Showing: 11-20 of 279 results

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-ultimate-internship-ceos-perspective

Camp as the Ultimate Internship: A CEO's Perspective

For the past 27 years, I have had the profound honor of serving as the CEO and cofounder of The Redwoods Group — a mission-driven insurance company. We were created to prevent kids from being...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/campwell

CampWell

CampWell is a six-hour skills-based, in-person, multitiered, training course that guides participants to identify, understand, cultivate, and create a community of well-being.

https://www.acacamps.org/membership/benefits

Benefits of Membership

ACA members come together to engage, educate, and empower each other. Participating in online courses, webinars, and face-to-face, local, regional, and national educational events supports your...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/empowering-camp-conversations-mastering-difficult-dialogues

Empowering Camp Conversations: Mastering "Difficult" Dialogues

This is a webinar designed to equip summer camp staff with essential skills for navigating challenging interactions. Participants delve into effective communication strategies, conflict resolution...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/value-discomfort-creating-learning-environment-camp-staff

The Value of Discomfort — Creating a Learning Environment for Camp Staff

“I don’t feel safe discussing this topic, and if a camper wanted to discuss it, I would just tell them that and redirect them to something else.” – Camp Staff 2023 I was leading an...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/leadership-pathways-project

2024–2027 Leadership Pathways Project

This three-year grant program is designed to foster evidence-informed planning, testing, and improving initiatives to increase access to and engagement in counselor-in-training (CIT) programs and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-counselor-self-care-guide-emotional-physical-well-being

Camp Counselor Self-Care Guide for Emotional and Physical Well-Being

As a camp counselor, you have many responsibilities to juggle, including home life, camp life, and life after camp. It’s important to prioritize your physical and emotional health, as they are...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/culture-climate-collective-marks-trauma-identity-camp

Culture & Climate: The Collective Marks of Trauma on the Identity of Camp

When we consider the thresholds people cross, entering the space we call camp, do we trace the roots of trauma beyond a person and to a group of people? The term collective trauma exposes the...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/showing-movies-camp-know-licensing-laws

Showing Movies at Camp? Know the Licensing Laws

ACA reminds camps that a public performance license is required when movies, TV programs, and other content intended for personal, private use only, is shown at camp.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/new-tool-measure-burnout-among-overnight-camp-staff

A New Tool to Measure Burnout among Overnight Camp Staff

The Camp Counselor Burnout Scale is a nine-item self-report questionnaire that captures experiences of burnout among overnight camp staff.