https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-chesapeake-private-school-camp-professionals-brunch

Join us for a relaxed and welcoming brunch with fellow private school camp professionals from across the DMV. This gathering is a chance to connect, share ideas, and build community around the unique...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camping-magazine

Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry - the latest research in the field of youth...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/professional-development-camps-campus

Looking for professional development opportunities to help you and your program?

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camps-campus-resources

ACA's goal is to provide resources to help your campus program be successful.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2025-camping-magazine-editorial-index

View an archive of editorial indexes....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/serving-all-2025-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/emergence

Honk If You Love Snoopy, it said.   She didn’t press on the horn, but oh, how she could have.   Remembering how she had admired his confidence, his imagination, his...

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

If your camp offers after-care programs, Thanksgiving camp, or other fall camp experiences for kids, these fall-themed activities are great for entertaining campers and don’t require a lot of setup...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trending-food-industry-food-dye-bans-substitutions

Astoundingly, food dye consumption has increased over 500 percent within the last 50 years (Bell, 2023). Many of the foods containing these dyes are consumed by children. On January 15, 2025, the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-leaders-character

Since it can sometimes be difficult to hire a full staff to lead our camp programs, we may be left wondering which character strengths are “must haves,” and which ones we can provide training for. I...