https://www.acacamps.org/blog/mission-mars-student-challenge-summer-camps-training-series

Camp leaders — immerse your youth in the latest exploration of Mars with NASA’s...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/2021-camper-enrollment-snapshot

With spring officially sprung and summer just around the corner, it’s hard to believe another camp season is nearly upon us! In an effort to try and gain some insight into enrollment and staffing...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/moving-forward-together-may-2021

I am filled with excitement and optimism about the approaching camp season. 

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/watch-your-words-power-language

While we relish the opportunity to write each edition of the column, this issue is particularly exciting as it is composed with the hope that it is useful for those who will be interfacing directly...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/strategies-serving-top-nine-allergen-free-meals

Goodbye eggs, milk, wheat, fish, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and sesame! While it would be rare to have a camper who has all these allergies, you may have multiple campers with allergies to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/finding-inner-shine

I slip on my Birkenstocks and my toes feel a ghostly dust of sand from my last outing. I snatch my cornflower blue baseball cap, which has done nothing to help my face escape the sunny freckles that...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/safe-space-trauma-informed-trauma-infused-what-know-how-help

Across the land, schools and summer camps have embraced a movement to better understand trauma and how it affects a child’s ability to learn and self-regulate their behavior. As that knowledge...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/love-one-youre-self-care-camp

One of the common threads of this past year was the sheer amount of alone time most of us experienced. Even if you live in a full house like I do, the pace and variety of social experiences dropped...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/most-meaningful-words-youll-say-summer

When you look back over your childhood, is there an adult outside of your family — a teacher, coach, camp counselor, or mentor — who told you something positive about yourself that you still remember...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/supporting-socially-awkward-camper

Singer Jimmy Buffett famously said, “If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane.” Working with children in challenging situations can be difficult, stressful, frustrating, and yes, extremely...