https://www.acacamps.org/blog/repetition-repetition-repetition-one-reason-camp-unique-professional-experience

Summer camp jobs can teach camp staff important lessons, such as how to fail and bounce back — an important professional development skill.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/environmental-factors-camps-consider

Severe weather used to have a season. Now, severe weather can happen at virtually any time of the year. Environmental (nonweather-related) factors may include an identifiable element in the physical...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/public-policy-updates-march-2019

Meals Provided to Employees A new tax has been imposed on meals provided to camp counselors and other staff during the course of their employment. While ACA believes the recent federal tax law...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/correction-three-not-two-new-mandatory-standards-2019

In the fall 2018 CampLine (page 17), we stated there were two new mandatory standards that will impact all ACA-accredited camps in 2019. There are actually three (two of them address locking...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ur-strong-igen

The total was 254. It was the last day of the fall trimester at the independent high school where I’ve been working for 20 years. Until our health center adopts electronic...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/aca-welcomes-new-members-national-board-directors

Today we proudly announce the election of National Board Officers and five new members to our National Board of Directors. American Camp Association President/Chief Executive Officer, Tom...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-staffing-we-can-avoid-crisis

Over the past few years, directors all over the country have reported struggling with the fact that good staff are harder to find. They also indicate that it is much more difficult to convince...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/process-interviewing-prospective-staff

The interview process for summer camp jobs can help weed out prospective staff who won't meet expectations.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-16-day-national-conference

CampWire host Sam Hirt brings you with him for an entire day at National Conference. He pops into educational sessions, the keynote, and interviews conference attendees.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/four-ways-promote-thankful-hearts-camp

What does being thankful have to do with going to camp? Everything! Thankful hearts are open hearts, and being open to adventure is the attitude we have about camp.