With ACA’s new strategic focus on accreditation and research comes the need to evolve our practices and services at a national level. In order to accomplish these important tasks, two special task forces have been working diligently to prepare... Read More
Attend any gathering of camp professionals over the winter and spring, and you are bound to hear bits of conversations about enrollment. . .“How is enrollment going at your camp?” “We seem to be up a little overall, but especially with our girls... Read More
It’s National Park Week and National Environmental Education Week (NEEW) — why should the camp movement take notice? Sure, they are both nice events. All National Parks have free admission this week. NEEW celebrates environmental learning... Read More
"Being a camp counselor prepared me for life after college both personally and professionally."
In this video blog, ACA CEO Tom Holland reflects on his personal experience as a camp counselor, and explains the benefits of the job. Camp... Read More
A guest blog by Sterling Nell Leija
When I was a kid, I remember wanting to go to summer camp. Like many of your campers, I counted down the days! But I couldn’t honestly tell you I loved it. I was nervous in the days leading up to it... Read More
Last month, the American Camp Association’s new CEO, Tom Holland called the camp community to action to advocate for the passage of the Child Protection Improvements Act ― our bill to address access to background checks. Most likely, it was a... Read More
In many ways summer camp is synonymous with mentoring. It’s what counselors do. But what I have learned in my young career is that it doesn’t stop there. I was a 17-year-old counselor at North Star when for the first time I was called into Robert... Read More
As the Healthy Camp Education and Monitoring Program (HCEMP) committee studies MESH and its implications, I was interested to see some foundational work in this area. In reading, I learned about the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study done... Read More
