https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-supervise-what-light-do-you-see-yourself

Light shed on any situation makes it look different. It follows that the tone we set, both internally and externally, casts shadows and highlights different points of view. As a new supervisor, the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-standards-first-step-creating-safer-aquatic-environment

  The American Camp Association's (ACA's) National Standards Commission (NSC) is grateful to experts in related fields who provide insights and additional information to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/one-novel-coronavirus-two-afflictions

The camp industry will need a manual for how to have camp in a pandemic. It’s a manual that will need updating and revising and the input of many collaborators. It can only happen if camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/weak-board-vs-strong-board-why-care

What happens when the purpose, focus, talent, and emotional strength of a board of directors goes haywire? Chaos, confusion, frustration, heartache, and spiraling negativity are just some of the side...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovating-better-outcomes-2020-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/article/camping-magazine/american-camp-association-advocating-camps-good-times-bad

Dear friends, Our world has changed in unimaginable ways. This pandemic has presented incredible challenges to all of us. Those camps that have opened this season have faced tremendous obstacles,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/buying-camp-complex-process

Camp properties and operations are bought and sold every year. For the aspiring camp professional, the allure of owning and operating "the whole show" can be almost irresistible. However, the breadth...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/time-grieve-dealing-loss-change-summer-beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed life for many of us, and nearly everyone is experiencing some form of loss this summer — loss that may continue into the foreseeable future. We recently...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/moving-forward-together-july-2020

Dear Colleagues, I wish to express deep gratitude to all of ACA’s volunteers, leaders, donors, sponsors, partners, and members for your generous leadership and support over the past year and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/school-camp-partnership-working-together-brighter-future-our-students

Let’s face it; our collective national education system has some issues. Some might even say it needs a complete overhaul. Teachers are often overextended and under-funded, and the resources...