https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/solar-power-right-camp
Is Solar Power Right for Camp?Solar panel, or photovoltaic (PV), technology has seen some impressive improvements in the past decade, bringing high-tech into a price range everyday users are better able to afford. The question...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/days-these-regret-remorse-restorative-justice
Days Like These — Regret, Remorse, and Restorative JusticeMy mother never told me there’d be days like these. Challenging? Yes. Difficult? For sure. But nearly impossible? Not so much. The last full day of camp is always one filled with emotion. But on...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-can-one-week-do
What Can One Week Do?Camp SoCal HeArts in Compton, California, will always be one of the hardest weeks of camp — for many reasons. We work with children in foster care for one week each summer, children who have been let...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/break-out-survey-box-youth-friendly-ways-collect-data
Break Out of the Survey Box! Youth-friendly Ways to Collect DataGreetings Camp Evaluators! I’m so excited to have another guest author for our Research 360 Blog, this time to tell you about some non-survey approaches to gathering evaluation data from youth....
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/importance-mealtime-camp
The Importance of Mealtime at CampIn honor of National Sticky Bun Day on February 21, Jeff Cheley of Cheley Colorado Camps discusses the camp’s famous cinnamon rolls and why mealtime at camp is so important. Last summer,...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-podcast-episode-1-national-conference-preview
CampWire Podcast Episode #1 - National Conference PreviewThe American Camp Association introduces Episode 1 of the brand new podcast, CampWire. Listen to President/CEO, Tom Rosenberg, preview our National Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/most-important-question-you-can-ask-alumni-staff-applicant
The Most Important Question You Can Ask an Alumni Staff ApplicantWe love having alumni apply to work for our program. Following their years of participation as campers, we ask them to step away for a year or two before they can reengage as a staff member. We...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/aca-connect
ACA ConnectACA Connect - your online community that lets you engage with camp professionals.
https://www.acacamps.org/news/hot-topic/proposed-rule-changes-summer-work-travel-program-j-1-visa-category
Proposed Rule Changes for Summer Work Travel Program, J-1 Visa CategoryThe US Department of State has recently released the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/happy-birthday-boy-scouts-america
Happy Birthday, Boy Scouts of America!On a cold and rainy Sunday this past month, my son, Daniel, and I joined our Webelos Den at the Trees Atlanta...