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The Case for Camp

The American Camp Association® (ACA) believes the organized camp experience is a vital component in the development and education of the whole child. ACA supports year-round educational opportunities...

https://www.acacamps.org/parents-families/planning-camp/preparing-camp

Preparing for Camp

Preparing to send your child to summer camp? ACA has got you covered to help with choosing the right camp, packing, camp visits,and dealing with homesickness.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/first-contact-end-contract

From First Contact to End of Contract

We know that staff can be a challenge to find, attract, hire, engage, and retain. What makes the staff journey result in forward progress from start to completion of their camp experience? Current...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/case-camp-why-kids-need-it-now-more-ever

The Case for Camp — Why Kids Need It Now More Than Ever

Change is a part of life. It is often directly related to survival and can enrich one's life in ways unexpected. Childhood is in essence a time of profound change and development. It is exciting and...

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Find Year-round Camp Jobs

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https://www.acacamps.org/parents-families/planning-camp/preparing-camp/how-afford-camp

How to Afford Camp

There's a camp for just about every budget. Ask the director for summer camp scholarship options.

https://www.acacamps.org/parents-families/planning-camp/coping-homesickness-camp

Coping with Homesickness at Camp

The prescription for homesickness at summer camp is a simple solution of preparation and patience.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/service-animals-camp-yes

Service Animals at Camp. Yes. And. But.

Camps, wanting to be inclusive but protective of their program and maintaining its quality for all campers, have inquired about their obligation, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staffing-strategies-where-have-we-been-where-are-we-headed

Staffing Strategies: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Headed?

What happened throughout one’s generational history influences current views and perspectives, and camp directors carry those perceptions with them in their thoughts and actions — including those...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/yes-only-means-yes-until-something-better-comes-along-making-camp-best-offer-gen-z-staff

Yes Only Means Yes Until Something Better Comes Along: Making Camp the Best Offer for Gen Z Staff

Staff sign a contract, then inform you the week before camp begins that they won’t be coming after all. Or staff commit to working the entire season only to tell (not ask!) you they are leaving for...