll my eyes at the mere mention of the word diversity. Four factors explained my defensive rejection of the topic. First, I resented the shortsighted practice of equating diversity with...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/training-social-justice-camp-staff

How do camps incorporate social justice into staff training programs? Five passionate, experienced, and insightful camp leaders discuss their professional and personal development as social justice...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/coaching-your-campers-better-friendships

"Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other's gold." — Girl Scout song based on a poem by Joseph Parry The classic campfire song "Make New Friends" reminds us that our...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/comeback-kid-learning-lead-summer-camp

“Leaders lead. Period.” That truism — while straight and simple — reflects a cornerstone of the leadership training and consulting I do in business, higher education, nonprofit administration, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-united-across-generational-divide

Which "they" are you? Are you the counselor trying to tell your supervisor that things are not exactly as explained in training and the interview? Or are you the supervisor trying to get counselors...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/knowing-how-play-requires-strategy-structure

Play is an important part of how children grow. It is a universal phenomenon that has been passed down from generation to generation as a societal, expressive, and educational practice....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/communication-down-sideways

With so much communication being driven through mobile devices today, it is imperative that you know how to have meaningful face-to-face interactions at camp. You will not be texting your campers...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/six-habits-i-wish-every-counselor-had

Many years ago I traveled from my hometown of Boston to four different cities in the United States — Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and New York — and conducted a series of focus groups with...