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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/blog/celebrate-juneteenth-100-black-men-indianapolis-interview-joseph-eldridge-marcus-r-hatcher-keli

Celebrate Juneteenth with 100 Black Men of Indianapolis: An Interview with Joseph Eldridge, Marcus R. Hatcher, and Keli Reese

Join ACA staff in conversation with 100 Black Men of Indianapolis discussing the importance of Juneteenth and learn more about the 100's Summer Academy program.

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-receives-45-million-grant-lilly-endowment-strengthen-character-development-programs

ACA Receives $45.5 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to Strengthen Character Development Programs for Young People at Camp

Martinsville, IN (February 1, 2024) – The American Camp Association® (ACA) is honored to announce that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded ACA a $45,535,623 grant to support the...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/lighting-night-sky-camps-auroras

Lighting Up the Night Sky at Camps: Auroras

Did you see the Northern lights at your camp this spring?

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/resources/summer-learning-resources

Summer Learning Resources

Camps and other youth development programs provide the opportunity to reduce summer learning loss in an expanded learning environment where children are engaged experientially and have an opportunity...

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/inflection-points-why-character-counts

Inflection Points: Why Character Counts

Inflection points refer to everything from mathematical equations to management advice. But, equally, if not more, compelling is an application of the concept to the growth trajectory of youth....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/imagine-child-tree-fertilize-unstructured-outdoor-play-character-development

Imagine a Child as a Tree — Fertilize with Unstructured, Outdoor Play, and Character Development

Ask anyone who has attended a camp as a child or youth about his or her experiences and you will receive many different responses. Camp has many meanings because of the personal nature of the...

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.