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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/handling-heat-summer

Handling the Heat of Summer

In the heat of summer, camps are accustomed to taking precautions to ensure the safety and comfort of campers when temperatures get extreme. Drinking plenty of water, moving more “active” programming...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/take-away-cooking-skills-camp

Take-Away Cooking Skills from Camp

Guest blog by Diana K. Rice Where did you learn to swim, read a map, or be part of a team? There’s a good chance it was at camp, right? We know that camp is not just a place for kids to...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/instilling-meshages-marginalizes-toxic-stress-camp

Instilling MESH'ages Marginalizes Toxic Stress at Camp

As the Healthy Camp Education and Monitoring Program (HCEMP) committee studies MESH and its implications, I was interested to see some foundational work in this area. In...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/activities-programs-outcomes-impact

From Activities and Programs to Outcomes and Impact

Helping Kids Change Their Stories — A Taste of Camp Measurement North of the Border is a short blog series that explores Tim Hortons Foundation Camps’ summer and school programs and their...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-24-camp-offseason

CampWire Episode #24: Camp in the "Offseason"

Join the conversation with Directors Carl Wargo (YMCA Camp Y-Noah), Dan Reynolds (...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-23-facial-recognition-camp

CampWire Episode #23: Facial Recognition at Camp

Camp Marketing Directors Darby Dame and ...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-22-camp-health-opportunities-challenges

CampWire Episode #22 - Camp Health Opportunities and Challenges

Health care professionals are vital to the fundamental operations of a camp.  In this episode, we speak with Dr. Michael Ambrose, Founder and CEO...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-21-great-camp-singing-experiences-song-leading

CampWire Episode #21 - Great Camp Singing Experiences and Song Leading

What makes for great singing experiences and song leading at summer camp? ACA's John Beitner talks with Jacki Breger and Larry Hall about the transformational power singing has at camp....

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-7-inclusion-camp

CampWire Episode #7 - Inclusion at Camp

In the seventh episode of CampWire, ACA's President/CEO Tom Rosenberg talks with Niambi Jaha-Echols about inclusion and cross-cultural agility.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/summer-camp-unique-environment-social-emotional-learning

Summer Camp: A Unique Environment for Social and Emotional Learning

As an education research organization affiliated with the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, we thought it was an exciting opportunity to investigate camp as a unique learning...