https://www.acacamps.org/blog/compensating-camp-staff-2024-key-wage-issues-consider-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/blog/international-observe-moon-night-nasa

Saturday, September 14 is International Observe the Moon Night! You and your campers are invited to observe the moon, learn about the moon, and honor the cultural and personal connections we...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/medical-disability-camps-kindred-conversations

Join us bimonthly for conversation and sharing.  Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 3:00 pm eastern -...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/inclusive-camp-pathway-toward-friendship-between-campers-without-disabilities

In the summer of 2014, I was the association director of inclusion for the South Shore YMCA in Massachusetts, with oversight of the inclusive day camp sites. It was officially our first summer of...

https://www.acacamps.org/about/partnerships/kindred-groups/medical-disability-camps-kindred

The Medical and Disability Camp Kindred is a community of camp professionals who serve campers with medical issues and disabilities. This group is an organization of the American Camp Association....

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/nasa-proposal-opportunities-open-informal-education-organizations-including-camps

The NASA Office of STEM Engagement invites proposals from nonprofit informal education institutions, including camps, for two awards level offered via NASA’s 2024...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/power-music-has-camp-guests-disabilities

There are numerous benefits to incorporating outdoor music into camp itineraries, especially for guests with disabilities

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

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

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/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/blog/campwire-episode-58-all-about-camp-school-partnerships

Camps can be powerful community partners in the education of our children. A camp-school partnership can be exciting, innovative, and satisfying, but they also take insight, creativity, and...