https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/leading-tomorrow

  It was the first night. Somewhere in the middle of the wilderness in the intermountain west, I lay in a tent with two other teenagers tossing and turning next to me. In tents around us...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/federal-public-policy-call-action-updates

Education Reform  On December 10, 2015, President Barack Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a bipartisan bill to revise and replace No Child Left Behind and overhaul...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/long-lasting-benefits-camp

Camp has become a part of the fabric of America — conjuring special memories of hiking, swimming, friendships, and adventure for generations. When children go to camp, they’ll likely come home...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/important-information-regarding-revisions-aca-standards

A key role of the American Camp Association's National Standards Commission (NSC) is to regularly review and update (as needed) the ACA standards. Standards Revisions After an 18-month process...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/be-superman-teach-campers-wear-cape

Staff training? Check. Nametags ready? Check. Ready to do a great job? Check. Campers are here? Check. It is my first day of camp and I am ready to put everything they taught us into action. I will...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/health-care-providers-whos-best-my-camp

With another summer tucked into history, many camp professionals use autumn to review the summer as well as decompress from it. This is often when we consider changes that would "make things better"...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/mentorship

A guest blog by Sterling Nell Leija When I was a kid, I remember wanting to go to summer camp.  Like many of your campers, I counted down the days!  But I couldn’t honestly tell...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/be-great-camp-counselor-act-one

You’re the head of baseball and softball at a prestigious summer camp in New England. It’s week four of the seven-week session and one of your counselors, Jason, is still struggling to connect with...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ten-ways-we-can-respond-inappropriate-behaviors

This summer at camp you are bound to encounter some behaviors that are inappropriate. The types of possible behaviors are too numerous to list. As frontline staff, having a range of strategies to...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-ultimate-21st-century-skills-learning-environment

By Andy Pritikin   It used to be so easy. Mom was home, and kids wanted to play outside, as we only had seven channels on the television (and no central air). Boy, how times have...