https://www.acacamps.org/parents-families/benefits-camp/value-camp

Results confirmed that camps build skills necessary to prepare campers to assume roles as successful adults.

https://www.acacamps.org/parents-families/benefits-camp

Camp helps children grow by providing a supervised, positive environment that has safety as a primary commitment.

https://www.acacamps.org/parents-families/benefits-camp/case-camp

The American Camp Association® (ACA) believes the organized camp experience is a vital component in the development and education of the whole child. ACA supports year-round educational opportunities...

https://www.acacamps.org/because-camp

Because of Camp...® so much is possible. At summer camp, children learn real life skills, develop self-esteem, and gain a sense of independence and community.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/bridgeusa-cultural-exchange-program-update

Before COVID-19, summer camps were hosting an average of 25,000 cultural exchange visitors through the BridgeUSA Camp Counselor program each year, filling critical leadership and specialty instructor...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/lessons-learned-acas-crisis-hotline-2021

Part of the magic of camp is the unexpected. In most cases, the unexpected means spontaneous, unscripted moments of connection, growth, and renewal — but the unexpected can also mean uncertainty, or...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/how-has-summer-camp-shaped-me

For this post, Chaco invited guest blogger, Nick Maciel, to share how camp has shaped him as an adult. Oh, the dog days of summer. There is nothing quite like the feeling of sunshine and warmer...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-redwoods-group-working-together-bring-safety-training-camps

The American Camp Association (ACA) is excited to announce a collaboration with The Redwoods Group to further the availability of camp safety training courses.

https://www.acacamps.org/testimonials-value-camp-cultural-exchange-programs

Camp has always been a unique developmental environment that weaves global citizenship with other outcomes such as critical thinking skills, leadership, and character development. And now more...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/tips-lyme-disease-prevention-camp

As staffers, parents and kids prepare for another memorable summer at camp, there is one important detail that must not escape our attention - doing everything possible to ensure that children are...