https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-belonging-age-anxiety

Where do you belong? Close your eyes for a second and ask yourself that question. Can you picture a place where upon arrival you feel totally safe, respected, and loved? If you can picture the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/connection-moving-forward-together

Scientific studies suggest that 21st-century learning skills like creativity are fundamental contributors to how our brains develop. Brain development is stimulated by social and emotional...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/buffet-serving-line-family-style-pros-cons

What type of dining service does your camp use? To get an idea of what is currently popular in camps, I conducted a survey among camp food service directors and received some insightful responses...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-whats-name

Is the answer to any of the following questions yes in relation to your camp? Have you purchased the assets of a camp and kept the name? Do you lease your camp premises to third parties...

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

The ACA National Conference is about connections. There is an instant familiarity that connects the camp community. The overenthusiastic hellos when greeting old friends,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/unleashed-power-them-alignment-engagement-part-2

Dear Camp Director: No doubt some of the greatest demands you face are attracting, motivating, and retaining summer staff. Among the challenges are aligning your counselors to mission and helping...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/meet-staff-where-they-are-not-where-you-wish-them-be

Unanswered emails. Requests (demands) for time off. Over-involved parents. What's the matter with young people today? Most likely nothing! We have more in common with this cohort of staff than one...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/mindsets-matter

An Interview with David Yeager, PhD David Yeager, PhD, is an experimental development psychologist at the University of Texas at Austin. He researches and works to find solutions for adolescent...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/shaping-unselfie-kids

An Interview with Michele Borba, EdD A former classroom and special education teacher, Michele Borba, EdD, is an internationally renowned educator, award-winning author, and parenting/ child...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-become-servant-leader

I strongly believe that an organization is not defined by its products or its glitzy marketing. The people who work for the organization are its true assets. A leader who takes care of their people...