https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kamaji-hats-thee

The camp lady of Chicago showed me photos of swank camps with luxurious cabins, electric tennis ball cannons, and soft-serve ice-cream machines. She talked up theatre and sports camps. She effused...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peg-march-2010

When we are confronted by significant challenges that leave us feeling uncomfortable and even angry, it is important to take a moment and pause. A moment of reflection can offer us the critical time...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-belong-reuniting-siblings-foster-care-while-creating-lifetime-shared-memories-through-summer

If I had the choice of spending a whole year in Hawaii or one hour with my brother and sisters, I would choose my siblings. — Luke (camper) You feel excitement in the air as four siblings...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/back-future-summer-camp-new-economy

A few years back I conducted a study with kids who had gone to summer camp for at least six or seven years. I asked them to talk about their...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/camps-speak-international-language

There’s a passionate debate going on — whether men and women should share child-rearing responsibilities — even if it means the father sometimes stays at home. Native American, Nigerian, Kyrgyz,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/boy-boat-life-lessons-learned-camp

Ben was the boy in the boat. A gregarious go-getter whose journey through camp — and to adulthood — was inextricably linked to sailboats on the water. The lessons he learned at camp originated from,...

https://www.acacamps.org/la-diversi%C3%B3n-y-la-seguridad-los-campamentos-de-aca-establecen-las-normas

¿Por qué un campamento acreditado por ACA? La acreditación de ACA indica que el campamento de su hijo se preocupa lo suficiente como para someterse a una revisión minuciosa (de...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/convergence-collaborative-melodies-create-youth-development-success

The Beginnings of Youth Development The American Camp Association (ACA) is over 100 years old. In that context of age, youth development is a relatively young field of study. In 1998, the ACA...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sustaining-lifelong-joy-camp-key-connector

In the dedication of my book, The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness, I wrote, "Summer is like childhood. It passes too fast. But if you're lucky, it gives you warm memories from which...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aristotle-wants-your-kids-go-summer-camp-why-you-might-want-tag-along

by Anna Czarnik-Neimeyer, a guest blog for ACA.  As we celebrate the end of the school year and sweaty legs come un-stuck from plastic chairs in classrooms across America, kids are...