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https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/overview/introduction-aca-accreditation
Introduction to ACA AccreditationThe American Camp Association is the only nationwide accrediting organization for all types and designs of organized camps. ACA standards focus on health, safety, and risk management practices. ...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-ultimate-internship-ceos-perspective
Camp as the Ultimate Internship: A CEO's PerspectiveFor 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/article/camping-magazine/innovation-work-2024-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners
Innovation at Work: 2024 Eleanor P. Eells Award WinnersEach year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/new-geographic-demographic-day-camps-hiring-staff-outside-your-area-code
The New Geographic Demographic for Day Camps: Hiring Staff Outside Your Area CodeIf you’re responsible for hiring staff to work at day camp, you may be summing up today’s to-do list in one short phrase: Find more people! Far from being the second choice for those who don’t...
https://www.acacamps.org/jobs/find-staff/summer-seasonal-camp-staff
Find Summer and Seasonal Camp StaffFind summer camp staff! Take advantage of the increased exposure from Google for Jobs. Advertise all your camp’s open positions with an unlimited subscription!
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/lighting-night-sky-camps-auroras
Lighting Up the Night Sky at Camps: AurorasDid 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/article/camping-magazine/using-nature-principle-camps-reduce-nature-deficit-disorder-children-adults
Using the Nature Principle and Camps to Reduce Nature-Deficit Disorder — for Children and AdultsAn Interview with Richard Louv.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/wildfires-smoke-impacting-camps
Wildfires and Smoke Impacting CampsThe American Camp Association provides resources for developing wildfire preparation, response and recovery plans.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/new-tool-measure-burnout-among-overnight-camp-staff
A New Tool to Measure Burnout among Overnight Camp StaffThe Camp Counselor Burnout Scale is a nine-item self-report questionnaire that captures experiences of burnout among overnight camp staff.