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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/key-medical-evaluation-asking-right-questions-get-right-answers

The Key to Medical Evaluation: Asking the Right Questions to Get the Right Answers

“How long has your stomach been hurting? You’re feeling dizzy in the heat — how much water did you drink today? Is that rash itchy or painful? Can you walk on that ankle?” Innocuous questions can...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/protecting-campers-carbon-monoxide-poisoning

Protecting Campers from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

This year’s summer camp season is over, and you’ve brought joy to hundreds or thousands of children and an incredible experience to staff members. Congratulations! Now it’s time to start thinking...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/new-poll-reveals-30-million-youth-summer-opportunities-cost-remains-major-barrier

New Poll Reveals 30 Million Youth in Summer Opportunities, But Cost Remains a Major Barrier

New legislation, Summer for All Act, aims to bridge the summer learning equity gap.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/building-successful-camp-school-partnerships

Building Successful Camp-School Partnerships

A multi-part study on camp-school partnerships that explores their impact and outlines recommendations for successful collaborations nationwide.

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

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/article/camping-magazine/innovation-work-2024-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners

Innovation at 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

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...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/campwell

CampWell

CampWell is a six-hour skills-based, in-person, multitiered, training course that guides participants to identify, understand, cultivate, and create a community of well-being.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/certificate-course/day-camp-director-certificate

Day Camp Director Certificate

The ACA Day Camp Director Certificate Course is designed for those that hold (or may hope to hold) a day camp director position in a youth program. This online course introduces and provides a...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/camp-school-partnership-demonstration-project

2022–2024 Camp-School Partnership Demonstration Project

The Camp-School Partnership Demonstration Project is a collaboration between the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) and the American Camp Association (ACA), which are 501(c)(3) national...