https://www.acacamps.org/blog/keep-campers-safe-ticks
Keep Campers Safe from TicksOf the estimated 476,000 people diagnosed with Lyme and tick-borne diseases in the United States each year, 25 percent of those are kids. That’s a staggering 326 children diagnosed with...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/music-licensing-camp-know-law
Music Licensing at Camp — Know the LawACA and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) have continued their agreement that allows ACA-accredited® camps to use ASCAP licensed music without paying any licensing...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/stage-production-licensing
Stage Production LicensingAt this time, ACA does not have any type of agreement with Music Theatre International (MTI), and the ASCAP license rarely applies to these stage productions and/or their music. Under no...
https://www.acacamps.org/download/evidence-informed-staff-training-guidance-summary-document
Evidence-Informed Staff Training Guidance - Summary Documenthttps://www.acacamps.org/download/evidence-informed-staff-training-guidance
Evidence-Informed Staff Training Guidancehttps://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/doing-camp-what-todays-kids-need-experience
Doing Camp: What Today’s Kids Need from the ExperienceAn Interview with Denise Pope Denise Pope, PhD, is a senior lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. She cofounded the nonprofit Challenge Success, which partners with...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/funding-camp-underserved-children-youth
Funding for Camp for Underserved Children and YouthDear Colleagues: Happy New Year! Hopefully, families across our country are still enjoying memories of a happier and healthier 2021 Thanksgiving and holiday...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-34-talking-campers-about-racism
CampWire Episode 34: Talking With Campers About RacismACA's Western Region Professional Development Manager John Beitner sits down with Hameeda Abdul Kadir, Raegan Quattlebaum, and Ronald Towns to discuss how their camps have made diversity...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/becoming-part-new-normal
Becoming Part of the New Normal2020. Shall we say 2020 was a year to remember or one to forget? Camps across the country are even still trying to decide as leadership teams dig deeply to identify how they can shield their...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/evidence-informed-guidance-summer-camp-staff-training-part-2-competencies-training-effectiveness
Evidence-Informed Guidance for Summer Camp Staff Training, Part 2: Competencies and Training EffectivenessPart two of this Research 360 blog series covers what competencies summer staff should learn during training and how training effectiveness is influenced by characteristics of camp staff.