https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-january-23-2024-nasa-stem-webinar-dynamic-interviewing

In this issue: NASA and STEM webinar, Business of Camp early bird deadline, new Project Real Job blog about turning interview questions into outcomes for staff, and more....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-diy-really-good-idea

By their very nature, camp people are an extremely independent and self-sufficient lot. The most successful among them approach every adversity as a challenge and an opportunity to grow. But at the...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-names-henry-dehart-chief-operating-officer

Martinsville, IN — The American Camp Association® (ACA) announced today that Henry DeHart has been named chief operating officer of ACA, effective September 10, 2018.   ...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/retention-camper-staff-records

Questions we will address here include: Should camper and staff records be retained? If so, what should be kept and why? How should a camp retain such records and for how long? When may those records...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/increasing-your-community-footprint-case-study-equitable-camping

“Without Camplify? Gosh, I don’t know where we would be.” What began as a challenging weekend camp in elementary school has transformed into a year-round leadership journey for local...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-january-16-2024-advocacy-through-understanding-indigenous-appropriation-assessment

In this issue: an interview with Maulian Dana Bryant, one of the keynote speakers for the upcoming 2024 ACA National Conference, as well as Indigenous Appropriation Assessment tool....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cits-our-future-leaders-risk-management-gray-area

For many of us, Counselor in Training (CIT) programs — sometimes called Leaders in Training or Junior Counselors — are an essential component of camp operations and culture. Not only do they serve...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/grants-camps-serving-ukrainian-refugee-campers-summer

The American Camp Association (ACA) is thrilled to offer grants again to camps that serve Ukrainian refugee campers during the 2023 summer camp season.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/crafting-healthy-conceptions-masculinity-what-summer-camp-experience-can-provide-boys

I was sitting in our chapel benches surrounded by towering pines as I listened to our leadership director, Dave Irwin, give his Sunday chapel talk in late July of 2016 at YMCA Camp Belknap, a...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/2024-aca-national-award-recipients-announced

The American Camp Association® (ACA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 National Awards. The award winners will be recognized at ACA’s National Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana,...