https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovation-work-2024-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camping-healthier-climate

Thinking about the impacts of climate change can make us feel helpless, scared, overwhelmed, and despondent. Many of our camps’ campers share those thoughts and think humanity is beyond hope. But the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-robin-hood-goes-green

Situated on 180 breathtaking acres in the shadows of New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest, Camp Robin Hood (CRH) works hard to instill in campers, counselors, and staff alike kindness and a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/new-geographic-demographic-day-camps-hiring-staff-outside-your-area-code

If you’re responsible for hiring staff to work at day camp, you may be summing up today’s to-do list in one short phrase: Find more people! Far from being the second choice for those who don’t...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/reimagining-faith-based-family-camp-model-family-togetherness

The Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia were settled by strong and resilient families. In Nelson County many families were in these mountains long before a local government was established in 1807....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nurturing-innovation-camp

If you look at history, innovation doesn’t come just from giving people incentives; it comes from creating environments where their ideas can connect. — Steven Johnson, scientist and author of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/are-your-vehicles-drivers-rolling-safely-season

The summer camping season is upon us! Welcoming user groups, families, and campers to join you for a one-of-a-kind experience of fun, camaraderie, and personal growth takes considerable preparation...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-june-25-2024-decoding-camper-behavior

In this issue: A Camping Magazine article offers advice on assessing camper behaviors and de-escalating problems as necessary, Camp Kindness Day in July, and more....

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/mini-usa-confirms-partners-mini-takes-states-2024

MINI USA is excited to partner with the American Camp Association for the first time. 

https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-june-18-2024-celebrate-juneteenth-mental-martial-art-readiness

In this issue: a blog discussing Juneteeth with 100 Black Men of Indianapolis’s Summer Academy program, article on how to train yourself to control your internal state, new Campwire podcast,...