https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/research-sudden-unexpected-death-challenge-ropes-courses

As of this August, there were 2,247 ACA-accredited camps. Of these camps 1,131 (50.3 percent) have challenge/ropes courses. A new study published in the journal, Wilderness and Environmental Medicine...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/first-aid-what-training-do-camp-staff-need

Camp leaders have long recognized that today's first aid training does not necessarily provide an individual with the skills needed by many camp programs. Camp administrators are expressing a growing...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/value-camp-experiences-today-interview-madeline-levine

Best-selling author and psychologist Madeline Levine will speak on Tuesday, February 12, at the 2013 ACA National Conference. With nearly thirty years of experience as a clinician, consultant, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kids-do-dumb-stuff-hidden-treasure-accidental-learning

When I was four, I fell in love with Hot Wheels toy cars. My favorite was a drag racer with its own parachute. The chute clipped to the underside of the car with a pair of wire hooks. You packed the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/its-good-day-personal-essay

The gray rain wall dropped out of the sky. Lightning. Then thunder. We, the already-tired crew on the feature film Yellow Day, were stuck. We quickly covered the large cameras in heavy plastic and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-camp-people-are-different-regular-people

Maybe it's ingrained from the way they were brought up, raised by camp counselors and campers alike. Or maybe it's the extra exposure to sunlight dappling their shoulders. Maybe it's the camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/supervision-camp-more-numbers

“Camper Abused at Camp”: This is the headline no camp owner/director wants to hear or read. The American Camp Association firmly believes in the value of a criminal background check (see...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/yingdi-emerging-camp-industry-china

“Faster than a speeding bullet train” might describe the growth of the concept of camps in China. A country of 1.3 billion with the second largest economy in the world, China is undergoing a drastic...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/programming-theme

The positives for a child who attends a summer camp experience are widely known. Children and youth develop independence, self-esteem, and confidence; they experience positive role model influences;...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-communication-control-filters-perceptions

Communication in a personal setting can be a tricky thing, but in the workplace it can be downright complicated. With our staff, communication can be positive and productive and help us move our...