https://www.acacamps.org/kindred-groups/association-independent-camps
Association of Independent CampsIndependent camps have been leaders in the camp industry since the inception of that great American tradition — the camp experience. Since 1954, the private camp committee, under the chairmanship of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/general-guidelines-social-security-numbers-tax-withholding-international-employees-j-1-visas
General Guidelines for Social Security Numbers and Tax Withholding for International Employees with J-1 VisasWe have received numerous questions regarding social security numbers and the need for tax withholdings on international staff. While some questions on this topic can be answered clearly, others are...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/be-your-best-do-your-best-self-care-strategies-camp-counselors
Be at Your Best to Do Your Best: Self-Care Strategies for Camp CounselorsWhen you decided to be a summer camp counselor this summer, you made a great choice. Few summer jobs offer as many opportunities for personal growth and leadership development, or allow you to have...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/children-summer-camp-researchers-delve-parent-anxiety-what-do-about-it
Children at Summer Camp: Researchers Delve into Parent Anxiety and What to Do about ItWhen Bridget Trogden and her husband sent their son, Jacob, to camp last month, she was understandably nervous about sending her 12-year old to an overnight program. The week-long residential...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-camp-possible-others
Making Camp Possible for OthersThree summers ago, I stepped onto a bus as a small, shy, eight-year-old not knowing what to expect at Camp Canadensis. With tears in my eyes, I said goodbye to my mom, my dad, and my baby sister....
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/nasa-space-place-activities-your-campers
NASA Space Place: Activities for Your CampersNASA Space Place activities for summer camp attendees help campers to learn about space and earth science.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/moments-be-present-during-summer-camp-season
Moments to Be Present During the Summer Camp SeasonSummer camp season is a busy time for camp professionals, but don't forget to take time to soak it in.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/knowing-how-play-requires-strategy-structure
Knowing How to Play Requires Strategy and StructurePlay is an important part of how children grow. It is a universal phenomenon that has been passed down from generation to generation as a societal, expressive, and educational practice....
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/connecting-campers-moon
Connecting Campers to the MoonTo celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, these summer camp activities will help campers connect to the moon.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/becoming-innovator-camp
On Becoming an Innovator at CampAs the late behavioral psychologist Carl Jung once wrote, “The greater the contrast, the greater the potential. Great energy only comes from a correspondingly great tension of opposites.” Some of the...