Search
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/marvelous-moon-hands-nasa-activities-bring-moons-life-story-camp-audiences
Marvelous Moon: Hands-on NASA Activities to Bring the Moon's Life Story to Camp AudiencesFor the past five years, an armada of spacecraft has been orbiting the Moon, changing the way scientists view the Moon’s history. Explore: Marvel Moon: Hands-on NASA Activities to Bring the Moon's...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/essential-staff-training-activities
Essential Staff Training ActivitiesYou expect your staff to think on their feet — so why not train them on their feet? For more than three decades, I've been assisting camps, outdoor education centers, youth development agencies,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/healthy-camps-quest-continues-through-technology-professional-development
Healthy Camps: The Quest Continues through Technology and Professional DevelopmentStrong interest in promoting the concept of a healthy camp continues. Supported by data from ACA’s five-year Healthy Camps Study from 2006 through 2010, improved understanding about camp injuries and...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/selecting-camp-healthcare-technologies
Selecting Camp Healthcare TechnologiesConsiderations in the selection of camp healthcare technologies.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camp-staff
Camp StaffNo other job can as easily combine the satisfactions of working with people in an outdoor setting as the camp staff person. The impact of working as a member of a summer camp staff is seldom...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ten-ways-reduce-injuries-illnesses-camp
Ten Ways to Reduce Injuries and Illnesses in CampWhen it comes to providing safe experiences for children, knowledge is often the most powerful tool an organization possesses. Knowledge about safe conditions and practices and the ability to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/no-reservations-needed-please-be-seated-five-course-staff-training-smorgasbord
No Reservations Needed! Please Be Seated for a Five-Course, Staff-Training SmorgasbordDuring the spring of each year, many camp directors are faced with what can seem to be an overwhelming task of planning for staff training. While it is tempting to use the same "recipes" from...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/case-studies-2015-crisis-hotline-annual-review
Case Studies from the 2015 Crisis Hotline Annual ReviewEach year, the Camp Crisis Hotline Team identifies a select number of case studies for a more in-depth look, and to serve as examples for other camps to use in staff training and the development of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/their-space-or-yours-social-networking-sites-bring-risks-rewards-camp-community
Their Space or Yours? Social Networking Sites Bring Risks and Rewards to the Camp CommunityThe popularity of social networking sites, such as Myspace.com, Facebook.com, Xanga.com, and Friendster.com, raise new and important issues for camp directors intent on protecting their campers and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/putting-sustainability-practice-simple-strategies-implement-camp
Putting Sustainability into Practice: Simple Strategies to Implement at CampNext to national, state, and municipal parks, camps manage some of our most important natural resources. Camp settings not only introduce children to natural resources, build their skills to recreate...