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Camping Magazine archives from January 2007
The values of the traditional camp experience: the power of play.
January 1, 2007... Childhood is moving indoors. Over the last two decades alone, children have lost twelve hours a week of time to engage in self-initiated activity. Eight of those lost hours were once spent in unstructured outdoor play. In contrast, the amount...
ACA's health & wellness standards: responding to change: risk management.(American Camp Association )
January 1, 2007... The word is out. ACA's new Accreditation Process Guide (2007) is making its way to the hands of camp professionals and standards visitors across the nation. Hand-in-hand with this goes a certain curiosity--what's changed and what's the...
Millennials shaping the future: an interview with Neil Howe.(Interview)
January 1, 2007... Keynote speaker for the 2007 American Camp Association National Conference Neil Howe brings his expertise as an author, economist, demographer, and media commentator on fiscal policy, retirement, and global aging to the table. In an exclusive...
The banner I carry: naturally.(childhood obesity)
January 1, 2007... Popular media and literature remind us of childhood obesity and how many hours children spend in front of one screen or another (not counting a cabin window screen). Then there is the constant disparity about global warming and habitat...
Reaching out: a place to share.(summer camps)
January 1, 2007... My first summer camp experience came along because of an accident. I was burned by cooking oil in a kitchen fire when I was eight years old. After spending months in the hospital and going through physical therapy, someone offered me a chance...
How camps can help adolescents self-manage diabetes: research.
January 1, 2007... Understanding how summer camps that utilize intentional programming are well situated to better meet the needs of campers is extremely valuable. The following study was presented at the 2006 Camp Research Symposium held at the American Camp...
Managing diversity: organiztional change part one: managing diversity--second in a series of five articles.
January 1, 2007... When the United States Congress passed the Immigration and Reform Act of 1965, senators, house members, and President Lyndon Johnson had little idea of the chain of events they were setting into motion. Senator Eugene McCarthy from Minnesota...
The role of skill building: building camps that care about kinds--third in a series of four articles.
January 1, 2007... Maybe Walt Whitman was on to something. When we think of the very best ways to help young people grow into productive, caring adults, we like to think that their experiences at camp matter. In this article, we explore what we learned from the...
The elephant in the living room: building principles.
January 1, 2007... By itself, this month's metaphoric title may already have caused some readers to turn the page because it suggests that the facility guy is on a tirade about something we all know about but don't want to discuss. Though I've hinted around it...
Learning from Lakamaga: why an architectural historian cares about summer camps.
January 1, 2007... Whenever I tell people that my research deals with the history of summer camps, they smile. Undoubtedly some of the smiles are triggered by fond camp memories: the smell of pine, perhaps, or the taste of s'mores. But sometimes (I suspect) the...
Epidemic: translating drug prevention principles to camp.
January 1, 2007... The American Camp Association is committed to promoting healthy lifestyles for youth. In this issue of Camping Magazine we are pleased to present the second in a three-part series of "Healthy Teens" articles written by Stephen Wallace, director...
The what and the why of camp releases.
January 1, 2007... While camps are certainly accountable to the families of their campers, they deal most fundamentally with children, minors, in delivering the traditional camp experience. Camps understand that they have responsibilities to minor campers, and...
The mid-winter blues: young professionals.(camps)
January 1, 2007... Think back to the last day with your camp staff this summer. Chances are good that there we're lots of tears, chants of "see you next summer," and the inevitable "I can't believe it's all over--I wish I could stay at camp all year!" I remember...