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/resources/e-cigarettes-juuling-what-all-camps-need-know

Know and share the facts.  Learn about e-cigarettes and "Juuling" and the threats they pose to youth and young adults

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-i-learned-about-camp-research-aca-national-conference

Camp research trends include focus on acquiring equity, staff-camper interactions, and critical learning moments for campers.

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/blog/benefits-volunteering-aca

In honor of National Volunteer Week (April 15–21, 2018), Rich Garbinsky, who chairs ACA's Volunteer Engagement Committee, shared his experience volunteering with ACA.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/interrupting-implicit-biases-camp

Did you know you’re walking around with a set of lenses that uniquely shape your understanding of the world? Implicit bias is the idea that we view the world through lenses that have been formed by...

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...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/advancing-camp-vital-developmental-educational-experience-all-young-people

We know camp experiences make a critical difference for children summer after summer. Research has affirmed that high-quality camp experiences are vital educational opportunities for children to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/pressure-pandemic-how-camp-staff-can-counter-harmful-parental-pushing

Loving, well-intentioned parents from all over the world are inadvertently applying unhealthy pressure — the kind that undermines young people’s creativity, motivation, emotional well-being, social...

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...