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Camps
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Allen's Guide:Summer Camps and Travel Programs 
 This website "provides information about many different kids and teen summer camps and travel programs. These are all structured group programs. ... Allen's Guide does not manage or book any of the programs but links you to the operators' web sites." Includes listings for children's residential and nonresidential summer camps, and specific types of camps, such as academic, arts, self-improvement, religious, sports, and special needs. This site is supported by several summer camp providers. http://www.allensguide.com Topics: Outdoor Recreation Last updated Sep 14, 2006 American Camping Association
The American Camping Association is a 100-year-old community of camp professionals that accredits camps which meet some 300 standards it sets for health, safety, and program quality. One can search through over 2,000 camps using many criteria, including location, special needs, affiliation, activities, and cost. The site includes information on camps both for children and adults, camp management resources, and a job center. Camping Magazine is archived back to 1997 (with some gaps). http://www.acacamps.org/ Topics: Outdoor Recreation Last updated Jan 11, 2004 Association of Camp Nurses (ACN)
The website for this professional association of nurses who work at summer and residential camps features a listing of camp nurse jobs, selected articles on camp nursing topics, and a bibliography covering subjects such as asthma, homesickness, and camp accidents. http://www.acn.org/ Topics: Health & Medical Disciplines, Outdoor Recreation Last updated Aug 10, 2009 KidsCamps.com
This international directory lists tens of thousands of summer camps and resorts: day and overnight, sports, military, teen, special needs, family, self-improvement, arts, adventure, academic, and special interest. Also find advice for parents about selecting, paying, and packing for summer camp for parents, and sections for camp directors and staff with job listings. Amount of information on each facility depends on the fee the facility pays for the listing, but most entries link to the Web sites for the camps. http://www.kidscamps.com/ Topics: Job Listings, Outdoor Recreation, Recreation, Travel Last updated May 27, 2004 Summer Camp: Take Chances, Make Memories
Collection of material about children attending residential camps during the summer. Topics include why go to camp, choosing a camp (with questions parents should ask camp staff), getting ready to go and packing, making friends, and homesickness. Also includes a short bibliography of fiction and nonfiction books about summer camps, a summer camp word search, and links to related sites. Part of the PBS Kids It's My Life website. http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/friends/summercamp/ Topics: Outdoor Recreation Last updated May 9, 2006 |
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