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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/you-quit-how-get-most-out-your-summer-camp

Before You Quit: How to Get the Most Out of Your Summer at Camp

I had just finished running a marathon and had flopped onto the grass to rest. I was so tired that I hadn’t registered that the tired runner sitting next to me was a former camp counselor. He had...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/four-cs-great-summer-camp

The Four C's of a Great Summer Camp

At its best, summer camp is a silly, spirited place. A place where the group who cooks the best outdoor meal wins a metal spoon that has been spray-painted gold (the golden spoon! ooooh, aaaaah);...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/meeting-campers-where-they-are

Meeting Campers Where They Are

I’ve often been taught to look at a person through the lens of a prism. On one side, you can see only a clear, flat, one-dimensional object, but when the light filters through you are left with all...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/discussing-identity-equity-authenticity-camp

Discussing Identity, Equity, and Authenticity at Camp

Use these skills for developing more equitable communities where staff and campers feel included in spaces where they want to belong.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-support-camper-mental-health

How to Support Camper Mental Health

Here are some steps you can take to support camper mental health.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-everyone-interview-sarah-kientz

Camp Is for Everyone: An Interview with Sarah Kientz

In this interview, the American Camp Association (ACA) sits down with Rev. Sarah Kientz, minister to youth and director of Camp Akita, to discuss Camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/giving-voice-inclusive-leadership-competencies

Giving Voice to Inclusive Leadership Competencies

An interview with author Jennifer Brown.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/enhancing-inclusion-campers-sensory-processing-concerns-through-camp-counselor-training

Enhancing Inclusion for Campers with Sensory-Processing Concerns through Camp Counselor Training

Summer camps provide children an opportunity for goal achievement, a sense of community, and development of self-concept. Toward that end, goal-directed camp activities revolve around teamwork, as...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-57-pop-camps-projectcamp

CampWire Episode 57: Pop-Up Camps with Project:Camp

Camp can happen anywhere! Join us for a conversation with Mikey Latner of Project:Camp to learn about the role of camp in times of crisis, bringing fun and a sense of normalcy after disaster strikes...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-know-about-demographic-evaluation-questions-how-make-them-count-part-1

What to Know about Demographic Evaluation Questions and How to Make Them Count, Part 1

Wheewww! Summer is about over, if not over for most camps, which means that it's time to reflect on another eventful and exciting season. Along with a bit of a breather, this time of year brings lots...