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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/too-much-screen-time-four-ways-summer-camp-can-help
Too Much Screen Time? Four Ways Summer Camp Can HelpChildren between eight and ten years old currently spend nearly eight hours a day on media. Adolescents average nearly eleven hours per day, seven days a week, on screens. The negative impact of this...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/whats-best-age-camp
What's the Best Age for Camp?You probably want a number here. If you’re only going to read these first two sentences, then I’ll pick the age of nine. But my real answer is a bit more complex. When...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-host-facebook-fundraiser-aca
How to Host a Facebook Fundraiser for ACALearn how to host a Facebook fundraiser for the American Camp Association in four easy steps.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-summer-camp
Why Summer Camp?Consider giving your kids an old-school, summer camp experience that they will learn from and cherish for the rest of their lives — it could end up being the wisest parental investment you ever...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/5-reasons-not-worry-while-your-kids-are-camp
5 Reasons Not to Worry While Your Kids Are at CampWorrying when our kids are away from us is normal for parents. Every time I’ve ever dropped my kids off for a new adventure without me, I’m excited for them. But I’m also concerned about their safety...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/5-tips-surviving-your-childs-first-overnight-camp-experience
5 Tips for Surviving Your Child’s First Overnight Camp ExperienceYour child’s at summer camp? That’s so exciting! And hard. For some of you, an internal “WA HOO!” went off as the bus filled with excited campers and their duffle bags pulled away. But for...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/everything-everywhere-all-once-how-summer-camps-help-emerging-adults
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: How Summer Camps Help Emerging AdultsGrowing up requires many important developmental stages and steps one must master. Camp can help.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/goes-your-guide-summer-training
GOES Health — Your Guide to Summer TrainingSummer is just around the corner, which means it’s almost time for summer camp! Growing up, I spent my summers at a three-week sleepaway camp on the Oregon Coast. It was where I learned to love the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/compensating-camp-staff-2024-key-wage-issues-consider-setting-your-pay-policies
Compensating Camp Staff in 2024: Key Wage Issues to Consider in Setting Your Pay PoliciesWhen it comes to personnel issues, one of the foremost areas of risk for all employers — camps included — is employee compensation.