https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/begin-end-mind

The first thing summer camp counselors should do going into camp season is decide how they want campers to remember them once the season ends.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/connecting-campers-age-screens-social-media-fortnite

Connecting with campers can be difficult for summer camp counselors now that campers have more screen time than ever.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fumble-recovery-transforming-string-failures-robust-success

This article shows summer camp counselors how to turn past and present failures into future successes.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/hungry-attention-reward-campers-crave-most

Let's start with a riddle. As a camp counselor, you carry a powerful reward for campers with you wherever you go. Whether your realize it or not, you will distribute this reward to campers throughout...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/me-first-keys-self-care

We've all been there! You're excited about your new job and all goes well for the first few days (maybe weeks). Everything is new and exciting. Adrenaline helps smooth any fears or irritations. But...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/interrupting-isms-what-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

Many campers experience homesickness. This article will advise summer camp counselors how to help their campers overcome homesickness.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sorry-not-sorry

We've all been there. We're trying to help or referee some situation with kids, we're told a few things or parts of the story, and we think we know what happened, so we turn to the kid who we think...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/make-copies-or-make-difference-camp-real-job

There has never been a better time to work at camp!

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/unleashed-power-you-alignment-engagement-part-1

Dear 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...