https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-belonging-age-anxiety

Where do you belong? Close your eyes for a second and ask yourself that question. Can you picture a place where upon arrival you feel totally safe, respected, and loved? If you can picture the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/next-wave-isnt-blue-or-red-its-young-understanding-supporting-gen-z

In November 2018, 15-year-old Greta Thunberg began a two-week strike in front of the Swedish Parliament. She was on a mission to bring attention to the looming threat of climate change and to protest...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-connections

The ACA National Conference is about connections. There is an instant familiarity that connects the camp community. The overenthusiastic hellos when greeting old friends,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/unleashed-power-them-alignment-engagement-part-2

Dear Camp Director: No doubt some of the greatest demands you face are attracting, motivating, and retaining summer staff. Among the challenges are aligning your counselors to mission and helping...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/got-agency-how-camps-can-help-kids-develop-greater-agency

Agency is the ability to act as an effective agent for yourself — getting your mind, body, and emotions in balance to think clearly and make choices that improve your life. Simply put, agency is...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/connection-moving-forward-together

Scientific studies suggest that 21st-century learning skills like creativity are fundamental contributors to how our brains develop. Brain development is stimulated by social and emotional...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovating-elevating-camper-futures-2019-eleanor-eells-award-winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence recognizes camps that epitomize the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide sterling programming that...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/middle-adolescence-age-14-16

Developmental Milestones Increase their hypothetical reasoning abilities Conduct increasing future planning Experience further sexual maturation and explore issues of...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/helping-kids-change-their-stories-what-we-are-learning

This is the third post in the blog series Helping Kids Change Their Stories — A Taste of Camp Measurement North of the Border.

https://www.acacamps.org/annual-giving-fund

Making a contribution to the American Camp Association’s Annual Fund safeguards the future of the camp experience for thousands of deserving children each year.