https://www.acacamps.org/blog/our-commitment-camp-research-you-can-use
Our Commitment to Camp Research You Can UseCamp research is only as good as its use in summer camp. Learn how to use the five-year impact study early findings to improve your camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-making-friends-one-most-important-things-happens-summer-camp
Why Making Friends Is One of the Most Important Things That Happens at Summer CampSummer camp helps kids to improve their social skills, build friendships, practice cooperation, and feel as though they belong.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/service-animals-camp-yes
Service Animals at Camp. Yes. And. But.Camps, wanting to be inclusive but protective of their program and maintaining its quality for all campers, have inquired about their obligation, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), to...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-i-learned-about-camp-research-aca-national-conference
What I Learned about Camp Research at ACA National ConferenceCamp research trends include focus on acquiring equity, staff-camper interactions, and critical learning moments for campers.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ur-strong-igen
UR Strong, iGenThe total was 254. It was the last day of the fall trimester at the independent high school where I’ve been working for 20 years. Until our health center adopts electronic...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/make-yourself-home-partnering-rental-property
Make Yourself at Home: Partnering with a Rental PropertyAs children and staff members are eager to return to camp to see familiar faces and places each summer, we often hear people comment about going back to their "summer home." Our camp homes are places...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/why-everyone-edge-these-days-make-your-camp-stress-anxiety-free
Why Is Everyone on Edge These Days? Make Your Camp Stress and Anxiety FreeAnxiety in children in climbing steadily in the US. Learn how to make your summer camp stress-free.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/change-focus-improving-lifeguard-vigilance
A Change in Focus: Improving Lifeguard VigilanceMost drownings are preventable. However, the cold-hard reality is that 19 percent of drowning deaths in the US involving children occur in swimming pools with certified lifeguards present —...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/5-year-impact-study-phase-2-findings-responsibility-independence
5-Year Impact Study Phase 2 Findings: Responsibility and IndependenceACA's 5-year impact study is a national research project focused on the lasting impacts of summer camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/best-practices-inclusive-camping-roundtable-discussion-programming
Best Practices in Inclusive Camping: A Roundtable Discussion on ProgrammingLearn how to have an inclusive summer camp by providing physical inclusion, functional inclusion, and social inclusion.