https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/talking-about-youth-development-helping-campers-grow-successful-adults

"The resilient child is one who works well, plays well, loves well, and expects well." —Norman Garmezy When we talk about youth, we too often use negative terms: what we would like...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/inclusive-outdoor-programs-benefit-youth

Inclusion for persons with disabilities is rapidly occurring in all areas of living - school, work, and recreation. However, until recently, not much was known about inclusionary practices and their...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/top-training-techniques-fast-effective-ways-increase-staff-learning

The number one best-selling author in camp training has packed this session with terrific activities and training methods that are easy to use and can be plugged into your existing training right...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/are-we-making-progress-toward-more-people-understanding-supporting-value-camp-experience

It’s National Park Week and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/youth-concussion-laws-camps-update

In 2011, the American Camp Association published “Concussions: What...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/year-review-reflections-camp-legal-issues

This article will survey certain legal issues that have arisen in camp operations over the past year, as presented to the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline, other inquiries to staff, reported cases, and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/international-travel-issues-identified-aca-national-standards-commission

Travel and adventure have been part of camp since the beginning. The travel may be on foot, in a watercraft, by horse, or bicycle; travel might be in the city or open spaces, in the US or in far...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/community-health-centers-what-camps-should-know

This past fall, Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell, invited the American Camp Association and a small group of other youth-serving organizations to join her in a...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camper-enrollment-2016-take-sneak-peek

Attend any gathering of camp professionals over the winter and spring, and you are bound to hear bits of conversations about enrollment. . .“How is enrollment going at your camp?” “We seem to be up a...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/big-r-little-r-big-little

With ACA’s new strategic focus on accreditation and research comes the need to evolve our practices and services at a national level. In order to accomplish these important tasks, two special task...