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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/rhythm-power-drum-positive-benefits-group-drumming-camps
Rhythm and the Power of the Drum: The Positive Benefits of Group Drumming for CampsThere are 3.2 million hashtags of #drumming on Instagram alone; it's no doubt one of the most popular percussion instruments around and is said to be the world’s oldest instrument. Research...
https://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/online-course/courageous-conversations-camp
Courageous Conversations at CampA coworker makes a racially insensitive joke. A board member resists changes that foster inclusion. A supervisor's communication style impedes belonging. Hard conversations within the camping...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/learner-benefits
Learner BenefitsACA connects learners with enhanced professional development opportunities to cultivate competencies required for career advancement. ACA professional development is designed to expand knowledge and...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning
Online LearningACA's online professional development offerings and services provide self-directed and learning experiences designed for youth development professionals working in camps, afterschool programs,...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/create-your-own-online-staff-training-packages
Build Your Own Online Staff Training PackageWell-established and ever-growing, ACA’s virtual learning portfolio includes online courses, recorded webinars, and staff certificates of added qualifications (in-depth online...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/professional-development-self-care-dynamic-duo
Professional Development and Self-Care: A Dynamic DuoThe past few years have been a blur in so many ways. A time warp of self-sacrifice, constant vigilance, planning — and an overall nightmare for health care. It’s been a time for fast-paced learning,...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education
Events & EducationCheck out all the latest events and professional development opportunities and resources for you and your camp staff! We are continuously adding virtual and in-person learning experiences to help...
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/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.