https://www.acacamps.org/blog/challenges-wired-parent-raising-wired-kid

Hello Camp Parents! My name is Missy and I am the database administrator for ACA. In this role, I work with a number of our teams to manage information related to the association’s members. But I am...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/aca-youth-outcomes-battery-staff-parent-perceptions

Adult Perceptions of Outcomes' Growth Two new versions of the ACA YOB were created to allow adults to make reliable and valid judgments about children’s outcome achievements...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/comeback-kid-learning-lead-summer-camp

“Leaders lead. Period.” That truism — while straight and simple — reflects a cornerstone of the leadership training and consulting I do in business, higher education, nonprofit administration, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/communication-down-sideways

With so much communication being driven through mobile devices today, it is imperative that you know how to have meaningful face-to-face interactions at camp. You will not be texting your campers...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/coaching-your-campers-better-friendships

"Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other's gold." — Girl Scout song based on a poem by Joseph Parry The classic campfire song "Make New Friends" reminds us that our...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-united-across-generational-divide

Which "they" are you? Are you the counselor trying to tell your supervisor that things are not exactly as explained in training and the interview? Or are you the supervisor trying to get counselors...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/camp-contracting-service-providers-bigger-picture

I. Introduction As part of a camp’s offerings to campers, camp services include those provided by others, outside the camp’s direct employees or volunteers. The American Camp Association (ACA)...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-would-spider-man-do-using-our-power-responsibility-create-camp-world-we-want

Summer camp, unlike any other space or community, is a place where we can actively and comprehensively create culture. Think about some of the traditions at your camp. Simple things like the songs...

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

Dear Counselor, I love coming to camp every year, and I look forward to the end of the season and the feeling of accomplishment from all that I will have completed. I also love connecting with my...

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

Back in the early ’70s, my favorite counselor’s name was Billy, but everyone called him “Banjo Billy” because he was an accomplished singer/songwriter. He was caring, funny, adventurous, fair, and...