https://www.acacamps.org/blog/working-camp-essential-experience-ultimate-summer-job

We all thought that camp was a vital experience before the pandemic. Now, we are an essential experience for the mental and emotional health of the young people...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/recruiting-college-students-make-it-personal

Staff recruitment is looking a bit . . . or a lot . . . different this year. Slowly, a shift from loading up the car and driving cross-country to area colleges for job fairs has...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/innovation-boot-camp-shark-tank-event-ideas-around-staff-motivation

Project Real Job brings you Shark Tank for Camp Pros, and YOU are the Sharks (i.e., judges)! A cohort of over 40 camp leaders, staff, and students were given the prompt, “What is one new way you can...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/project-real-jobs-innovation-boot-camp-shark-tank-event-ideas-around-staff

Shark Tank for Camp Pros, and YOU are the Sharks (i.e., judges)! A cohort of over 40 camp leaders, staff, and students were given the prompt, “What is one new way you can motivate staff leading up to...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/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/blog/working-summer-camp-can-be-more-fun-skill-development

In this blog, we briefly summarize some of our recent findings related to the seasonal camp staff experience and our work as part of ACA’s National Impact Study.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/trees-what-they-can-teach-us-about-evaluation-uncertain-times

Picture this: You notice that a small sapling you planted a while ago is at last large enough that it no longer requires stakes to stay upright. It takes two hands to wrap around its now-sturdy trunk...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-evaluate-virtual-or-alternative-programs

Hello 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...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-manage-camp-staff-fatigue

Fatigue at camp is like inclement weather at camp. You’re going to have it at some point, but if you spot it before it happens, you can take steps to be prepared for it and reduce the impact it has...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/turning-tiktoks-camp-talks-role-young-staff-can-play-virtual-program-development

Since March, the COVID-19 pandemic has been at the forefront of our minds as cancellations rolled in, and for many people camp looks different this summer. Each summer brings new challenges and this...