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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/building-successful-camp-school-partnerships
Building Successful Camp-School PartnershipsA multi-part study on camp-school partnerships that explores their impact and outlines recommendations for successful collaborations nationwide.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/template-resource-documents-camp-operations
Template Resource Documents for Camp OperationsACA is committed to providing resources to assist in your camp's operation. These resources include sample schedules, planning forms, charts of accounts, supply lists, and more. These samples...
https://www.acacamps.org/link/place-respect-guide-group-care-facilities-serving-transgender-gender-non-conforming-youth
A Place of Respect: A Guide For Group Care Facilities Serving Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youthhttps://www.acacamps.org/link/glsen-safe-space-kit
GLSEN Safe Space Kithttps://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lost-boys-finding-their-way-summer-camp
Lost Boys: Finding Their Way at Summer CampAre boys in crisis? Popular literature (Raising Cain, Lost Boys, Boys and Sex) and theater (Dear Evan Hansen) seem to suggest so. Terms such as “boy code” and “toxic masculinity” further paint a path...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/mental-health-camp-frontline-staff
Mental Health at Camp for Frontline StaffMental Health at Camp for Frontline Staff Course will prepare frontline staff to support campers and themselves around Mental Health and Well-Being at Camp. It is a 75+ minute self-paced...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/school-comes-camp-new-era-funding-camp-school-partnerships-three-part
School Comes to Camp: A New Era in Funding Camp/School PartnershipsThink camp! Think academics surrounded with the enrichment experiences camps traditionally provide. Add in the social emotional learning skills camps reinforce. The result is a community...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/we-need-play-now-more-ever
We Need PLAY Now More Than Ever!Play is beneficial for ALL ages. It positively impacts brain growth, academic development, social emotional wellbeing and enhances creative and critical thinking across generations. Sadly, playful...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/safe-space-trauma-informed-trauma-infused-what-know-how-help
A Safe Space: From Trauma-Informed to Trauma-Infused — What to Know and How to HelpAcross the land, schools and summer camps have embraced a movement to better understand trauma and how it affects a child’s ability to learn and self-regulate their behavior. As that knowledge...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/trauma-informed-care-camp
Trauma Informed Care at CampDESCRIPTION: In ACA’s 2017 Emerging Issues Report, the top issue facing camps is campers’ Mental, Emotional, and Social Health (Browne, Bialeschki & Wilson, 2017)....