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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/evaluating-your-camp-staff-orientation-during-orientation
Evaluating Your Camp Staff Orientation during OrientationYou did it! You’ve checked all the boxes and hired a full team of staff for the summer — counselors, lifeguards, ropes experts, and everything in between. As spring fully begins its transition into...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/new-director-orientation-ndo-online-course-asynchronous
New Director Orientation (NDO) Online Course - AsynchronousACA’ 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/blog/update-camp-program-quality-initiative
Update on the Camp Program Quality InitiativeBuilding systems of continuous quality improvement within our camps and greater community ultimately supports our goal of positive youth development — and this is exactly what the Camp Program...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/camp-middle-manager-package-20
Camp Middle Manager Package (2.0)Improving the quality of your camp programs and activities requires attention to your own continuing education and professional development. Yet many middle managers and camp program directors...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2020-food-allergy-alert-fda-temporarily-decreases-food-labeling-requirements-during-pandemic
2020 Food Allergy Alert: FDA Temporarily Decreases Food Labeling Requirements During PandemicIn March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic was declared a US national emergency, demanding new state regulations throughout the country, an array of CDC and WHO cautions and guidelines, and procedural...
https://www.acacamps.org/book/101-games-activities-teach-leadership-teamwork
101 Games & Activities That Teach Leadership and Teamwork101 Games & Activities That Teach Leadership and Teamwork is an excellent resource for camp staff, group leaders, educators, and other youth development professionals, as well as...
https://www.acacamps.org/book/101-teambuilding-games
101 Teambuilding Games101 Teambuilding Games is a book jam-packed with games to bring any group together and strengthen bonds as individuals get to know one another better. Whether you are looking for a...
https://www.acacamps.org/book/portable-teambuilding-activities
Portable Teambuilding ActivitiesThis book is filled with a variety of teambuilding activities with a range of challenge levels.These activities can be used with middle and high school students, college students, and adult groups of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sesame-fastest-growing-allergy-threat
Sesame: The Fastest Growing Allergy ThreatFifteen-year-old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse and her father were flying from London to France on a British Airways jet in July of 2016. Natasha was eating a baguette purchased before boarding from the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-evaluate-virtual-or-alternative-programs
What to Evaluate in Virtual or Alternative ProgramsHello camp friends, and welcome to the second in our short Research 360 series focusing on evaluation during the time of COVID-19. In our first blog we...