https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-january-23-2024-nasa-stem-webinar-dynamic-interviewing

In this issue: NASA and STEM webinar, Business of Camp early bird deadline, new Project Real Job blog about turning interview questions into outcomes for staff, and more....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/personal-lessons-being-culturally-responsive

An Interview with Sonya Whitaker, EdD Sonya Whitaker, EdD, knows education inside and out. She’s held jobs as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, central office...

https://www.acacamps.org/about/history

Summer camp has been around over 160 years. Learn more about history of ACA and the summer camp experience.

https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/grants-camps-serving-ukrainian-refugee-campers-summer

The American Camp Association (ACA) is thrilled to offer grants again to camps that serve Ukrainian refugee campers during the 2023 summer camp season.

https://www.acacamps.org/press-room

If we may help you with a story, arrange an interview with an ACA spokesperson, or provide access to an article reprint, photo, or public service announcement, please contact Public Relations at pr@...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/evaluating-bereavement-camps

Spending time in nature is often therapeutic and provides many benefits, such as improving cognitive functioning (Berman, Jonides, & Kaplan, 2008) and improving memory (Berto, 2005). Spending...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-january-16-2024-advocacy-through-understanding-indigenous-appropriation-assessment

In this issue: an interview with Maulian Dana Bryant, one of the keynote speakers for the upcoming 2024 ACA National Conference, as well as Indigenous Appropriation Assessment tool....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camper-allyship

You thought about working at camp, applied, got hired, and now you’re looking forward to creating positive relationships with campers all summer. We all know (and research shows) that positive youth-...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cits-our-future-leaders-risk-management-gray-area

For many of us, Counselor in Training (CIT) programs — sometimes called Leaders in Training or Junior Counselors — are an essential component of camp operations and culture. Not only do they serve...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/respectful-approaches-indigenous-culture-competency-camp

July 2015. Camp was in full swing with little time to devote to the Internet, but the news feed picked up an item that caught my attention. It was an article published by the national news outlet...