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While Goodbye Is Never Enough for Me, It’s Perfect for Him
by Jessica Lahey 1501-laheyarticle.jpgI spent a lot of time in a foggy, hormone-soaked haze when I was pregnant with my first son. I was in law school at the time, and it was much more entertaining to...
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Imagine Respect, Inspire Resilience, Impact Responsibility
by Deborah Gilboa, MD 1501-gilboaarticle.jpg"Weeks! Why would your parents send you away for weeks? Were they getting divorced?" My freshman year of college, I was asked this question by a...
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ACA’s Raise the Bar Initiative: Capturing the Magic of Camp in Tangible Data
1501-raisethebar.jpgMatthew Smith is the camp communications and strategy director at Longacre in Pennsylvania, and cohort leader (along with Scott Brody, owner/director of Camps Kenwood and Evergreen...
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Understanding a Camp’s Right to Search
by Charles R. Gregg and Catherine Hansen-Stamp ©2014* Our topic is the search of a camper's or camp employee's belongings.read more
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Developing a Business Plan for Your Camp
Ann Sheets business-plan-camp.jpgWhether you are just starting a camp, looking for new investors in your operation, or looking for a loan to improve facilities at an existing camp, a well-thought-out...
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Getting Social With It
Angela Ambrosini 1503gettingsocial.jpgIt is said, even among the youngest of audiences, that if you are not on social media you don’t exist. Think about it: You may have already researched my...
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Now and Then: Summer and School Camp
by Jim Parry 1503nowthen.jpgThe fine art of getting children outdoors and the genuine growth it facilitates has long been known. Aristotle said, “In all things of nature there is something of the...
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Voluntary Disclosure Statements — Emerging Issues and Laws
voluntarydisclosure.jpgEMERGING ISSUES AND LAWSChild protection is a top priority for the American Camp Association (ACA). Therefore, it is a mandatory ACA Accreditation standard for camp staff to...
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Emerging Issues: Immunizations, Measles, and Other Communicable Diseases
Emerging Issues: Immunizations, Measles, and Other Communicable Diseases Recent outbreaks of measles in the U.S. have brought heightened attention to this highly contagious disease. Add to that the...
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Rejectology: Helping Dorky Kids Fit In Requires Understanding Social Rejection
Christopher Thurber, PhD 3 boys with solemn look on facesYou know them when you see them: the boys and girls who don’t mesh. Maybe their shorts are pulled up a tad too high; maybe they don’t know the...
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