https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/quality-programs-level-1-2

Quality Programs Level I is immersive, in-depth training designed to help camps build stronger, more supportive environments where youth thrive. Participants will:...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-heart-south-get-together-louisiana

Join us in Covington, Louisiana on October 3, 2025 for a day of networking and learning with fellow camp and youth development professionals. This get-together will feature an educational session,...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/camp-counselor-appreciation-day

Join in celebrating the heroes of millions of kids across the world—camp counselors—on Friday, July 10, for the fourth Annual Camp Counselor Appreciation Day! Established by the Sunrise...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/2027-aca-national-conference

Plan to join us for the 2027 ACA National Conference, February 16-19, 2027, in Louisville. Four-plus packed days of quality education, social and issues-based networking, professional trade-show...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/epic-workshop-winnekota-leadership-summit

Join fellow EPICs (Emerging Professionals in Camping) to connect about the issues that matter to you! This half-day preconference workshop, hosted at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls, will...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/character-academy-preconference-workshops-spring-leadership-conference

This workshop is free for members and $48 for nonmembers when you register by 4/4/2026. Not an ACA member?...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/alaska-camp-conversations

Join other camps in Alaska to connect and discuss the issues that matter most to you! Our goal is to build community among camp professionals Alaska learn about each other organizations, share...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/using-color-communicate-your-camps-culture

Lately, I have been thinking back to a particular summer early in junior high when I was eagerly anticipating my time at camp. I was not yet a camp counselor, but I aspired to be one as soon as...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/growing-tomorrows-leaders-today-cultivating-connection-confidence-curiosity-camps

At every camp, there’s a moment when a counselor steps forward, not because they have to, but because they want to. They notice a camper struggling, take initiative to help, and model calm for others...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/if-aristotle-ran-summer-camp-ancient-wisdom-modern-camp-leadership

“We are what we repeatedly do . . . therefore excellence is not an act, but a habit.” – Will Durant, paraphrasing Aristotle Every camp director wrestles with the same essential challenge. How...