https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-was-made-summer-learning
Camp Was Made For Summer LearningJune 19 is National Summer Learning Day, a time to reflect on what summer learning means and what summer learning loss implies. In a March 2009 interview in support of year-round schools with OnPoint...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/school-breaks-shouldnt-be-break-learning
School Breaks Shouldn't be a Break from LearningSchool breaks are not the time to take a break from learning. Unfortunately, this is what often happens, resulting in a significant drop in students’ mastery of core concepts. The ...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/its-best-part-camp-camper-views-smartphone-policies
"It's the Best Part of Camp": Camper Views on Smartphone PoliciesAs camp directors, we instinctually know that the experience is much better without smartphones and technology, but what do the campers themselves think?
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/dos-donts-universities-colleges-hosting-youth-summer-camps
Dos and Don’ts for Universities and Colleges Hosting Youth Summer CampsThis article discusses how to proactively prevent injuries while hosting camp programs and how to respond to injuries if someone does get hurt despite all precautions.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/lessons-learned-acas-crisis-hotline-2021
Lessons Learned from ACA's Crisis Hotline in 2021Part 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/how-can-group-purchasing-organization-help-your-camp
How Can a Group Purchasing Organization Help Your Camp?A group purchasing organization (GPO) is a platform that allows a business to join a group of other buyers who are interested in the same products and services. When you join a GPO — which can be...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/delta-division-diversity-guidance-navigating-uncertainty-age-covid
Delta, Division, and a Diversity of Guidance: Navigating Uncertainty in the Age of COVIDBack in the summer of 2020, some camps embarked on an important yet uncertain adventure: They decided to operate during the heart of the pandemic. At the time, there was much speculation in the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/challenges-wired-parent-raising-wired-kid
Challenges of a "Wired Parent" Raising a "Wired Kid"Hello Camp Parents! My name is Missy and I am the database administrator for ACA. In this role, I work with a number of our teams to manage information related to the association’s members. But I am...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-prepare-food-allergies-camp
How to Prepare for Food Allergies at CampIn honor of Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 14–20, 2017), Margaret Redmond, MD, discusses how to be lower the chances of food allergy reactions at camp and what to do in case of allergen...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/social-emotional-learning-camp
Social and Emotional Learning at CampRecovery from the trauma of the pandemic will be an important goal for camps this summer. It’s going to be a big lift, and we know you are ready for it! Aside from the usual, wonderful ways our...