https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-research-age-covid-19

Research is a big thing right now.  Of course it is — people seek certainty when things are uncertain, as they certainly are amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Research brings certainty, right?

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-more-essential-ever

Camp teaches . . . and we do it really well. So well in fact that the kids have no idea they are learning. Camp is a kid-tested and parent-approved classroom with a curriculum that delivers daily...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/now-great-time-use-your-camp-rental-groups

What camp directors do best is being innovative when times get rough. Well, times are rough — so let the innovation begin! Here are benefits of renting our your camp, as well as considerations for...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camp-sites-facilities-programs-report

The ACA Camp Sites, Facilities, and Programs Report: 2020 is an invaluable resource for camps interested in examining their business operations around programs, grounds, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/2020-sites-facilities-programs-study-findings-day-camps

You’ve probably gathered by now that, here in the research wing of ACA, one of our favorite pastimes consists of developing surveys, studies, and evaluations that help us expand the value and...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/5-tips-healthy-eating-made-easy-your-camp

Saying that this year has thrown us for a loop is an understatement. Whether you are attending camp virtually or on-site and socially distanced, one thing remains the same—you’ve got to eat....

https://www.acacamps.org/link/association-outdoor-recreation-education

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/one-novel-coronavirus-two-afflictions

The camp industry will need a manual for how to have camp in a pandemic. It’s a manual that will need updating and revising and the input of many collaborators. It can only happen if camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/time-grieve-dealing-loss-change-summer-beyond

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed life for many of us, and nearly everyone is experiencing some form of loss this summer — loss that may continue into the foreseeable future. We recently...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/are-apps-game-changer-camps

Running a summer camp is no easy feat. Demands on camp administrators are unrelenting. Attention gets divided among children, staff, budgets, supplies, transportation, and other operational logistics...