https://www.acacamps.org/heartofthesouth/awards
Awards in ACA, Heart of the SouthThe American Camping Association, Heart of the South Local Council of Leadership (LCOL) established a means of paying tribute to those who make an extraordinary contribution to the advancement of the...
https://www.acacamps.org/northwest/oregontrail-public-policy
Public Policy in ACA, Oregon TrailThe ACA, Oregon Trail Field Office (now ACA, Northwest...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/embracing-differences-forging-intentionally-inclusive-diverse-communities
Embracing Differences: Forging Intentionally Inclusive and Diverse Communities“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” –James Baldwin Here’s the truth: we were all raised differently — even those of us who share similar...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/would-you-recognize-cultural-appropriation
Would You Recognize Cultural Appropriation?When I was in kindergarten, we learned about contact between American settlers and Native Americans. As part of that project, we all created feathered headbands and smocks out of big paper bags. We...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/value-discomfort-creating-learning-environment-camp-staff
The Value of Discomfort — Creating a Learning Environment for Camp Staff“I don’t feel safe discussing this topic, and if a camper wanted to discuss it, I would just tell them that and redirect them to something else.” – Camp Staff 2023 I was leading an...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/gen-y-camp-how-understand-manage-increase-resiliency-millennial-camp-staff
Gen-Y At Camp: How to Understand, Manage, and Increase Resiliency in Millennial Camp StaffGen·er·a·tion Y (noun): Generation Y; plural noun: Generation Ys; AKA: Millennials the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, comprising primarily the children of...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/quirky-kids-what-we-can-do-when-kid-doesnt-fit
Quirky Kids: What We Can Do When a Kid Doesn’t “Fit”Overview: Every cabin/group has a Quirky Kid or two… these are campers who tend to act, do, and socialize differently from their peer. Quirky kids often don’t pick up social...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/camp-property-insurance-trends-tactics
Camp Property Insurance Trends and TacticsWatch the recording As the climate changes, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/storytelling-marketing-telling-story
Storytelling for Marketing: Telling the StoryDESCRIPTION: Storytelling is a deeply human experience, we’ve been telling each other stories for thousands of years. Our stories have the power to bring people together, to shape...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-may-21-2024-leadership-pathways-grant-winners-camp-hill-days
ACA Now - May 21, 2024: Leadership Pathways Grant Winners, Camp Hill DaysIn this issue: Leadership Pathways Phase 2 winners announced, recap of ACA Camp Hill Days, Staffing Summit call for presenters open, and more....