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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/improving-belonging-camp-moving-forward-together
Improving Belonging at Camp — Moving Forward Together“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.” -- Brene Brown...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-caffeinated-wild-animals-helped-nine-campers-fall-asleep-other-field-observations-one-camp
How Caffeinated Wild Animals Helped Nine Campers Fall Asleep — And Other Field Observations from One Camp ResearcherI sat on a red camping chair in the middle of a cozy cabin in the woods with the beams of nine small flashlights shining in my face from the surrounding bunks. Third- through fifth-grade 4-H campers...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/advocacy-policymaking-through-understanding
Advocacy and Policymaking through UnderstandingAn Interview with Maulian Dana Bryant
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/embracing-jedi-strategy-vital-integration-organizational-success
Embracing JEDI Strategy: A Vital Integration for Organizational SuccessFor far too long, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) efforts have been pushed to the sidelines, often treated as separate initiatives rather than an essential strategy embedded into the...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/make-nasa-stem-part-your-camp-summer
Make NASA & STEM Part of Your Camp This Summer!Experts from NASA will present a sample of STEM resources for formal and informal educators. They will cover a program specifically meant for camps, as well as materials on the themes of engineering...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/indigenous-appropriation-assessment-tool
Indigenous Appropriation Assessment ToolThis assessment tool — developed by Maine Summer Camps (MSC) — is intended to help camps examine their ethos with an openness to experiencing the camp’s symbols and practices from other perspectives...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/campsafe-child-sexual-abuse-prevention-training
CampSafe® Child Sexual Abuse Prevention TrainingTraining your staff to the level of safety and professionalism that you and your camp families expect becomes a greater challenge each year. Your primary focus is safety and that includes the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/prepare-your-camp-campers-april-solar-eclipse-nasa
Prepare Your Camp and Campers for the April Solar Eclipse with NASAAdd activities related to the upcoming total solar eclipse to your camp programming.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/crisis-it-really-can-happen-you-2023
Crisis — It Really Can Happen to You 2023The ACA Hotline is a year-round, twenty-four-hour-a-day service provided to any camp or individual who needs help in a crisis. Each year, ACA analyzes the hotline issues and provides case...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/how-i-made-2000-friendship-bracelets-4-weeks
How I Made 2,000 Friendship Bracelets in 4 Weeks“I have an idea . . . but it’s a little crazy.” The weekly marketing meeting began with this disclaimer from me. I proposed that we, my team of six people, would make 2,000 friendship...