Partnerships,
Sponsorships, and Educational Alliances
Changing the lives of children, youth,
and families requires cooperative effort.
Your support is critical, as ACA could
not effectively serve 5 million campers
without the involvement of our partners,
sponsors, and educational alliances. By
supporting ACA, you are helping us achieve
our 20/20 Vision, a goal to serve 20 million
children through the camp experience by
2020.
Camp is important for healthy child
development, and involvement in the camp
experience contributes to five major outcomes
in children:
Health and Wellness: Promoting
physical activity, reducing childhood
obesity, and encouraging healthy lifestyles.
Environmental Stewardship: Equipping
young people with the attitudes, knowledge
and skills they need to be stewards of
the environment today and green leaders
of tomorrow.
Team Building and Leadership:
Helping children learn to overcome obstacles
and to believe in their own prospects
for success.
Workforce Development:
Helping young people set goals, learn
responsibility, develop interpersonal
skills, and develop an entrepreneurial
spirit.
Academic Enrichment: Reducing
summer learning loss by preparing children
for learning, engaging them experientially,
and encouraging them to think critically.
Research shows that
camp enables significant growth in confidence
and self-esteem, relationship and friendship
skills, and independence and responsibility – and
this is no more deeply experienced than
among at-risk children. During the summer
when school is out and many children are
left unsupervised and disengaged, camp
provides an environment with appropriate
boundaries, structure and expectations,
and hands-on learning opportunities – the
building blocks for a successful life.
Camp is just around the corner, and you’ve still got to pack! You might be a pro at packing for camp, but there are always a few things you might forget. That's why The Clorox Company is partnering with the ACA to bring you a simple list of great suggestions for what counselors and staff should make sure is on their packing list this summer. Take a look – it just might save you from leaving something really important off your list!
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 development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. The July/August 2010 issue features articles that address programming, history, 20/20 Toolbox, and more.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
ACA's Because of Camp…™ outdoor advertising campaign officially launched in early January. Since that time, orders have been arriving daily for billboards, posters, and transit shelters. Several orders have been placed already, and are being shipped to vendors nationwide. Visit ACA's Say It Big Web page to view a map of advertising placements as they are confirmed.
Preserving the rich history of the camp experience is essential for the future. The American Camp Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Organized Camping in 2011, and to honor our past with this Web-based tribute.
