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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/giving-voice-inclusive-leadership-competencies
Giving Voice to Inclusive Leadership CompetenciesAn interview with author Jennifer Brown.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/preparing-pushback-when-instituting-lgbtq-inclusive-policies
Preparing for Pushback When Instituting LGBTQ+ Inclusive PoliciesHere are seven steps to help camps manage these conversations with parents and caregivers.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/discussing-identity-equity-authenticity-camp
Discussing Identity, Equity, and Authenticity at CampUse these skills for developing more equitable communities where staff and campers feel included in spaces where they want to belong.
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...
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/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/nice-save-place-share
Nice Save - A Place to ShareIt’s free play, the 30 to 45 minutes of magical time at camp when nothing and everything happens. I walk from the dining room to the main campus after dinner and stop to watch five 9- and 10-year-old...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sankofa-value-meaningful-debrief-end-camp-season
Sankofa: The Value of Meaningful Debrief to End the Camp SeasonAnother camp season is complete. After working overtime to ensure that every session was special, enriching, and fun-filled, we camp professionals are finally able to exhale. We did it! The energy,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/gender-inclusion-camp
Gender Inclusion at CampThis Camping Magazine article discusses why it is important to have gender inclusive spaces at camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/compromise-can-turn-crisis-value
Compromise Can Turn Crisis into ValueMany camps did not operate this past summer because of COVID-19. There were serious consequences for all as a result. Children lost the opportunity for summer fun and engagement;...