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https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/make-nasa-stem-part-your-camp-summer
Make NASA & STEM Part of Your Camp This Summer!Experts from NASA will present a sample of STEM resources for formal and informal educators. They will cover a program specifically meant for camps, as well as materials on the themes of engineering...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/prepare-your-camp-campers-april-solar-eclipse-nasa
Prepare Your Camp and Campers for the April Solar Eclipse with NASAAdd activities related to the upcoming total solar eclipse to your camp programming.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/staff-camper-codes-conduct-powerful-defense-against-abuse
Staff and Camper Codes of Conduct: A Powerful Defense against AbuseFor too long, the topic of child sexual abuse prevention at camp — and other youth-serving organizations — was focused too narrowly on keeping abusers out. Whether it was through criminal background...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/protecting-youth-camps-preventing-child-sexual-abuse
Protecting Youth and Camps: Preventing Child Sexual AbuseStop It Now! is a a global leader in preventing child sexual abuse providing unique one-stop-shop for resources and services to help youth, parents, adults, and youth serving organizations...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/empowering-staff-trauma-sensitive-strategies-responding-reports
Empowering Staff with Trauma-Sensitive Strategies for Responding to ReportsThe manner in which staff reacts to a camper’s first telling of an incident of sexual misconduct can make all the difference in the experience of the camper, as well as the effective resolution of...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/creating-craters-chasing-comets-three-days-science-fun
Creating Craters and Chasing Comets — Three Days of Science and FunNestled on the banks of the Guadalupe River, in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, is Mo-Ranch. A summer camp, conference center, and oasis of beauty. I imagine we could all describe our sites...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/nasa-stem-resources-camps
NASA STEM Resources for CampsThe NASA Wavelength site has a list of activities specifically selected for camps! Camp is the perfect environment...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-i-still-choose-camp
Why I Still Choose CampI want to share why I decided that camp was still the best fit for me. After another summer, I’m really happy with my choice.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/3-reasons-choose-job-camp-instead-summer-internship
3 Reasons to Choose a Job at Camp Instead of a Summer InternshipSpring semester is now in full swing; so, if you are a college student, you may already be thinking about what internship position you want to secure for the summer. But instead of an internship,...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/it-time-change-way-we-approach-abuse-prevention-camps
It Is Time to Change the Way We Approach Abuse Prevention in CampsYears ago, I submitted an application to speak at an American Camp Association (ACA) conference on “abuse prevention.” When asked to categorize the track within which my proposed session belonged, I...