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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-10-staff-training-michael-brandwein

CampWire Episode #10 - Staff Training with Michael Brandwein

The ACA professional development team interviews Michael Brandwein for the 10th episode of CampWire. Get some great staff training tips as the summer season begins.

https://www.acacamps.org/link/environmental-working-group-guide-sunscreen

Environmental Working Group - Guide to Sunscreen

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/challenges-wired-parent-raising-wired-kid

Challenges of a "Wired Parent" Raising a "Wired Kid"

Hello Camp Parents! My name is Missy and I am the database administrator for ACA. In this role, I work with a number of our teams to manage information related to the association’s members. But I am...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/evaluating-your-camp-staff-orientation-during-orientation

Evaluating Your Camp Staff Orientation during Orientation

You did it! You’ve checked all the boxes and hired a full team of staff for the summer — counselors, lifeguards, ropes experts, and everything in between. As spring fully begins its transition into...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/your-staff-are-hired-now-what

Your Staff Are Hired: Now What?

You have hired your staff, but training does not begin for another few months. For our camp staff to be prepared to work with children on Day 1, their training must begin well before the buses pull...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-redwoods-group-working-together-bring-safety-training-camps

ACA and Redwoods Group Working Together to Bring Safety Training to Camps

The American Camp Association (ACA) is excited to announce a collaboration with The Redwoods Group to further the availability of camp safety training courses.

https://www.acacamps.org/link/indigenous-peoples-history-united-states

An Indigenous People's History of the United States

An Indiginous People's History of the United States, by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States is an essential resource providing historical...

https://www.acacamps.org/link/native-land-map

Native Land Map

Use this digital land map as a guide to the territories that tribes originally occupied, then find the current local tribes and learn their history.  

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/no-generation-left-behind

No Generation Left Behind

Without a doubt, the most popular comment I get from clients in my public speaking work is (some variation of) “’Kids today have absolutely no initiative or basic work ethic! I ask them, ‘Well, how...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/its-best-part-camp-camper-views-smartphone-policies

"It's the Best Part of Camp": Camper Views on Smartphone Policies

As camp directors, we instinctually know that the experience is much better without smartphones and technology, but what do the campers themselves think?