https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2023-september-october-camping-magazine

View the digital issue. Features...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/continuous-improvement-program-quality-lessons-learned

Program quality (PQ) is essential to youth programs, and research shows that high-quality programs are directly linked to more positive outcomes. PQ refers to the environment that is created at...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/top-25-staffing-solutions-gathered-through-collaboration

Highlighted here is a curated collection of great ideas about how to recruit and retain staff — a direct result of the last two years of conferences and various collaborative brainstorming sessions...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-pride

Growing up in the 1980s and ’90s, something I looked forward to every year was attending summer camp. After spending winters mostly indoors, the perfect reprieve from school was getting the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/interrupting-biases

"Excuse me," the camp director interrupted, "I just need you to tell us how to respond when a camper or counselor uses a slur like that."  We were in the midst of debriefing a series of...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-63-sum-camp-scott-taylor

On this episode of the CampWire podcast, Scott Taylor talks with us about Sum Camp! With an emphasis on teaching mathematical concepts, this month-long day camp in Maine demonstrates the role of...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-august-29-2023-national-conference-registration-youth-mental-health-first-aid

In this issue: 2023 National Conference registration open, Camps on Campus virtual event, mental health first aid, and more....

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/easy-online-tweaks-make-your-camp-more-accessible

The offseason is the perfect time to make improvements to your camp that you don't have the time or resources to do during the busy summer season. And while a lot of these improvements may be to...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-august-22-2023-staffing-summit-session-proposals-ukrainian-camper-grants

In this issue: Staffing Summit session proposals deadline, National Economic Study, and Ukrainian Camper Grants, and more....

https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-august-15-national-economic-impact-study

In this issue: a call for camps' help in the National Economic Impact Study, an article on increasing belong at camp, and more....