https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-june-4-2024-economic-impact-study-final-report
ACA Now - June 4, 2024: Economic Impact Study Final ReportIn this issue: The National Economic Impact Study final report, CampWire podcast on the summer camp economy, NASA blog, and more....
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/exciting-new-findings-highlight-summer-camps-role-us-economy
Exciting New Findings Highlight Summer Camps' Role in the US EconomyUniversity of Michigan and the American Camp Association identify the positive economic impact of summer camps nationwide.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/gen-y-camp-how-understand-manage-increase-resiliency-millennial-camp-staff
Gen-Y At Camp: How to Understand, Manage, and Increase Resiliency in Millennial Camp StaffGen·er·a·tion Y (noun): Generation Y; plural noun: Generation Ys; AKA: Millennials the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, comprising primarily the children of...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/quirky-kids-what-we-can-do-when-kid-doesnt-fit
Quirky Kids: What We Can Do When a Kid Doesn’t “Fit”Overview: Every cabin/group has a Quirky Kid or two… these are campers who tend to act, do, and socialize differently from their peer. Quirky kids often don’t pick up social...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/storytelling-marketing-telling-story
Storytelling for Marketing: Telling the StoryDESCRIPTION: Storytelling is a deeply human experience, we’ve been telling each other stories for thousands of years. Our stories have the power to bring people together, to shape...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/avoiding-parent-trap-working-difficult-parents
Avoiding the Parent Trap: Working with Difficult ParentsMost camp parents are wonderful, but at every camp, there are a few who are some degree of difficult. From parents who demand special exceptions to parents who are wholly disengaged from their child'...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/fill-your-camp-summer-last-minute-social-media-marketing-tips-recruitment
Fill Your Camp Before Summer! Last Minute Social Media Marketing Tips for Recruitment and RetentionSummer is almost here and it’s not too late to sign up more campers! Join us as we explore easy to implement last-minute marketing strategies to help sign up new campers and increase retention rate....
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/mesh-proactive-camps-what-are-their-secrets
MESH Proactive Camps: What Are Their Secrets?Are you challenged by mental, emotional and social health (MESH) needs of campers and staff? Would you like to add to your understanding and skills of this challenging topic? While...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/back-basics-creating-cohesive-staff-community
Back to the Basics: Creating a Cohesive Staff CommunityWhile this sounds so simple, why is it often so hard? Community building is what camp is all about. Yet, all of the ice-breakers and fun games in the world don’t guarantee that staff will...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/practicing-teaching-mindfulness
Practicing and Teaching MindfulnessMindfulness is the practice of being fully "present," right here, right now. It's the opposite of mind-FULL-ness, or feeling constantly distracted. Camp offers the perfect setting to teach and...