https://www.acacamps.org/blog/feed-your-trees-how-evaluate-virtual-camp-programs
Feed Your Trees: How to Evaluate Virtual Camp ProgramsHello camp friends, and thank you for taking a moment to think about evaluation during a time when evaluation seems less critical than the other big challenges you are likely facing right now. We...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/what-covid-19-means-camps-ascap-music-license
What COVID-19 Means for Camps and the ASCAP Music LicenseThe American Camp Association (ACA) and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) have an agreement in place that allows ACA-accredited camps to use ASCAP licensed music...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/quality-online-camp-programming
Quality in Online Camp ProgrammingIf you are pivoting to online/virtual programming for part or all of your 2020 camp season, then you’re likely exploring how best to translate what you do physically in person at camp to an online/...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/care-other-peoples-children-part-1-things-every-camp-should-start-doing-now
In the Care of Other People’s Children, Part 1: Things Every Camp Should Start Doing NowOver the last 30 years, I have not only been a camp director and owner but have also worked in the role of providing professional risk management education within the camp, youth development, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fostering-quality-athletic-programs-camps-promote-lifetime-physical-activity
Fostering Quality Athletic Programs in Camps to Promote Lifetime Physical ActivityFor most of us, summer brings warm feelings and we readily associate summer with the camp experience. Camps have had a long tradition in this country providing valuable life skills and motor skills...
https://www.acacamps.org/link/north-american-association-environmental-education
North American Association for Environmental EducationNAAEE promotes excellence in environmental education throughout North America and more than 30 countries throughout the world. NAAEE is dedicated to strengthening the field of environmental education...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-encourage-camp-staff-return-next-year-evening-reflections-program-based-psychological-needs
How to Encourage Camp Staff to Return Next Year: An Evening Reflections Program Based on Psychological NeedsStaff retention is a significant challenge for many seasonal camps. Although camp managers do their best to achieve high or even equal retention rates of their seasonal staff, it is still very likely...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/they-pull-trigger-what-staff-campers-need-know
Before They Pull the Trigger: What Staff and Campers Need to Know“You’ll shoot your eye out!” Ralphie Parker’s mother, teacher, and even Santa Claus uttered five words of warning in the 1983 classic movie A Christmas Story. All Ralphie wanted for...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/your-staff-are-hired-now-what
Your Staff Are Hired: Now What?You have hired your staff, but training does not begin for another few months. For our camp staff to be prepared to work with children on Day 1, their training must begin well before the buses pull...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/5-year-impact-study-phase-2-findings-responsibility-independence
5-Year Impact Study Phase 2 Findings: Responsibility and IndependenceACA's 5-year impact study is a national research project focused on the lasting impacts of summer camp.