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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-work-your-boss
How to Work with Your BossWorking at a summer camp can be challenging, especially if you’re in a year-round position and dealing with a difficult boss.
https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-volunteers
Accreditation VolunteersVolunteers are the heart and soul of the ACA-Accreditation program. Without Accreditation Volunteers, the American Camp Association would not be able to implement the Accreditation program. ...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2023-july-august-camping-magazine
2023 July/August Camping MagazinePersonal and professional development issue.
https://www.acacamps.org/ohio/scholarship
ACA, Ohio Professional Development ScholarshipThe purpose of the scholarship support fund is to help increase access to professional development for youth development and camp professionals.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/fair-labor-standards-act-applicability-camps
Fair Labor Standards Act - Applicability to CampsThe Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-you-dont-know-can-hurt-you-improving-incident-documentation
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Improving Incident DocumentationA group of teenage campers was participating in a team building activity that required them to solve a problem. One of their solutions to was to raise one of the smallest kids as high as they could...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/personal-finance-camp-pros
Personal Finance for Camp ProsMy story as a camp professional is classic. I spent a summer after college as a canoe trip leader at a camp in northern Wisconsin, expecting that it was going to be a no-big-deal, fun summer — but it...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/annual-report/2022-annual-report
2022 Annual Impact ReportThis year's report focuses on addressing nationwide mental health concerns, staffing shortages, and broadening partnerships and collaborations to provide more children and young adults of all...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/state-laws-regulations
State Laws & RegulationsVerifying best practices for the extensive range of camps requires a system that is broadly applicable and constantly updated. Currently, states vary significantly in their oversight of camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/growing-together
Growing TogetherWhile applying for summer jobs in 2021, I stumbled across the Princeton-Blairstown Center (PBC). I wasn’t very familiar with experiential education, but it appeared similar to the hands-on learning...