https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campers-you-cant-serve

Bob Ditter has faithfully served the camp community for decades — and while he continues to do that, this will be his last In the Trenches column for Camping Magazine. We are so grateful to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/unsung-heroes

What a summer 2020 turned out to be! The good, the bad, the ugly — and the grateful. During this pandemic, we are inspired by so many heroes rising up to meet numerous and mounting challenges. We...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-essential-age-screens

Camp has never been a more critical part of Generation-Z’s year-round learning landscape and core social and emotional development. Just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pew Research Center surveyed...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/bad-blood-how-succeed-succession-who-wins-who-loses

Succession at summer camp can mean many things: succession of ownership, of leadership, or of culture. Of course, these may happen separately, in close proximity, or all at once. In any case, each...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/facilitating-meaningful-conversations-socially-distant-age

We love to talk about resiliency and grit in the camp industry, and as this difficult year comes to a close, our entire industry is living those values in real time as we attempt to dust ourselves...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/your-roadmap-successful-camp-alumni-program

The passion of many former campers, staff, and other individuals associated with camp is undeniable. The ability to harness that passion toward efforts that can support camp — through active...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-leadership-21st-century

Michael Yeh is standing in front of an audience of over 1,000 health care and mental health professionals telling a story about a recent surgical procedure he led at the UCLA Endocrine Surgical Unit...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/research-column-manuscript-requirements

Academic research articles must contain information useful to camp professionals. All manuscripts must be the original work of the author and not currently under review elsewhere or previously...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/every-student-succeeds-act-essa-%E2%80%93-new-law-provides-new-opportunities-camps

On December 10, 2015, President Barack Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a bipartisan bill to revise and replace No Child Left Behind and overhaul K-12 education....

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/extending-your-camp-retreat-rental-groups-do-these-things

Offering your camp facilities to retreat and rental groups can increase community engagement and be an important source of revenue during your off-season — especially amid the operational challenges...