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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-pride
On Camp and PrideGrowing up in the 1980s and ’90s, something I looked forward to every year was attending summer camp. After spending winters mostly indoors, the perfect reprieve from school was getting the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/foster-feeling-cross-generational-divide
Foster a Feeling to Cross the Generational DivideAs leaders interacting with the next generation we have a choice. We can spin our wheels trying to understand why they aren’t where we are, where we believe they “should be,” or we can consider the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lets-play-nicely-eight-tips-creating-safe-spaces-camp
Let’s Play Nicely: Eight Tips for Creating Safe Spaces at CampFor generations, a camp director’s focus on safety meant protecting campers from physical harm. In today’s reality that is still a necessity though insufficient. Safe space at camp has now evolved...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cultural-bias-risk-management
Cultural Bias in Risk ManagementWhen bias is discussed in wilderness risk management, it is often explored from the perspective of decision-making. Heuristics are the processes by which we make decisions using mental shortcuts that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/confronting-barriers-belonging-camp
Confronting Barriers to Belonging at CampProviding access to camp is only the start. An important part of an inclusive camp experience is creating a sense of belonging.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/courage-create-access-moving-beyond-conversation-action
The Courage to Create Access: Moving beyond Conversation and into ActionSustained engagement along the journey to making camp accessible for all will take courage.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/livin-prayer-celebration-difference-camp
Livin’ On a Prayer: The Celebration of Difference in CampWe’ve made some amazing progress with regard to diversity in our camp populations — race, socioeconomic status, gender identity, nationality, physical ability, mental ability, and more. And while...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-work-your-boss
How to Work with Your BossWorking at a summer camp can be challenging, especially if you’re in a year-round position and dealing with a difficult boss.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-connection-through-box-joy-delivered
Building Connection through a Box: Joy, DeliveredDuring the past few years, camps worked hard to find new ways to connect with campers. Some camps offered virtual meet-ups, video tours of camp, or online activity tutorials. Many virtual camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/meeting-campers-where-they-are
Meeting Campers Where They AreI’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...