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https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/new-camp-school-partnership-provides-children-summer-camp-opportunity

New Camp-School Partnership Provides Children with Summer Camp Opportunity

Summer Program Will Help Students from Underresourced Communities Recover Emotionally from COVID-19 & Prevent Summer Slide

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/summer-camps-give-ukrainian-kids-home-away-home

Summer Camps Give Ukrainian Kids a Home Away from Home

The US Department of State and the American Camp Association (ACA) are providing young Ukrainian exchange students and campers a sense of normalcy and childhood through summer camp experiences and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-supervising-young-supervisor

Risk Management: Supervising the Young Supervisor

Because frontline staff, such as cabin counselors or activity leaders, typically spend the most time directly with campers, most accidents involving campers occur under their care. Therefore, it is...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-partners-child-abuse-prevention-initiative

American Camp Association Partners on Child Abuse Prevention Initiative

The Five Days of Action initiative empowers organizations to protect children from sexual abuse.   Martinsville, Indiana — (April 11, 2022) — The American Camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/press-room/camp-trends/family-camps

Camp Trends: Family Camps

Summer camps for children, adults, families, and seniors operate under trained professionals and have volunteer or paid staff to work with their special client groups. Camps may be found in rural,...

https://www.acacamps.org/press-room/camp-trends/specialty

Camp Trends: Specialty Camps

Camps are designed in a variety of styles and formats and provide activities that vary to meet many interests. Most camps offer a general program of outdoor activities of hiking, swimming, sports and...

https://www.acacamps.org/press-room/camp-trends/enrollment

Camp Trends: Enrollment

Enrollment continues to rise Each summer more than 26 million children and adults take advantage of the camp experience. In a 2016 Camper Enrollment Survey, approximately 80% of responding camps...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/skills-first-time-supervisors-actively-grow-your-supervisory-role

Skills for First-Time Supervisors: Actively Grow into Your Supervisory Role

Transitioning to your very first supervisory role can be a formidable task, and it's only natural to be nervous. While each employment situation is unique, being a camp supervisor can invite further...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/new-director-orientation-ndo-online-course-asynchronous

New Director Orientation (NDO) Online Course - Asynchronous

ACA’ New Director Orientation (NDO) is designed to give you a solid foundation in the competencies and responsibilities necessary to your work as a camp director.  The course has been arranged...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/closer-look-layers-protection

Closer Look: Layers of Protection

Welcome to the Closer Look Video Series. This recorded on-demand video is one of many that is part of a large library of accreditation related resources offered through ACA called the ACA...