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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/introverts-camp-what-you-should-know
Introverts at Camp: What You Should KnowCommon misconceptions about introverts include the beliefs that introversion is uncommon, introverts are unfriendly, and that you can make introverts more outgoing.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/moving-awareness-acceptance
Moving from Awareness to AcceptanceAwareness is important, but acceptance is crucial, because acceptance promotes action while awareness is passive.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/harm-hawaiian-luau-themed-camp-events
The Harm of Hawaiian and Luau-Themed Camp EventsNative Hawaiian Gisele Bisch discusses how luau-themed events are detrimental to the way people view Native Hawaiians and Hawaii.
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/behavior-management-steroids-how-turbocharge-reinforcements-consequences-change-kids-behavior
Behavior Management on Steroids: How to Turbocharge Reinforcements and Consequences to Change Kids’ BehaviorAll of your campers want to behave well. It’s just that some of them haven’t learned how to behave well, in certain ways. That’s where you come in.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/aquatic-safety-trainings-package-redwoods
Aquatic Safety Trainings Package – From RedwoodsDrowning and spinal injuries at swimming pools and aquatic areas are some of the most traumatic and costly events any program can face. The trauma is not restricted to the child who is injured or...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/i-cant-breathe-poor-air-quality-communities-color
I Can't Breathe — Poor Air Quality and Communities of ColorAnyone who operated, worked at, or attended a camp this past summer knows more than a thing or two (and likely more than they ever wanted to know) about risk. I, Briana Mitchell, am one of those...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/mitigating-long-term-bereavement-risks-addressing-family-grief
Mitigating Long-Term Bereavement Risks — Addressing Family GriefBereavement camps for children are now commonplace around the United States (McClatchey & Wimmer, 2018). Some of these are recreational, and others are more clinically focused. Most do not...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/covid-19/camp-business-resources
Camp Business Resources — COVID-19Federal disaster relief loans, Facebook grants, insurance information, supply resources, and more.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/posterity-using-time-capsules-capture-camp
For Posterity: Using Time Capsules to Capture CampIt was the spring of 2016 when I received a call from the current director of Many Point Camp in Minnesota. Having been the director of Many Point for 25 years, I was used to a call inviting me to...