https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/celebration-difference-camp

Join us for a presentation on the benefits of celebrating differences in the camp bubble. Within any group of campers and staff comes a great deal of diversity and difference. The great equalizer of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/newsletter/volunteer-voices-interview-shanelle-rauh-dave-thoensen

I recently had the chance to speak with Shanelle Rauh and Dave Thoensen, who are the co-chairs of this year’s National Conference committee. Bekah Carmichael: Thanks for taking...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/continuous-improvement

At ACA, we believe in continuous improvement. We believe that our work for young people is not conceptualized in boxes or checklists; instead, we think about our work in a cyclical way—a way that...

https://www.acacamps.org/about/safety

The American Camp Association (ACA) believes that the physical and emotional safety of campers and staff are of paramount importance in the delivery of any camp experience.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/informed-staffing-through-form-follows-function-program-assessment

In architecture, the phrase “form follows function” means that a building’s purpose should be the starting point for its design. Similarly, the purpose of camp staff — why you have them and what...

https://www.acacamps.org/about/partnerships/kindred-groups/faith-based-camps-professionals

Nurturing spiritual growth through the camp and retreat experience.

https://www.acacamps.org/about/history/timeline

Join us as we take a look at the history of summer camp and the American Camp Association, celebrating the path set before us as we prepare for the next 100 years.

https://www.acacamps.org/southwest/leaders

ACA, Southwest is administered by a Local Council of Leaders who, working with staff, coordinates education events, administers the accreditation program, offers member support...

https://www.acacamps.org/michigan/leaders

Michigan Local Council of Leaders F...

https://www.acacamps.org/oregontrail/leaders

ACA, Oregon Trail is administered by a Local Council of Leaders who, working with staff, coordinates education events, administers the accreditation program, offers member...