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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/bridgeusa-camp-elevating-cultural-exchange-through-summer-2025

BridgeUSA at Camp: Elevating Cultural Exchange Through Summer 2025

Learn how to elevate the cultural exchange experience this summer as well as tips for a smooth travel experience for J-1 visa participants.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/campfires-clicks-online-safety-campers-starts-here

From Campfires to Clicks: Online Safety for Campers Starts Here

Protecting young people today means thinking beyond the physical spaces we create—it means showing up in the digital world, too. As more youth connect virtually, so do the risks of grooming,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/best-summer-job

The Best Summer Job

Camp counselors play a powerful role in shaping children's confidence, resilience, and growth — impacts that last far beyond the summer season.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/three-nifty-activities-keep-campers-busy

Three Nifty Activities to Keep Campers Busy

In the event you find you and your campers have some free time to fill between scheduled events, it’s a great idea to have a quick and simple activity ready to go.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-wisconsin-epic-conversation-april-staff-training

ACA, Wisconsin EPIC Conversation April- Staff Training

Get ready for an exciting call with other Emerging Professionals in Camping (EPIC) where we will dive into tips, tricks, ideas, best practices, and more on Staff Training! Join us as we explore fun...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/promoting-character-counselors-training-programs-medical-specialty-camps

2022–2025 Promoting Character Through Counselors-In-Training Programs at Medical Specialty Camps

This project is made possible through the generous support of the John Templeton Foundation.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-safety-first-culture-camp

Building a Safety-First Culture in Camp

During my years as a camp director, safety became more than a set of rules or a checklist; it evolved into a daily practice with my entire team, embedded in everything from early morning activity...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-future-leaders-through-counselor-training-programs-investing-camps-future

Developing Future Leaders Through Counselor-In-Training Programs: Investing in a Camp's Future

At a recent camp conference, I caught up with Jessie Emmons, executive director of YMCA Camp High Harbour at Lake Burton in Georgia. I told her about my obsession with counselor-in-training (CIT)...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/protecting-campers-carbon-monoxide-poisoning

Protecting Campers from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

This year’s summer camp season is over, and you’ve brought joy to hundreds or thousands of children and an incredible experience to staff members. Congratulations! Now it’s time to start thinking...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/campfires-coding-tech-trends-shaping-modern-camps

From Campfires to Coding: The Tech Trends Shaping Modern Camps

Have you ever wondered how technology is transforming the traditional camp experience?