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https://www.acacamps.org/annual-giving-fund
Annual Giving FundMaking a contribution to the American Camp Association’s Annual Fund safeguards the future of the camp experience for thousands of deserving children each year.
https://www.acacamps.org/donate
DonateFor more than a century, the American Camp Association (ACA) has helped camps provide transformative experiences for generation after generation of young people. As a nonprofit, ACA provides research...
https://www.acacamps.org/certificates-endorsements
Certificates & EndorsementsACA’s Staff Training Certificate Courses are more than just online training! These intensive online courses are self-directed learning opportunities that help build the added qualifications...
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/events-education/online-learning/staff-training-certificates
ACA Staff Training — Certificates of Added QualificationsACA’s Staff Training – Certificate Courses of Added Qualifications are more than just online training! These intensive online courses are self-directed learning opportunities that help...
https://www.acacamps.org/donate/send-a-child-camp-fund
Send a Child to Camp — Build a World of Growth and BelongingThe American Camp Association (ACA) Send a Child to Camp Fund provides camp scholarships for ACA-accredited day and overnight camps to support children who whose families may not otherwise be able to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/perfect-place-read-encouraging-love-reading-camp
The Perfect Place to Read: Encouraging the Love of Reading at Camp“Yes, a reading program fits into camp. Sherwood [Forest] Camp is a lot more than camping, mosquitoes, and swimming — it’s aimed at the whole child.” — Parent of a 2011 reading program participant...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cool-counselor-right-reasons
The Cool Counselor: For the Right ReasonsWhen I first began teaching and working with kids, I began by thinking, “We are all going to get along. I am going to be the best teacher these kids have ever had, and we are going to be friends.” I...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-trouble-lodge-two-simple-behavioral-strategies-camper-behavior
In the Trenches: Trouble in the Lodge — Two Simple Behavioral Strategies for Camper BehaviorDear Bob, We had a first-time eight-year-old female camper last summer who, after a brief bout of homesickness, adjusted well to camp, made friends, and began enjoying the activities...