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Succession Planning: Raising Up the Next Generation of Leaders
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
What will this industry look like in twenty years? That depends on us. That's right; don't look over your shoulder to see who else is going to step up. As leaders of youth, we know...
Practical Leadership: What We Can Learn from Simon Says, Show and Tell, and Sharks
November 1, 2010
There is so much good information about leadership. There are books about leadership with themes ranging from the military to Mickey Mouse; there are seminars, workshops, retreats...
Developing and Keeping Great Counselors
November 1, 2010
It takes a great staff to make a great camp. Jack Weiner once said: "With the right counselors, camp could be held in a parking lot." When one looks at all of the possible aspects...
Environmental Impairment Risk
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
Our world is fragile and so are we! Could we have a starker reminder of this than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year? There are many...
“Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime . . . ”
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
"My sometime is now," the tune continues. In 1964, crooner Dean Martin knocked the Beatles' "Hard Day's Night" from their number one pop chart perch with that bit of wisdom. Almost...
Therapeutic Camps as Respite Care Providers: Benefits for Families of Children with Disabilities
November 1, 2010
Introduction We know that attending camp has considerable benefits for children with disabilities, but what about the advantages to their parents? With advances in medical care...
The Cycle of Camp
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
When I mention to people that I'm a Girl Scout, they give me the "once-over." You know, moving their eyes up and down my body, then adding; "Aren't you a little old to be a Girl...
From Peg - November 2010
Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
Message discipline is difficult. Yet, in a complex association such as ACA, the demand for clarity is paramount. For an organization to grow, it must learn how to walk that thin...
Recruiting, Interviewing, and Hiring to Ensure the Best of the Best
November 1, 2010
Recruiting, interviewing, and hiring staff is the most important part of your job as a camp director. It is the single most time-consuming and, at times, tedious task you will...
Pedagogically Speaking - Part 2: Big Questions for Contemporary Educators
January 1, 2015
My kids wish they went to school in ancient China, during the Zhou Dynasty, which lasted roughly from 1050 BC to 250 BC. They would have been taught the Six Arts: rites, music...
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