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American Camp Association | Summer camps enrich children's lives!

ACA's NEW Find a Camp!

Check out ACA's new, new, state-of-the-art camp search. Check out some of the new features!

Camps! If your camp hasn't added your camp to the new Find a Camp, please do so now!

Early Career Development: 3 Free Webinars

In partnership with Teach for America, ACA is proud to offer a series of career development webinars designed for young professionals!

2012 Kindred Events at Conference

2012 ACA National Conference

Register today for the 2012 ACA National Conference in Atlanta and save! Register four or more from your camp and earn discounts on lodging at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

Explore 30 Camp Reading Program

ACA's Explore 30 Camp Reading Program addresses summer learning loss by providing youth with at least 30 minutes of reading time per day.

Find a Camp

Looking for a summer camp? Search over 2,400 ACA-Accredited camps.

Find a Job

Find the perfect summer or year-round camp job. Need Staff? Check Out ACA’s Staff Recruitment Solutions!

Join ACA

Join today and be an integral part of an evolving, versatile, and vibrant organization of people with knowledge to share.

Public Policy

Criminal Background Check Thresholds - Guidance from ACA

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ACA Keystone 2012 Educational Event at Cabela's
2012-2-9 | Pennsylvania
Visitor Update
2012-2-9 | Texas
Visitor Update Course
2012-2-9 | Pennsylvania
Child Abuse Prevention Summit Featuring Bob Ditter
2012-2-10 | North Carolina
NOC (Nantahala Outdoor Center) Trifecta
2012-2-10 | North Carolina

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10 Steps to Find the Right Summer Camp to Work For
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Pay Attention!
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Scary but True!
2012-1-31 | Word from Peg
Welcome to the Parents Place Blog!
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ACA's NEW Find a Camp!

Check out ACA's new, new, state-of-the-art camp search. Check out some of the new features!

Camps! If your camp hasn't added your camp to the new Find a Camp, please do so now!

Early Career Development: 3 Free Webinars

In partnership with Teach for America, ACA is proud to offer a series of career development webinars designed for young professionals!

2012 Kindred Events at Conference

2012 ACA National Conference

Register today for the 2012 ACA National Conference in Atlanta and save! Register four or more from your camp and earn discounts on lodging at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

Explore 30 Camp Reading Program

ACA's Explore 30 Camp Reading Program addresses summer learning loss by providing youth with at least 30 minutes of reading time per day.

Find a Camp

Looking for a summer camp? Search over 2,400 ACA-Accredited camps.

Find a Job

Find the perfect summer or year-round camp job. Need Staff? Check Out ACA’s Staff Recruitment Solutions!

Join ACA

Join today and be an integral part of an evolving, versatile, and vibrant organization of people with knowledge to share.

Public Policy

Criminal Background Check Thresholds - Guidance from ACA

Latest News

Upcoming Events

ACA Keystone 2012 Educational Event at Cabela's
2012-2-9 | Pennsylvania
Visitor Update
2012-2-9 | Texas
Visitor Update Course
2012-2-9 | Pennsylvania
Child Abuse Prevention Summit Featuring Bob Ditter
2012-2-10 | North Carolina
NOC (Nantahala Outdoor Center) Trifecta
2012-2-10 | North Carolina

Latest Blog Posts

10 Steps to Find the Right Summer Camp to Work For
2012-2-7 | Counselors
Pay Attention!
2012-2-6 | Word from Peg
Top 5 Reasons to Attend Wednesday's FREE “Developing Your Personal Brand” Webinar
2012-2-3 | Counselors
Scary but True!
2012-1-31 | Word from Peg
Welcome to the Parents Place Blog!
2012-1-26 | Parents Place

For a number of years now, the ACA Council of Delegates has been evolving from a group that simply reacts to votes brought before it - to a true Council of dialogue and debate. In year's past, Delegates were expected to be informed of the issues prior to any meeting and to come to the meeting with formed opinions. We have now evolved to the perspective that the Delegates are an important part of the development of issues. For example, the National Board might identify an issue and assign tasks to a Committee. That Committee will begin the analysis and now bring issues to the Council to help form recommendations and gain other knowledge. The Committees will then go back and craft drafts for further discussion using many avenues of dialogue - including online open hearings, bulletin boards, discussions at the Section level, etc. And then finally, recommmendations go back to the Board, or the Council, or to the CEO. (For a reminder of what issues are under the authority of the Board, the Council, and the CEO, refer to the National Board Policies below.)

During the 2008 Council of Delgates Meeting, the group began a discussion about the future evolution of the COD. Dialgoue will continue throughout 2008.

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American Camp Association | Summer camps enrich children's lives!

ACA's NEW Find a Camp!

Check out ACA's new, new, state-of-the-art camp search. Check out some of the new features!

Camps! If your camp hasn't added your camp to the new Find a Camp, please do so now!

Early Career Development: 3 Free Webinars

In partnership with Teach for America, ACA is proud to offer a series of career development webinars designed for young professionals!

2012 Kindred Events at Conference

2012 ACA National Conference

Register today for the 2012 ACA National Conference in Atlanta and save! Register four or more from your camp and earn discounts on lodging at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

Explore 30 Camp Reading Program

ACA's Explore 30 Camp Reading Program addresses summer learning loss by providing youth with at least 30 minutes of reading time per day.