https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camper-enrollment-staff-recruitment-trends-report
Camper Enrollment and Staff Recruitment Trends ReportIn the fall of each year, the ACA research team polls its members about their enrollment and staffing trends during the summer season. Members respond anonymously and voluntarily, meaning the...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/summer-camp-season-ends-numbers-indicate-positive-experience-says-american-camp-association
As Summer Camp Season Ends, Numbers Indicate a Positive Experience, Says the American Camp AssociationMore than 3,000 day and overnight camps nationwide ran safe programs with positive outcomes for families. Martinsville, IN (August 7, 2020) - Positioned at the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/care-other-peoples-children-part-3-supervision-tips-frontline-staff
In the Care of Other People’s Children, Part 3: Supervision Tips for Frontline StaffMost accidents involving campers occur in program, living, and common areas — typically when campers are (or were supposed to be) under the supervision of frontline camp staff such as cabin...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-supervise-what-light-do-you-see-yourself
Learning to Supervise: What Light Do You See Yourself In?Light shed on any situation makes it look different. It follows that the tone we set, both internally and externally, casts shadows and highlights different points of view. As a new supervisor, the...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/hot-topic/aca-advocating-critical-financial-support-camps
ACA Advocating for Critical Financial Support for CampsACA recognizes the tragic impact the coronavirus has had on the field of camp. Our current estimates indicate that more than 19 million people who are traditionally served by camps did not have the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-standards-first-step-creating-safer-aquatic-environment
ACA Standards . . . the FIRST STEP in Creating a Safer Aquatic EnvironmentThe American Camp Association's (ACA's) National Standards Commission (NSC) is grateful to experts in related fields who provide insights and additional information to...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-offers-context-cdc-study-implications-back-school
American Camp Association Offers Context on CDC Study and Implications for Back to SchoolMartinsville, IN—July 31, 2020 Today’s Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) study of a single summer camp’s Covid-19 infections tells an incomplete story. To better...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-research-age-covid-19
Camp Research in the Age of COVID-19Research is a big thing right now. Of course it is — people seek certainty when things are uncertain, as they certainly are amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Research brings certainty, right?
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/2020-sites-facilities-programs-study-findings-day-camps
2020 Sites, Facilities, & Programs Study Findings for Day CampsYou’ve probably gathered by now that, here in the research wing of ACA, one of our favorite pastimes consists of developing surveys, studies, and evaluations that help us expand the value and...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/state-laws-regulations/state-regulations-rhode-island
State Regulations for Rhode IslandDate Revised: 04/19/2019