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https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-academy/learning-resources
Accreditation Learning & ResourcesEarning and maintaining ACA accreditation takes time and commitment. ACA has many resources available to help you through this process including the web-based tool, the Accreditation Portal,...
https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/volunteers/become-visitor
Become an Accreditation VolunteerAccreditation Volunteers are the heart and soul of the ACA accreditation program! Without them, we would be unable to implement the accreditation program. Please review the qualifications and...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/leadership/governance/about-board
About the BoardThe American Camp Association (ACA) is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, individuals who are charged with hiring the association’s chief executive and overseeing the business and affairs of...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/leadership/governance/member-involvement-process
Member Involvement and the Governance ProcessMembers of the American Camp Association (ACA) are encouraged to participate in ACA’s governance process and have the opportunity to do so in several different ways: Local Council of Leaders (LCOL...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/leadership/governance/board-directors-election-process
Board of Directors Recommendation/Election ProcessNominations for 2024 member‐at‐large positions are due by October 13, 2023. If you have a nomination, please complete the ...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-life-reaching-new-audiences-reaching-new-heights
Learning for Life: Reaching New Audiences, Reaching New HeightsIn a world that is witnessing the most dramatic demographic transformation in its history, these words could not be more poignant. Defining camp by duration, activity, or location, or by labels such...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/delivering-happiness-five-things-camps-can-learn-zappos
Delivering Happiness: Five Things Camps Can Learn from ZapposTony Hsieh's book, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, struck a cord with millions of people. The best-selling book by the CEO of Zappos.com, Inc. about the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/why-world-needs-summer-camp-essay-parents
Why the World Needs Summer Camp: An Essay to ParentsIt is not easy for parents to make the decision to send their child away into the waiting arms of strangers who promise to take care of them — people who promise to show them the wonders of nature,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/longer-camp-sessions-disappearing-dinosaur-or-timely-treasure
Longer Camp Sessions: Disappearing Dinosaur or Timely Treasure?Gone are the days when most, or even many, camps offered only full sessions of seven or eight weeks. Shrinking summer vacations for all age groups, staggered college start dates for staff populations...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/why-day-camp-matters
Why Day Camp MattersWhen looking for summer activities for their children, parents today are faced with an incredible wealth of options. Many of these options describe themselves as “camp”: sports camps, arts camps,...