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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/selecting-camp-healthcare-technologies
Selecting Camp Healthcare TechnologiesConsiderations in the selection of camp healthcare technologies.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ten-ways-reduce-injuries-illnesses-camp
Ten Ways to Reduce Injuries and Illnesses in CampWhen it comes to providing safe experiences for children, knowledge is often the most powerful tool an organization possesses. Knowledge about safe conditions and practices and the ability to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/no-greater-gift-grandmothers-story
No Greater Gift: A Grandmother’s StoryLast summer, my husband and I were designated to pick our grandson Corbin up at the end of his two weeks at Green River Preserve in North Carolina. We literally spent eight hours in the car with...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/what-i-did-my-summer-vacation
What I Did on My Summer VacationIf you were looking for me in the middle of August, you wouldn’t have had a banana’s chance at a gorilla convention of finding me. I was incommunicado, far beyond any cell phone reception or Internet...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/long-lasting-benefits-camp
The Long-Lasting Benefits of CampCamp has become a part of the fabric of America — conjuring special memories of hiking, swimming, friendships, and adventure for generations. When children go to camp, they’ll likely come home...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/why-kids-flourish-camp
Why Kids Flourish at CampCampers often describe camp as their “happy place” or “the best two weeks” of their year. And, from my own observation, I’ve seen that kids and the counselors who work with them are obviously happy...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/learning-life
Learning for LifeCamp is an experience that strengthens one’s life journey; it enables, reinforces, and facilitates one’s ability to learn for life. It is a process of risks and mistakes that are meaningful and...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/thank-you-helping-change-childrens-lives
Thank You for Helping to Change Children's LivesAs the holiday season approaches, we at the American Camp Association (ACA) realize we have many reasons to be grateful. In the camp world, there are so many people who make an impact, and we are...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/courage-not-comfort-part-ii
Courage, Not Comfort! Part III am back with Part 2 of our conversation about fund-raising — although I am sure some of you were hoping I would forget! Not a chance. Now we get to the fun part, the rewarding part, and, of course...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-army-asking-ants
Building an Army of Asking AntsAnt colonies have been used throughout history as models of industry. As a collective, ants are efficient, surprisingly intelligent, and are among the very few animals that organize themselves to...