American Camp Association
About Us
The American Camp Association (formerly known as the American Camping Association) is a community of camp professionals who, for nearly 100 years, have joined together to share our knowledge and experience and to ensure the quality of camp programs. Because of our diverse 7,000 plus membership and our exceptional programs, children and adults have the opportunity to learn powerful lessons in community, character-building, skill development, and healthy living — lessons that can be learned nowhere else.
Articles by American Camp Association
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Developmental Milestones and the Camp Experience: Middle Childhood — Ages 4 to 7
Developmental Milestones Acquire greater ability to reason, plan, and remember Begin to better appreciate social...
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Developmental Milestones and the Camp Experience: Middle Childhood — Ages 8 to 10
Developmental Milestones Spend increasing amount of time with peers Form friendships with others in school and other...
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Developmental Milestones and the Camp Experience: Middle Adolescence — Age 14 to 16
Developmental Milestones Increase their hypothetical reasoning abilities Conduct increasing future...
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Help Your Kids Outsmart Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac at Camp
Attention parents of summer campers! The start of camp is right around the corner. You've selected the perfect camp, and...
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Teens at Camp, Camp and Teens
When TIME magazine ran its cover feature on "Being 13 in America" in the summer of 2005, they wrote about the complex...
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Fun-in-the-Sun Safety at Camp!
Children should come to camp equipped with a sunscreen that provides minimum SPF 30 protection. Many camp activities...
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Kids and Healthy Lifestyles: How Camps Can Help
Many camps look for innovative, fun, tasty ways to provide healthy choices and decision-making skills to their campers...
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Understanding Bullying Within The Camp Setting
What is Bullying? Bullying is aggressive behavior by a child or a group of children who take advantage of the power...
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A Camp for Every Child — The Perfect Fit
Answering these questions will help you determine when your child is ready for camp. What is your child's age?...
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Coping with First-Time Camp Experiences
For thousands, the camp experience has been a long-standing family tradition. For others, the camp experience seems...
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