https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-investing-professional-development

For my camp, the ACA national conference (this year in Dallas, Texas) is always the highlight of our winter. Those of us who are experienced (please note that I am avoiding the word “old”) can get...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2013-golden-quill-golden-lens-winners

Golden Quill Award Ann Gillard, PhD Does Your Camp Reinforce, Resist, or Relieve Gender Stereotypes? (March/April 2012) ...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/%C2%BFpor-qu%C3%A9-son-especiales-los-amigos-de-los-campamentos

Lo observo en todos los eventos importantes de la vida: bodas, graduaciones, bautizos, bar mitzvás, en cualquier momento en que familiares y amigos se reúnen a celebrar un evento significativo: esa...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/year-give-fun-more

Give the gift of camp! A quality camp experience is a real-life version of what kids want from video games and toys — fun, adventure, excitement — and so much more! Character and...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/right-play

What happens when children and youth are deprived of play? We view play as frivolous or fun — a waste of time. Yet, once again...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/social-marketing-where-should-you-start

Marketing has changed drastically over the last few years. We are now in an era where brands are expected to be online — listening and engaging with their customers. There are so many avenues open to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/search-marketing-web-drive-new-camper-enrollment-alternative-businesses

The quiet, final weeks of August find camp directors exhaling and peering out over empty fields — luckier ones are on a beach somewhere preparing meticulously crafted reenrollment letters. Agonizing...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/%C2%BFpor-qu%C3%A9-no-pueden-las-escuelas-parecerse-m%C3%A1s-los-campamentos

Ayer mi hijo de ocho años volvió de la escuela apesadumbrado. Es su tercera semana en una escuela nueva y yo le había animado a que encontrara un par de amigos para invitarlos a nadar. Les había...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/great-education-debate-camp-has-place-childhood-development

Education reform is big news right now. The push for a nationwide move to year-round school is gaining steam, and the rhetoric is increasing. The issue at the forefront of this debate is summer...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/case-camp-why-kids-need-it-now-more-ever

Change is a part of life. It is often directly related to survival and can enrich one's life in ways unexpected. Childhood is in essence a time of profound change and development. It is exciting and...