https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/moving-forward-together-march-2020

Another exciting summer season of adventurous fun and learning at camp is just ahead. I hope you will take every opportunity available to ardently articulate the considerable educational and...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/hot-topic/camp-meals-tax-relief

When the Tax Cut and Jobs Act became law in 2017, many camp professionals were surprised to learn that their federal taxes would be going up, and for unexpected reasons. Camps that were subject to...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/avoid-panic-hire-take-deep-breath-employing-next-warm-body

Summer is on the horizon . . . the pressure to fill remaining positions heightens. It is easy to convince yourself the next warm body is good enough — a decision you may regret later.

https://www.acacamps.org/accreditation-process-workshop-2022-aca-national-conference

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Note: Registration for the Accreditation Process Workshop must be completed separately from the conference.  Space is limited and will be filled on a first-come...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-directors-guide-bed-bug-prevention

Let’s face it, camp directors juggle a lot. Parents are looking to you to provide an engaging, educational, and safe environment. Some safety precautions may seem obvious: helmets on the zip line,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/counting-kindness-roundtable-discussion

The camp community knows as well as anyone that kind kids can change the world. With Camp Kindness Day coming up in July, we recently reached out to Laura Kikuchi, program...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/moving-place-share

I quietly said goodbye to a part of my life last summer — the part that had Bridget in it for the past 13 years. She first entered my world when she was an eager little kid in my fourth-grade...

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

In June of 1963, at the age of eight, I boarded an overnight train in Chicago bound for Camp Agawak in Minocqua, Wisconsin. I was clutching my Teddy bear, Zelda. Jittery during those first weeks,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/back-basics-five-universal-truths-cit-training

What Five Service Trips to the Dominican Republic Have Taught Me About CIT Training Back Home

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/school-camp-partnership-working-together-brighter-future-our-students

Let’s face it; our collective national education system has some issues. Some might even say it needs a complete overhaul. Teachers are often overextended and under-funded, and the resources...