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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/growth-through-play

Growth through Play

About a year and a half ago, as I was nearing the completion of my college degree, I faced the reality of beginning my true adult life and was largely overwhelmed by the idea of it all. I surfed...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/help-camp-research/aca-research-forum

2025 ACA Research Forum

The 2025 Camp Research Forum will be held in conjunction with the American Camp Association National Conference, February 18-21, in Dallas, TX.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/everything-everywhere-all-once-how-summer-camps-help-emerging-adults

Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: How Summer Camps Help Emerging Adults

Growing up requires many important developmental stages and steps one must master. Camp can help.

https://www.acacamps.org/conference/app

2024 National Conference App

We are pleased to be able to offer a mobile app to enhance your experience during the 2024 ACA National Conference. 

https://www.acacamps.org/conference/friends-of-camp-sponsors

Friends of Camp Sponsors - 2025 National Conference

Camps on Campus   First-timers Orientation...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lost-boys-finding-their-way-summer-camp

Lost Boys: Finding Their Way at Summer Camp

Are boys in crisis? Popular literature (Raising Cain, Lost Boys, Boys and Sex) and theater (Dear Evan Hansen) seem to suggest so. Terms such as “boy code” and “toxic masculinity” further paint a path...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/cdc-releases-updated-covid-guidance-day-overnight-camps

CDC Releases Updated COVID Guidance for Day and Overnight Camps

ACA encourages all camp operators to review this updated guidance and make any necessary adjustments to their COVID protocols for this summer to protect the health of campers and staff and ensure the...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/view-here-navigating-covid-19-camp-summer

The View from Here: Navigating COVID-19 at Camp This Summer

This blog from Laura Blaisdell, MD/MPH, FAAP, covers important concepts for camp directors to understand when it comes to operating this summer.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/behavior-management-steroids-how-turbocharge-reinforcements-consequences-change-kids-behavior

Behavior Management on Steroids: How to Turbocharge Reinforcements and Consequences to Change Kids’ Behavior

All of your campers want to behave well. It’s just that some of them haven’t learned how to behave well, in certain ways. That’s where you come in.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/covid-19-tests-apply-free-tests-summer-2022

COVID-19 Tests — Apply for Free Tests for Summer 2022

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with state, local, and territorial health departments to allocate five million rapid, point-of-care, and over-the-counter tests per...