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Character Cultivation: Character at Camp
January 1, 2025
One of the goals of the Character at Camp initiative is to provide camp professionals with educational resources and content to help support the character work you are already...
Cultivating Character
January 1, 2025
As we begin a new year, we find ourselves in a time of unprecedented transition — in the world around us and here at ACA. I want to personally thank Tom Rosenberg for his passion...
2024 Camping Magazine Editorial Index
Fri, 12/20/2024 - 15:20
View an archive of editorial indexes . Featured Articles Camps and the Transformation Economy Sam Aboudara, March/April Innovation at Work: 2024 Eleanor P. Eells Award Winners...
2024 November/December Camping Magazine
Fri, 11/01/2024 - 16:33
This issue focuses on leadership development with articles about mentorship, leading with vulnerability, strategic thinking, and more.
The Impact of Attending a Local Conference
November 1, 2024
We’ve said goodbye to campers, handed staff final paychecks, and stored camp supplies. As I stowed the odds and ends that make up camp, I reflected on the many things we all do to...
Positive Outcomes Through a Mentor Mindset
November 1, 2024
“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image but giving the opportunity to create themselves.” – Steven Spielberg Immersive camp experiences...
2024 September/October Camping Magazine
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 15:11
View the digital issue . Features DEI Snapshot: Assessing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategies across Camps Lisa Meerts-Brandsma, PhD Welcoming International Counselors...
Learning to Know People at Camp
September 1, 2024
“The real act of, say, building a friendship or creating a community involves performing a series of small, concrete social actions well: disagreeing without poisoning the...
Enter The 2025 Golden Lens Contest
Tue, 07/02/2024 - 11:17
The J. Wendell and Ruth T. Howe Golden Lens Awards photography contest.
2024 July/August Camping Magazine
Mon, 07/01/2024 - 10:34
View the digital issue . Featured Articles The New Geographic Demographic for Day Camps: Hiring Staff Outside Your Area Code Emily Golinsky, MS Camping for a Healthier Climate...
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