https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/highlights-2016-compensation-benefits-professional-development-survey
Highlights of the 2016 Compensation, Benefits, and Professional Development SurveyOn the job front, national employment reports are generally coming in positive, with some indication that salaries, wages, and benefits may be rising a little (see, for example, www.bls.gov). So how...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/evaluating-appreciation-possibility-friendship-skills-camp-youth-serious-illness
Evaluating Appreciation, Possibility, and Friendship Skills at a Camp for Youth with Serious IllnessThe purpose of this evaluation was to understand the outcomes of appreciation, possibility, and friendship skills in a traditional camp program for youth with serious and life-threatening illnesses....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/when-competition-just-right
When Competition Is Just Right"I don't want my child to take part in this contest you've dreamed up," a visiting parent told me on the grounds of my camp. "I don't want him to lose. He's not good at this." She pointed out to the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/research-you-can-use-summer-camp-place-apart
Research You Can Use: Summer Camp as a Place ApartResearch is more than surveys, interviews, and statistics — it can be a valuable tool to use when designing camp programs, training staff, or in your marketing efforts. But it's also a critical tool...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/three-new-mandatory-standards-2019
Three New Mandatory Standards for 2019After thorough discussion and review, the ACA National Standards Commission felt it appropriate to change the status of two current accreditation standards to "mandatory" status and add a mandatory...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/5-year-impact-study-phase-2-findings-responsibility-independence
5-Year Impact Study Phase 2 Findings: Responsibility and IndependenceACA's 5-year impact study is a national research project focused on the lasting impacts of summer camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/correction-three-not-two-new-mandatory-standards-2019
Correction: Three (Not Two) New Mandatory Standards for 2019In the fall 2018 CampLine (page 17), we stated there were two new mandatory standards that will impact all ACA-accredited camps in 2019. There are actually three (two of them address locking...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-accreditation-revised-standards-what-does-it-mean-your-camp
ACA Accreditation and the Revised Standards: What Does It Mean for Your Camp?No Visit in 2019? If your camp is not scheduled for an on-site accreditation visit in 2019, you need to: Sign the 2019 Annual Statement of Compliance prior to the start of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/five-ways-you-can-use-research-habit-formation-develop-staff
Five Ways You Can Use Research on Habit Formation to Develop StaffYou've probably read those statistics about the number of people who buy gym memberships in January and then never work out. Maybe that's totally you. The stakes for physical fitness are high — we...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2018-business-camp-interesting-trends-otherwise
2018 Business of Camp: Interesting Trends and OtherwiseTrends in camp business operations are altogether interesting and not interesting. Interesting because the business of camp is dynamic and evolving quickly to meet the demands of the 21st century,...