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https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation/accreditation-academy/annual-accreditation-report-aar
Annual Accreditation Report (AAR)The Annual Accreditation Report is an educational tool and annual non-visit year touchpoint that focuses on camps' on-going improvement of their policies, procedures, and practices.
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/breakthrough-study-outlines-benefits-camp-experience
Breakthrough Study from American Camp Association Outlines the Benefits of Camp ExperienceCamp provides a unique and important setting that supports mental health, while creating time away from technology, building key skills like resilience and confidence in youth and young adults. To...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/addressing-elephant-camp-little-pay-creates-big-challenges
Addressing the Elephant in Camp: Little Pay Creates Big ChallengesAmazing growth experiences for young adults entering the workforce should not come at the cost of competitive wages.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/be-prepared-camp-professionals-guide-public-relations
Be PRepared: A Camp Professional’s Guide to Public RelationsWhen facing a crisis, an emergency, or another major happening at your camp, do you have a plan in place for communicating with the media? With campers and their families? With the public?
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-57-pop-camps-projectcamp
CampWire Episode 57: Pop-Up Camps with Project:CampCamp can happen anywhere! Join us for a conversation with Mikey Latner of Project:Camp to learn about the role of camp in times of crisis, bringing fun and a sense of normalcy after disaster strikes...
https://www.acacamps.org/research/continuous-improvement
Tools for Continuous ImprovementAt 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...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-56-examining-mental-social-emotional-health-campers-staff
CampWire Episode 56: Examining Mental, Social, and Emotional Health for Campers and StaffLet’s take a moment to discuss mental, social, and emotional health (MESH).
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-55-green-camps-sustainability
CampWire Episode 55: Green Camps and SustainabilityWhat does it mean to "go green"? And how can we implement "green behavior" at our camps? Danny Sudman, Director and Founder of Green Camps, joins us for an inspiring conversation on creating an...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sorry-not-sorry
Sorry, Not SorryWe've all been there. We're trying to help or referee some situation with kids, we're told a few things or parts of the story, and we think we know what happened, so we turn to the kid who we think...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/caught-between-two-staff-seasons-looking-back-moving-forward-veteran-staff
Caught Between Two Staff Seasons: Looking Back Before Moving Forward with Veteran StaffNow is a great time to develop a plan for inviting staff back and securing their commitment, offering leadership roles and opportunities to advance, and keeping staff engaged in...