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...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/are-you-mentally-physically-prepared-work-camp

The care and safety of other people’s children is a sacred responsibility. All staff at camp are in loco parentis (in place of parents). So, if you are working as a camp staff member this summer and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/calling-all-risk-champions

Each year, the Insurance Committee holds a Roundtable with many of the camp industry insurers and brokers in conjunction with the American Camp Association National Conference. The 2017 Roundtable...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2016-camping-magazine-editorial-index

View an archive of editorial indexes. Featured Articles...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/child-protection-improvements-act-passed

Updated on March 28, 2018 On Friday, March 23, President Trump signed the omnibus spending package, which included provisions for the Child Protection...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/coping-first-time-camp-experiences

For thousands, the camp experience has been a long-standing family tradition. For others, the camp experience seems almost counterintuitive. Send your child off to camp for maybe weeks at a time? "As...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/new-study-shows-majority-day-campers-experience-significant-physical-activity

New Study Shows Majority of Day Campers Experience Significant Physical Activity Martinsville, IN: Kids at day camp are getting more than the recommended amount of physical...