https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/make-yourself-home-partnering-rental-property

As children and staff members are eager to return to camp to see familiar faces and places each summer, we often hear people comment about going back to their "summer home." Our camp homes are places...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-teach-campers-heartfelt-gratitude

Can campers learn heartfelt gratitude? Yes! As we know, camp changes the lives of campers.  This is done in large part by intentionally creating programs that nurture the culture of your camp....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/art-noticing

A strong focus on mental, emotional, social health (MESH) elements within the camp community has triggered both strategies to cope with MESH concerns and an emphasis on making camp a more MESH-...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/helping-kids-change-their-stories-whats-next-our-research-horizon

Helping Kids Change Their Stories — A Taste of Camp Measurement North of the Border is a short blog series that explores Tim Hortons Foundation Camps’ summer and school programs and...

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

Sexual abuse. Sexual misconduct. Child pornography. Your camp's nightmare. These events represent the majority of crises we respond to on behalf of summer camps, schools, and youth-centric...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/out-getting-staff-door-turning-people-down-not-away

This blog post in support of Project Real Job discusses the importance of incorporating objective criteria into your summer camp staff recruitment process.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/middle-adolescence-age-14-16

Developmental Milestones Increase their hypothetical reasoning abilities Conduct increasing future planning Experience further sexual maturation and explore issues of...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/5-bold-predictions-camp-industry-2020

2020 will be an incredible year for camps, but there could be some unexpected curveballs. Here are our predictions for how the camp industry will change in 2020.

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/jcc-association-announces-commitment-aca-accreditation

Martinsville, IN (January 14, 2019) – Communities nourish camps, and camps change lives. In an effort to strengthen community-camp bonds nationwide, American Camp Association (ACA)—a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/where-are-their-adult-pants-tools-catchphrases-understanding-choosing-todays-staff-members

It started with a camp director’s speech. You know, one of those impassioned, are-you-ready-for-this; get-your-stoke-on; you-can-do-it; don’t-be-scared-but-it’s-OK-to- be-nervous speeches the night...