https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/contracting-your-camp-third-party-use-legal-practical-issues-use-agreements

Many camps allow the use of their facilities by outside parties ("user group"1) — that is, groups and individuals other than customary and traditional campers. These user groups and their events vary...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/i-just-want-my-kid-be-happy

Dear Bob, We had a 14-year-old returning male camper last year in our two-week resident camp who is generally a great kid but who presented with some behavior last summer that caused us to send...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/public-policy-updates-march-2019

Meals Provided to Employees A new tax has been imposed on meals provided to camp counselors and other staff during the course of their employment. While ACA believes the recent federal tax law...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/correction-three-not-two-new-mandatory-standards-2019

In the fall 2018 CampLine (page 17), we stated there were two new mandatory standards that will impact all ACA-accredited camps in 2019. There are actually three (two of them address locking...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/environmental-factors-camps-consider

Severe weather used to have a season. Now, severe weather can happen at virtually any time of the year. Environmental (nonweather-related) factors may include an identifiable element in the physical...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/inspiring-healthy-staff-culture-camp

I’m ardently proud of the high-quality camp staff experiences that professional camp directors strive to offer young adults each season. Full of career-enhancing and life-benefitting skills, a summer...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-growth-mindset-summer-camp-environment

Establishing a growth mindset at summer camp can help you learn how to grow professionally.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/relationship-based-leadership-be-more-boss

Develop strong leaders at summer camp by engaging in advocacy, cultivation, empowerment, and service.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/why-everyone-edge-these-days-make-your-camp-stress-anxiety-free

Anxiety in children in climbing steadily in the US. Learn how to make your summer camp stress-free.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ur-strong-igen

The total was 254. It was the last day of the fall trimester at the independent high school where I’ve been working for 20 years. Until our health center adopts electronic...