https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/transgender-staff-anti-discrimination

The subject of transgender staff at camps is one that is getting a lot of play lately. For those camps that have not yet dealt with a current staff member transitioning or a new...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/big-eight-other-culinary-menaces-camper-society

“The gluten-free cinnamon rolls are amazing!” Those emphatic words are emblazoned in my brain, stamped into my memory. As tears began to well in her eyes, Annalise, one of our counselors, looked...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/moving-mainstreaming-outsourcing-what-everyone-can-learn-working-different-needs

I run two different camps for kids with different needs, including a resident camp for kids with autism. A concerned parent called to talk about how she wanted her son to be “mainstreamed” in the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/transgender-youth-role-camps-might-play

You may be asking yourself, "What does a discussion about transgender individuals have to do with me? Why am I reading this in Camping Magazine?" We've had the conversation about the LGBTQ community...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/out-about-creating-safe-environment-lgbtq-campers-staff

It was June 2006. I had been conducting staff training at a coed camp in the Northeast. I had already spoken to the entire staff about the “real work” of camp, which I see as helping campers use the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/return-tolerance

The scuffle was over almost as quickly as it started. The boys were playing a team game, and, as is common with nine-year-old boys, there was a disagreement about the rules. An argument quickly...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/community-parks-revitalization-act

Overview The Community Parks Revitalization Act will provide matching federal grants for much needed parks and recreation infrastructure. Specifically, the bill would authorize the Department of...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/cinco-razones-por-las-que-los-buenos-padres-env%C3%ADan-sus-hijos-los-campamentos

Mi tímida hija de nueve años fue a un campamento sin conocer a un alma. Dos semanas más tarde, volvió a casa transformada. Había crecido. Había hecho amigos, había aprendido una gran cantidad de...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/por-qu%C3%A9-me-encantan-los-campamentos

Como presidenta ejecutiva de American Camp Association, he estado en la comunidad de los campamentos durante dieciséis años. Además, soy especialista en el desarrollo infantil y juvenil, pero incluso...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/mantener-asequible-el-costo-de-los-campamentos

Los campamentos son una experiencia que transforma la vida, una experiencia posible para todos los niños y todos los presupuestos. Y aunque sea una experiencia invaluable, su costo no tiene por qué...