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https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-academy/camps-preparing-site-visit

Camps Preparing for an On-Site Visit

Use the helpful resources below to guide your visit preparation.

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-academy/timeline-site-visits

Timeline for On-Site Visits

Learn about the important due dates, requirements and estimated time investment to prepare for an on-site visit through maintaining your accreditation.

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-academy/site-visit-expectations

On-Site Visit Expectations

Tips and tricks to prepare you and your camp community for the day of the visit.

https://www.acacamps.org/membership/camps/camps-seeking-accreditation

Camps Seeking Accreditation

ACA camp accreditation is the only nationally recognized peer-review process for camps in the U.S. Learn more about the benefits and the process.  

https://www.acacamps.org/program-overview-accreditation

Program Overview of Accreditation

Overview of Standards and Accreditation  For 50 years the accreditation process has grown to keep pace with changes in the camp industry, expectations of the public, and the challenges of...

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-academy/maintaining-accreditation

Maintaining Accreditation

This page provides tools and resources to help you and your camp maintain ACA Accreditation.

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/lilly-endowment-grant-supports-program-quality-initiative-summer-camps

Lilly Endowment Grant Supports Program Quality Initiative in Summer Camps

The grant will help strengthen and expand how summer camp experiences support learning and growth among children and youth.   Indianapolis (Jan 24, 2020) – Lilly Endowment...

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/volunteers/visit-assignment-tools-resources

Visit Assignment Tools & Resources

Here is information, tools, and resources to help best prepare yourself for any assigned accreditation visits.

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/breakthrough-study-outlines-benefits-camp-experience

Breakthrough Study from American Camp Association Outlines the Benefits of Camp Experience

Camp provides a unique and important setting that supports mental health, while creating time away from technology, building key skills like resilience and confidence in youth and young adults. To...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/continuous-improvement/camp-program-quality

Camp Program Quality

Program quality refers to the ways camp staff practices, activities, and program climate foster youth development consistently over time.