https://www.acacamps.org/research/our-research-innovation
Our Research & InnovationThe ACA research team supports and facilitates rigorous research in order to expand the value and visibility of the summer camp experience and provide research-informed resources for camps. ...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/sample-prohibition-harassment-policy
Sample Prohibition of Harassment PolicyHarassment Prohibited [Camp] is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment based on a person’s sex, race, age, color, creed, religion, disability,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/do-camps-need-affirmative-action-policy
Do Camps Need an Affirmative Action Policy?Affirmative action is a much discussed and debated subject. We hear political candidates talk about it. We read about it in newspapers and magazines. Occasionally, we learn that courts make rulings...
https://www.acacamps.org/press-room/camp-trends/family-camps
Camp Trends: Family CampsSummer camps for children, adults, families, and seniors operate under trained professionals and have volunteer or paid staff to work with their special client groups. Camps may be found in rural,...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/key-takeaways-pulse-survey-summer-2022-trends-issues
Key Takeaways from Pulse Survey — Summer 2022 Trends and IssuesThe survey asked questions about enrollment and campers, camp staff, and budget and operations.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/privacy-health-information-new-regs-who-needs-know-camp
Privacy and Health Information: New Regs — Who "Needs to Know" at Camp?Many of us remember the staff meeting before campers arrive when information, including information about health history, is shared. The scope of that sharing has been the subject of growing...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/ada-title-iii-what-does-it-mean-camp-programs
ADA Title III: What Does It Mean for Camp Programs?A teen who is hearing impaired and her parents e-mail an application, seeking admission into a summer adventure camp. There are only a few weeks before the application deadline. The camp director has...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/ada-title-iii-access-recreation-programs-people-disabilities-what-does-it-mean-me-update
ADA Title III: Access to Recreation Programs for People with Disabilities — What Does it Mean For Me? . . . An Update©2006 Catherine Hansen-Stamp and Charles R. Gregg* A teen who is deaf and her parents e-mail an application, seeking admission into a summer adventure camp. There are only a few weeks before the...
https://www.acacamps.org/download/briefing-paper-campers-serious-illness
Briefing Paper - Campers wIth Serious Illnesshttps://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/data-analytic-strategies-improve-your-camps-business-practices-pepper-model
Data Analytic Strategies to Improve Your Camp’s Business Practices: The PEPPER ModelMIT news writer Sara Brown’s recent article, “It’s Time to ‘Radically Escalate’ Your Commitment to Data,” calls on organizations to increase their commitment to developing a data analytics culture....