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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/nasa-globe-goes-camps-summer-long-temperature-data-collection

NASA GLOBE Goes to Camp's Summer Long Temperature Data Collection

Join summer campers from over 30 GLOBE camps across the United States as they collect air temperature, soil temperature, surface temperature, and water temperature data ...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/campline

The CampLine

The CampLine provides camp-specific knowledge on legal, legislative, and risk management issues.

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

Tools for 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/blog/safety-camp-2022-what-we-saw-field

Safety at Camp in 2022: What We Saw in the Field

This post outlines top camp safety concerns played out during summer 2022.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/sample-prohibition-harassment-policy

Sample Prohibition of Harassment Policy

Harassment Prohibited [Camp] is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment based on a person’s sex, race, age, color, creed, religion, disability,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/do-camps-need-affirmative-action-policy

Do Camps Need an Affirmative Action Policy?

Affirmative action is a much discussed and debated subject. We hear political candidates talk about it. We read about it in newspapers and magazines. Occasionally, we learn that courts make rulings...

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

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/article/camping-magazine/lost-boys-finding-their-way-summer-camp

Lost Boys: Finding Their Way at Summer Camp

Are boys in crisis? Popular literature (Raising Cain, Lost Boys, Boys and Sex) and theater (Dear Evan Hansen) seem to suggest so. Terms such as “boy code” and “toxic masculinity” further paint a path...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/good-bad-ugly-issues-camp-providers-face-when-providing-family-camp-programs

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Issues Camp Providers Face When Providing Family Camp Programs

Family camps have become increasingly prevalent over the past several years. The number of camps offering family programs has exploded since the early 90s; reports of increases in family camps range...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-kids-autism-can-have-successful-camp-experience

How Kids with Autism Can Have a Successful Camp Experience

In honor of #AutismAwarenessMonth, Addie Angelov, PhD, and Pamela Wright, EdD, discuss how to set up a successful camp experience for children with autism. Sending your child to camp for...