https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-measure-enrollment-part-three

Hello camp evaluators! Welcome to Part 3 of my series on measuring enrollment. When I started this series, I believe I had in mind that it would be a single blog, but that blog extended into two and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/useful-techniques-maintaining-physical-distancing-groups

Anytime a group of people gathers together there is an atavistic human instinct to draw closer. Closer to the speaker so to be able to hear what is being said. Closer to friends and family. Close...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovation-camp

Camp means many things to many different people. At its core, camp is people serving kids. To lifelong summer campers and camp directors, the word “camp” conjures specific and dearly held memories of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/emergent-camp-trends

Heading into summer 2020, the summer camp industry was flourishing. With close ties to overall economic indicators such as disposable income and leisure time, the robust economy of the last five...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-i-still-choose-camp

I want to share why I decided that camp was still the best fit for me. After another summer, I’m really happy with my choice.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/five-trends-camp-evaluation

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), while weather refers to short-term changes in the atmosphere, climate describes what the weather is like over a long period of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/scars

Mike, Jim, Sarah, Eric, Jake, Marina, Michael, Hunter, Pierce . . . the names roll off my tongue too readily, capturing the enormity of loss too often.  In the life paradigm that is a...

https://www.acacamps.org/membership/share-value-aca-membership

Looking for a way to increase professionalism and retention among your staff? Here's an incredibly affordable way to do just that. When you give an ACA membership, you're offering a bonus to...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/new-american-camp-association-survey-demonstrates-camps-can-operate-safely

Summer 2020 survey confirms safety and offers hope for children to rebuild necessary social and emotional connections through camp experiences this summer.   Martinsville...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-4-dan-lee-mississippi-river

Dan Lee is paddling the Mississippi River to send kids to accredited camps. ACA had the unique opportunity to interview him while he was paddling and talk about this motivation behind the trip, his...