https://www.acacamps.org/resources/educational-partners/nasa

Through their partnership, ACA and NASA collaborate to deliver space exploration and STEM learning resources that help camps inspire curiosity, critical thinking, and discovery.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/membership-recruitment-retention-leader-resources

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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/golden-lens-contest

The J. Wendell and Ruth T. Howe  Golden Lens Awards photography contest.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/staff-training-issue-camping-magazine

Each year, the May/June issue of Camping Magazine is devoted to staff training — perfect for Staff Orientation!

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/covid-19-resource-center-camps

The safety and health of campers and staff is always the highest priority at camp, and camps have a long history of planning for and managing communicable diseases. With the spread of the coronavirus...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/consequence-character-how-summer-camp-promotes-character-leadership-entrepreneurship

Even casual observation reveals the powerful role the summer camp experience plays in accelerating character development in children and teens. The question then becomes "What's next?" The answer, it...

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...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/17-gaps-your-emergency-action-plan-how-fill-them

Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) are required of all employers by federal law. No types of businesses are exempt. So, every camp — no matter its type, size, or location — must create and train its...