https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/important-information-regarding-revisions-aca-standards

A key role of the American Camp Association's National Standards Commission (NSC) is to regularly review and update (as needed) the ACA standards. Standards Revisions After an 18-month process...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/visas-international-staff-campers

Annually, nearly 30,000 international students provide cultural exchange as staff at camps in the United States.  International campers also provide an important aspect of cultural exchange as...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campculturalexchange

It's ironic that I've spent this fall encouraging Americans to advocate for the White House not to drastically reduce or eliminate J-1 visas for camp cultural exchange programs while also keynoting...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/j-1-visa-update

ACA is monitoring current developments related to the Summer Work Travel and Camp Counselor categories of the J-1 Visa.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-includes-me-where-do-we-go-here

This feature article is the first of an ongoing series of articles in Camping Magazine that will focus on inclusion, diversity, and cross-cultural agility to share in our...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-community-one-rock-time

Imagine taking a prospective family on a tour of your wholesome, backto- nature camp. You lead them down a dirt path, over a log bridge, and along the lake's edge on a route that also includes a...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/horseback-riding-program-resources-instructor-certifications

The following organizations provide training and certification for horseback riding programs. Contact information and course titles are provided for your convenience. If you have a question about an...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/adventure-challenge-program-resources

The following organizations provide training and certification for challenge/adventure course supervisors and staff.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/resources-sections-standards

ACA is committed to providing resources to assist in your accreditation visit planning and preparation. These resources include tip sheets, charts, standards-at-a-glance, links to relevant ACA...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/power-inspiring-visual-arts-program

Picture ziti pasta shells strung into a necklace with yarn or glued onto flimsy paper. Think back to dried leaves and flowers cracking and falling off of cardboard squares, or paint peeling off of...