https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/5-year-impact-study-phase-2-findings-relationship-skills
5-Year Impact Study Phase 2 Findings: Relationship SkillsBy now many of you have heard of ACA’s 5-Year Impact Study, a national research project focused on the lasting impacts of camp among campers and staff. We described the study and its research...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/outdoor-education-camp-enriching-lives-through-positive-interactions-nature
Outdoor Education at Camp: Enriching Lives through Positive Interactions with NatureIn an increasingly connected world, today’s children experience an ever-decreasing connection to the natural world. As a result of hours of screen time, lengthening school days, and increasing...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/tripping-travel-camps-thinking-outside-gate
Tripping and Travel Camps: "Thinking Outside The Gate"I. Introduction Our subject is an increasingly popular phenomenon: the travel camp. "Travel" and "Camp" would seem to be incompatible terms, but the industry has figured it out — camps that travel...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/data-isnt-four-letter-word-team-based-ways-make-sense-information-you-have
"Data" Isn't a Four-Letter Word: Team-Based Ways to Make Sense of the Information You HaveGreetings, camp evaluators! If you are a summer-only program, your camp season is well under way; in fact, you are might feel like you are rounding third and starting down the home stretch....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/dear-summer-camp-counselor
Dear Summer Camp CounselorLet me first say, I am so intensely jealous of you. I think every person who has had the pleasure of working at camp, be it for one year or five, is envious of anyone who gets to be there when they...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/me-first-keys-self-care
Me First? Keys to Self-CareWe've all been there! You're excited about your new job and all goes well for the first few days (maybe weeks). Everything is new and exciting. Adrenaline helps smooth any fears or irritations. But...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/doldrums-camp-overcoming-mid-summer-slump
The Doldrums of Camp: Overcoming the Mid-Summer SlumpAs a camp director, when the middle of the summer drew near, I found myself gathering my leadership team to prepare for a possible journey through "the Doldrums." In the children’s novel, The...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-teens-need-summer-camp-more-ever
Why Teens Need Summer Camp More Than EverBeing at camp gives me this sense of belonging that I’ve never felt anywhere else. I know that I can be myself and that my cabin mates will love me for who I am, and I’ve brought that...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/data-visualization-camps-makeover-edition
Data Visualization for Camps: Makeover EditionGreetings Camp Evaluators! Today’s post is the first in a series built around ACA’s newest industry research: the ...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/care-ing-camp-committee-advancement-research-evaluation
CARE-ing for Camp: The Committee for the Advancement of Research and EvaluationHello Camp Evaluators! Spring is a busy time for camp people — with the ACA National Conference, several major regional conferences, and annual camp preparations, it is hard to believe camp people...