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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/aquatic-safety-staff
Aquatic Safety for StaffIt's a bright, sunny, warm day and you and your friends have the next twenty-four hours off. Not far from camp, about an hour away, is a remote yet popular swimming area where you can hang out, swim...
https://www.acacamps.org/parents-families/benefits-camp
Benefits of CampCamp helps children grow by providing a supervised, positive environment that has safety as a primary commitment.
https://www.acacamps.org/parents-families/benefits-camp/value-camp
The Value of CampResults confirmed that camps build skills necessary to prepare campers to assume roles as successful adults.
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/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/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/closer-look-transportation-practices
Closer Look: Transportation PracticesWelcome to the Closer Look Video Series. This recorded on-demand video is one of many that is part of a large library of accreditation related resources offered through ACA called the ACA...
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/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/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...