https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-hiring-gap-year-students-should-be-your-next-camp-recruiting-move

People who have recently completed a gap year may have gained valuable skills that can lead them to be successful in a camp job.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/rhythm-power-drum-positive-benefits-group-drumming-camps

There are 3.2 million hashtags of #drumming on Instagram alone; it's no doubt one of the most popular percussion instruments around and is said to be the world’s oldest instrument. Research...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/nonprofit-conversations-character-camp

Upcoming Events Tuesday, October 8, 2024 - 3:00 eastern Tuesday, January 14, 2025 - 3:00 eastern  Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - 3:00 eastern    Find out more about...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/feel-burn-spotting-responding-staff-burnout

Working at camp requires a lot of energy. Here are tips on how to prevent staff burnout.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/change-tool-makes-big-cultural-impact

This blog post in support of Project Real Job discusses evaluating your camp culture and how to implement change.

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

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/straight-horses-mouth-what-university-students-have-say-about-working-camp

This blog offers tips from three university students about how to recruit college students as camp staff.

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/indiana-youth-programs-campus

Indiana Youth Programs on Campus (IYPC) is a new Lilly Endowment initiative designed to help Indiana colleges and universities in their efforts to create new or expand and enhance existing high-...

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/research/continuous-improvement

At ACA, we believe in continuous improvement. We believe that our work for young people is not conceptualized in boxes or checklists; instead, we think about our work in a cyclical way—a way that...