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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/template-resource-documents-camp-operations

Template Resource Documents for Camp Operations

ACA is committed to providing resources to assist in your camp's operation. These resources include sample schedules, planning forms, charts of accounts, supply lists, and more. These samples...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/weather-activities-nasa

Weather Activities from NASA

Survivor: Earth Ages 12 to 14 — A series of ten lessons designed to teach students about local and global water issues....

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/staffing-compensation-benefits-report

Staffing, Compensation, and Benefits Report

Each year, the American Camp Association (ACA) surveys its members about specific areas of their camp operations and makes the results available so camps can benchmark their business practices.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/radon-contamination-regulations-applicable-camps

Radon Contamination - Regulations Applicable to Camps

Radon is the number one cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers and an important national public health issue.  If your camp has buildings, you should be familiar with the issues related to radon...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/fair-labor-standards-act-applicability-camps

Fair Labor Standards Act - Applicability to Camps

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal,...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/criminal-background-checks-issues-resources-camps

Criminal Background Checks - Issues and Resources for Camps

ACA believes that camps should utilize multifaceted screening and hiring programs and support practices appropriate to the clientele, staffing, supervision, and program consideration of each camp.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camp-staff

Camp Staff

No other job can as easily combine the satisfactions of working with people in an outdoor setting as the camp staff person. The impact of working as a member of a summer camp staff is seldom...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/smashing-graham-crackers-launching-rockets-space-opportunities-provided-aca

Smashing Graham Crackers and Launching Rockets to Space: Opportunities Provided by ACA

The University of Utah, like many universities across the country, takes an active interest in promoting STEM fields to K–12 students.  With the explosion of STEM learning programs, it can be...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/new-form-i-9-hiring-process-camps

New Form I-9 for the Hiring Process for Camps

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a revised version of Form...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/multicultural-eclipse-stories-lunar-planetary-institute

Multicultural Eclipse Stories from the Lunar and Planetary Institute

Preparing for this summer’s solar eclipse, and looking for ways to engage your campers? Consider playing the free online multicultural eclipse stories, researched and recorded by professional...