https://www.acacamps.org/resources/resources-sections-standards

ACA is committed to providing resources to assist in your accreditation visit planning and preparation. These resources include tip sheets, charts, standards-at-a-glance, links to relevant ACA...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/accreditation-office-hours

Welcome to Accreditation Office Hours from 2019 - 2020! This package of recorded on-demand videos is one of many that is part of a large library of accreditation related resources offered through ACA...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/top-5-waterfront-safety-tips-get-your-camp-swimmer-ready

While there are many camp activities that require constant supervision, swimming and other water-related activities need special attention to ensure camper safety and most importantly, fun.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/energize-your-waterfront-five-easy-steps

What's the most popular program at American Camp Association camps? Waterfront activities! That's why at RAVE Sports, the most common questions...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/prepare-lifeguards-takeoff-your-camp-aquatics-program

Last spring, I had lunch with an old high school friend of mine who had recently switched careers. After almost 30 years as a paramedic/firefighter, he had an opportunity to pursue his lifelong dream...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/they-pull-trigger-what-staff-campers-need-know

“You’ll shoot your eye out!” Ralphie Parker’s mother, teacher, and even Santa Claus uttered five words of warning in the 1983 classic movie A Christmas Story. All Ralphie wanted for...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/best-practices-inclusive-camping-roundtable-discussion-programming

Learn how to have an inclusive summer camp by providing physical inclusion, functional inclusion, and social inclusion.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/equipment-management-maximizing-fun-games

“It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.” Have you ever asked your staff to stop and really consider that adage? What does it actually mean? One interpretation is...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fun-everyone-adapting-activities-campers-all-abilities

Imagine a camp program staff is preparing an experiential game of Hawks and Squirrels to demonstrate the predator-prey relationship and role of resources in the natural environment. The campers who...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/knowing-how-play-requires-strategy-structure

Play is an important part of how children grow. It is a universal phenomenon that has been passed down from generation to generation as a societal, expressive, and educational practice....