https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/going-green-camp
Going Green at CampWhat if every camp in America united behind a new model for sustainability to lead a national movement for pro-environmental change? “Going Green” is a vague and intimidating term. We all know we...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camper-inclusion-day-camps-making-it-work-campers-staff
Camper Inclusion at Day Camps: Making It Work for Campers and Staff". . We started him at a camp that didn’t like that he didn’t fit into their ‘normal’ box. They didn’t have the flexibility, tools, or understanding that you and your staff have. They didn’t...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-culture-core-competencies-deeply-engrained-culturally-responsive-camp-leaders-counselors
Camp and Culture: The Core Competencies Deeply Engrained in Culturally Responsive Camp Leaders and CounselorsCamp Includes Me Series This feature article is part of an ongoing series of articles in Camping Magazine that will focus on inclusion, diversity, and cross-cultural agility...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-practice-holistic-inclusion-examine-your-implicit-bias
How to Practice Holistic Inclusion and Examine Your Implicit BiasInclusion is a hot word in the camp industry — and it’s about time. We need to be very intentional about providing support for all our campers (and fellow staff). So how do we holistically serve the...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/camp-gender-institute-online-course
Camp and Gender Institute Online CourseACA and Gender Spectrum's Camp and Gender Institute has been converted to an online course. The Camp and Gender Institute provided a day of learning, partnership,...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/diversity-equity-inclusion/why-it-matters
Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matters at CampThriving communities are built on equitably inclusive experiences that both attract and celebrate diversity.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-wildfire-symposium
ACA Wildfire SymposiumJoin us for the ACA 2023 Virtual Wildfire Symposium. Wildfire is a potential threat not just in the West but across the country. We hope you will join us for a day of quality professional...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/continuing-race-conversation-camp
Continuing the Race Conversation at CampThe American Camp Association (ACA), in partnership with Teaching Matters, offered a series of webinars over the past year enabling camp educators to discuss how to talk about anti-racism in the camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/encouraging-black-youth-self-identity-through-theatre-camp-interview-ekundayo-bandele
Encouraging Black Youth Self-Identity through Theatre Camp: An Interview with Ekundayo BandeleRecognizing the profundity of hardships and their potential long-lasting impact on developing psyches, this past summer Ekundayo Bandele launched a Self-Identity Camp for Black Youth. The goal of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/evolution-neurodiversity-interview-steve-silberman
The Evolution of Neurodiversity: An Interview with Steve SilbermanCamping Magazine recently spoke with Steve Silberman, New York Times best-selling author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of...