https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/master-planning-inside-out

A discussion on master planning and implementation in a camping environment.  Lessons learned from implementation at a property with a design capacity of 800 campers plus staff in Upstate NY...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/quality-programs-level-1-april-2025

Two-day program: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 — 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET Wednesday, April 23, 2025 — 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET Quality Programs Level I is an...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/character-evaluation-findings-acas-character-camp-landscape-scan

This blog describes the findings about how camps evaluate their character-focused work, including lessons learned from evaluating character-focused work and external resources from ACA’s Character at...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/feedback-without-fallout-guiding-your-team-compassion-clarity

Anyone who claims to love receiving feedback is either stretching the truth or blessed with nerves of steel. Feedback can be tough to hear. Most of us approach it with pride and vulnerability,...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/2025-quality-programs-level-2

*Participants must complete Quality Programs...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/2025-quality-programs-level-1

Quality Programs Level I is engaging and immersive in-depth training focusing on the safe and supportive staff practices that help children thrive.  We will explore...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/continuous-improvement/camp-program-quality

Program quality refers to the ways camp staff practices, activities, and program climate foster youth development consistently over time.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/summer-camps-abuse-prevention-program

ASAP's abuse-prevention program is being used to ensure healthly physical and behavorial interactions and safety.  It includes a Director's Guide, screening protocol, staff training - animated...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovation-work-2024-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-robin-hood-goes-green

Situated on 180 breathtaking acres in the shadows of New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest, Camp Robin Hood (CRH) works hard to instill in campers, counselors, and staff alike kindness and a...