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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/compensating-camp-staff-2024-key-wage-issues-consider-setting-your-pay-policies

Compensating Camp Staff in 2024: Key Wage Issues to Consider in Setting Your Pay Policies

This article provides an update on the new "white collar" rule and discusses key issues regarding the compensation of camp staff, with a particular focus on the nuances of the 13(a)(3) "seasonal"...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/three-ways-create-loyal-lifelong-customers-improving-communication-parents

Three Ways to Create Loyal, Lifelong Customers by Improving Communication with Parents

Camp programs often excel at providing campers with positive, meaningful, and growth-filled camp experiences, but some fall short when it comes to providing parents with an equally positive...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-summer-camp

Why Summer Camp?

Consider giving your kids an old-school, summer camp experience that they will learn from and cherish for the rest of their lives — it could end up being the wisest parental investment you ever...

https://www.acacamps.org/parents-families/fun-safety-aca-accredited-camps-set-standard

Fun & Safety: ACA-Accredited Camps Set the Standard

Camps and ACA form a partnership that promotes growth and fun in an environment committed to safety.

https://www.acacamps.org/parents-families/benefits-camp

Benefits of Camp

Camp helps children grow by providing a supervised, positive environment that has safety as a primary commitment.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/understanding-camper-behavior-ensure-successful-summer

Understanding Camper Behavior to Ensure a Successful Summer

This blog post aims at helping summer camp staff understand why campers might act the way they do, how they can work with campers through their behaviors, and tools to use in behavior improvement.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2024

ACA Camp Crisis Hotline Annual Review 2024

Case studies and lessons learned from the ACA Crisis Hotline.

https://www.acacamps.org/parents-families/planning-camp/coping-homesickness-camp

Coping with Homesickness at Camp

The prescription for homesickness at summer camp is a simple solution of preparation and patience.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/partnership-caring-parents-camps-join-together

A Partnership of Caring — Parents and Camps Join Together

Child protection is a shared responsibility. Nothing substitutes for the vigilance and care of parents in determining a safe situation for their children. While no institution —schools, churches,...

https://www.acacamps.org/parents-families/why-accredited-camps/how-choose-camp-safety-tips

How to Choose a Camp: Safety Tips

ACA accreditation assures parents that the camp has had a regular, independent safety audit that goes beyond regulations in most states. Accreditation Is Different than Licensing Licensing,...