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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nice-save-place-share

Nice Save - A Place to Share

It’s free play, the 30 to 45 minutes of magical time at camp when nothing and everything happens. I walk from the dining room to the main campus after dinner and stop to watch five 9- and 10-year-old...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-39-mindfulness-practices-camp

CampWire Episode 39: Mindfulness Practices at Camp

ACA's Professional Development Manager of the Western Region, John Beitner, sits down with Susan Fee and Tanea Mills to discuss how mindfulness practices can enhance the camp experience. 

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/nasa-eclips%E2%84%A2-provides-engaging-flexible-resources-camps

NASA eClips™ Provides Engaging and Flexible Resources for Camps

Captivating and interactive NASA eClipsTM resources use best practices to inspire youth through STEM experiences in...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/photograph-mosquito-babies-map-mosquito-habitats-camp

Photograph Mosquito Babies and Map Mosquito Habitats at Camp

Mosquitoes are the world’s most dangerous animal, but monitoring efforts can bring early warning of potential disease outbreaks. Campers in your programs can help! Take photos of mosquito "babies" (...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/whats-wrong-song-we-love-it-have-been-singing-it-forever

What’s Wrong with This Song? We Love It and Have Been Singing It Forever!

Here you are, catching up, maybe relaxing now that camp is over. You’re reflecting on the joy of having experienced another successful season; the sadness of saying goodbye to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/compromise-can-turn-crisis-value

Compromise Can Turn Crisis into Value

Many camps did not operate this past summer because of COVID-19. There were serious consequences for all as a result. Children lost the opportunity for summer fun and engagement;...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staff-culture-your-values-action-during-uncertain-times-part-1

Staff Culture: Your Values in Action During Uncertain Times, Part 1

When it is hard to determine what to do next, the one thing that can be controlled in challenging times (or any time) is our response. 

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/posterity-using-time-capsules-capture-camp

For Posterity: Using Time Capsules to Capture Camp

It was the spring of 2016 when I received a call from the current director of Many Point Camp in Minnesota. Having been the director of Many Point for 25 years, I was used to a call inviting me to...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/covid-19-webinar/become-diversity-equity-inclusion-virtual-camp-champion

Become a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Virtual Camp Champion

Webinar Description:  ACA has a commitment to promote and champion diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the camp world.  As camp leaders, you are being asked to...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/2021-looks-be-another-covid-19-summer-camp-time-covid-19

2021 Looks to Be Another COVID-19 Summer: Camp in the Time of COVID-19

Open or closed in summer 2020, camps are looking to 2021 and evaluating options for operations next summer.