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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/talking-about-youth-development-helping-campers-grow-successful-adults
Talking about Youth Development: Helping Campers Grow into 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
Inclusive Outdoor Programs Benefit YouthInclusion 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
Top Training Techniques: Fast & Effective Ways to Increase Staff Learning & PerformanceThe 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
Are We Making Progress Toward More People Understanding and Supporting the Value of the Camp Experience?It’s National Park Week and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/youth-concussion-laws-camps-update
Youth Concussion Laws and Camps — An UpdateIn 2011, the American Camp Association published “Concussions: What...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/year-review-reflections-camp-legal-issues
The Year in Review — Reflections on Camp Legal IssuesThis 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
International Travel — Issues Identified by the ACA National Standards CommissionTravel 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
Community Health Centers — What Camps Should KnowThis 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
Camper Enrollment in 2016: Take a 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
Big R, Little r; Big A, Little aWith 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...