https://www.acacamps.org/blog/3-weeks-summer-camp-what-i-learned-educator-being-camp-parent
3 Weeks at Summer Camp: What I Learned as an Educator by Being a Camp ParentI feel like I just spent three weeks at Jewish summer camp. I experienced the highs of color war, the exhilaration of kayaking in the lake, the fear of the high ropes course, and the spirit of...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/whats-youth-outcomes-battery
What's up with the Youth Outcomes Battery?In this blog post, Laurie Browne, PhD, gives an update on the Youth Outcomes Battery tool and discusses what to expect from a future version.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/outside-camp-customers-inside-camp-customers
Outside Camp Customers and Inside Camp CustomersCamp owners always remember their outside customers (camp parents and campers), but inside customers (camp staff) are just as important.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/children-summer-camp-researchers-delve-parent-anxiety-what-do-about-it
Children at Summer Camp: Researchers Delve into Parent Anxiety and What to Do about ItWhen Bridget Trogden and her husband sent their son, Jacob, to camp last month, she was understandably nervous about sending her 12-year old to an overnight program. The week-long residential...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/nasa-space-place-activities-your-campers
NASA Space Place: Activities for Your CampersNASA Space Place activities for summer camp attendees help campers to learn about space and earth science.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/moments-be-present-during-summer-camp-season
Moments to Be Present During the Summer Camp SeasonSummer camp season is a busy time for camp professionals, but don't forget to take time to soak it in.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/connecting-campers-moon
Connecting Campers to the MoonTo celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, these summer camp activities will help campers connect to the moon.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/volunteering-aca-local-council-leaders-life
Volunteering with ACA: Local Council of Leaders LifeBeing an ACA volunteer allows you to improve your professional development and summer camp knowledge.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/data-isnt-four-letter-word-team-based-ways-make-sense-information-you-have
"Data" Isn't a Four-Letter Word: Team-Based Ways to Make Sense of the Information You HaveGreetings, camp evaluators! If you are a summer-only program, your camp season is well under way; in fact, you are might feel like you are rounding third and starting down the home stretch....
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/doldrums-camp-overcoming-mid-summer-slump
The Doldrums of Camp: Overcoming the Mid-Summer SlumpAs a camp director, when the middle of the summer drew near, I found myself gathering my leadership team to prepare for a possible journey through "the Doldrums." In the children’s novel, The...