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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/research-360
Research 360Research 360 is ACA’s strategic direction focused on research and evaluation that aims to improve camp experiences for youth and to advocate for the value of camp to our many audiences.
https://www.acacamps.org/attendee-list-email-scam
Attendee List Email ScamACA will never ask you to purchase our attendee list through a third party. It has come to our attention that emails are circulating regarding purchasing an attendee list for this year’s ACA...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-july-2-2024-latest-camping-magazine-white-collar-rule-update
ACA Now - July 2, 2024: Latest Camping Magazine, "White Collar" Rule UpdateIn this issue: July/August Camping Magazine highlights innovation, update on the minimum wage and overtime rule, movie licensing reminder, child abuse prevention resources, and more....
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/indigenous-appropriation-assessment-tool
Indigenous Appropriation Assessment ToolThis assessment tool — developed by Maine Summer Camps (MSC) — is intended to help camps examine their ethos with an openness to experiencing the camp’s symbols and practices from other perspectives...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/leadership
LeadershipLearn more about ACA's leadership and governance.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2024-july-august-camping-magazine
2024 July/August Camping MagazineView the digital issue. Featured Articles...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/using-chatgpt-camp
Using ChatGPT at CampOver the past decade, registration forms, staff applications, and customer relationship management have increasingly moved online. As technology advances, it provides numerous opportunities to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/monitoring-health-threat-lurking-bright-sunny-days
Monitoring the Health Threat Lurking on Bright, Sunny DaysWhen I served as a camp director for a mid-sized summer camp in east-central Nebraska, weather ranked among my greatest concerns for camper and staff safety. In the middle of the country, we saw some...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovation-work-2024-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners
Innovation at Work: 2024 Eleanor P. Eells Award WinnersEach 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/camping-healthier-climate
Camping for a Healthier ClimateThinking about the impacts of climate change can make us feel helpless, scared, overwhelmed, and despondent. Many of our camps’ campers share those thoughts and think humanity is beyond hope. But the...