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https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-announces-president-ceo-transition

American Camp Association Announces President/CEO Transition

ACA celebrates Tom Rosenberg’s transformational leadership over the past eight years.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-american-camp-association-has-evolved-through-certain-crisis

How the American Camp Association Has Evolved Through Certain Crisis

Crises are not new to camps or to the camp movement. Two world wars, the Great Depression of the early 1930s, and a polio epidemic all tested the viability of camps and their camp association. Each...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/long-lasting-benefits-camp

The Long-Lasting Benefits of Camp

Camp has become a part of the fabric of America — conjuring special memories of hiking, swimming, friendships, and adventure for generations. When children go to camp, they’ll likely come home...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/ropes-courses-climbing-towers-construction-operation

Ropes Courses and Climbing Towers Construction and Operation

When incorporating a ropes course or climbing wall into your program, it is important that you use the same due diligence in regards to risk management that you would for other program areas such as...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-white-house-recognize-innovative-new-hampshire-program-benefits-camps

American Camp Association and the White House Recognize Innovative New Hampshire Program That Benefits Camps and Families

Extensive research has established that children can't begin to learn until their emotional needs are addressed — and camp is part of the solution. To make the benefits of camp more accessible to...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/evidence-informed-guidance-summer-camp-staff-training-introduction

Evidence-Informed Guidance for Summer Camp Staff Training: An Introduction

This blog post is the first in a three-part series breaking down a new summer camp staff training resource.

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/new-camp-school-partnership-provides-children-summer-camp-opportunity

New Camp-School Partnership Provides Children with Summer Camp Opportunity

Summer Program Will Help Students from Underresourced Communities Recover Emotionally from COVID-19 & Prevent Summer Slide

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/staff-training-preparation-%E2%80%93-updated

Staff Training and Preparation – Updated

Staff are the front line in advancing the mission of the camp, protecting the camp, and, most importantly, protecting the campers from harm.

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/campdoc-american-camp-association-announce-new-three-year-partnership-protect-minors-campus

CampDoc and American Camp Association Announce New Three-Year Partnership to Protect Minors on Campus

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, March 11, 2020 — CampDoc, the leading electronic health record system for camps, is pleased to become an...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/volunteering-aca-local-council-leaders-life

Volunteering with ACA: Local Council of Leaders Life

Being an ACA volunteer allows you to improve your professional development and summer camp knowledge.