https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/being-mentor

Two of my professional mentors recently passed away after horrific battles with cancer. Their funerals gave me pause to reflect on the deeply profound impact they each had on who I am today, both...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/resource-roundup-camp-professionals

Parents traditionally look to teachers, school counselors, and religious leaders for guidance and resources about raising kids. Typically, parents wouldn’t think to seek resources and guidance from...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/hundred-years-campfire-stories-ymca-storer-camps

The year was 1918. World War I was winding down overseas, the Spanish flu epidemic was raging across the globe, and Woodrow Wilson was in the White House. It was also the year Storer Camps was...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/women-camp-summit-2019-what-when-where-why

Presented by ACA, Illinois and Women in Camping, the Women in Camp Summit is a three-day professional development event of networking, discussion, and learning designed specifically for female-...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/motivating-change-when-being-stuck-sticking-point

Camp taught me about the power of the environment — not just the natural world where we romp and roam, but the broad community support and child-centricity of programming and purpose. As a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/5-year-impact-study-phase-2-findings-being-present-moment

ACA’s Impact Study is a multiyear research project designed to identify the lasting impacts of camp from the perspectives of campers, staff, and parents. In the earliest stages of the project, we...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/whats-youth-outcomes-battery

In this blog post, Laurie Browne, PhD, gives an update on the Youth Outcomes Battery tool and discusses what to expect from a future version.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/outside-camp-customers-inside-camp-customers

Camp owners always remember their outside customers (camp parents and campers), but inside customers (camp staff) are just as important.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/knowing-how-play-requires-strategy-structure

Play is an important part of how children grow. It is a universal phenomenon that has been passed down from generation to generation as a societal, expressive, and educational practice....

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/children-summer-camp-researchers-delve-parent-anxiety-what-do-about-it

When Bridget Trogden and her husband sent their son, Jacob, to camp last month, she was understandably nervous about sending her 12-year old to an overnight program. The week-long residential...