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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-64-2023-staffing-summit-preview
CampWire Episode 64: 2023 Staffing Summit PreviewGet ready for the third annual Staffing Summit! Tune in to learn about this year's event, including major themes, keynote speakers, and session topics. Thanks to Staffing Summit Co-Chairs Kim...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/magazine/2022-september-october-camping-magazine
2022 September/October Camping MagazineThis issue is about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-63-sum-camp-scott-taylor
CampWire Episode 63: Sum Camp with Scott TaylorOn this episode of the CampWire podcast, Scott Taylor talks with us about Sum Camp! With an emphasis on teaching mathematical concepts, this month-long day camp in Maine demonstrates the role of...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/power-engaging-diversity-hiring-international-exchange-visitors
The Power of Engaging Diversity by Hiring International Exchange VisitorsThe world has 206 sovereign states — are you maximizing the opportunities for diversity at your camp?
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/2023-2slgbtqia-inclusive-practices-camp-survey
2023 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusive Practices at Camp SurveyContent note: Statistics on suicide attempts among LGBTQ youth When people worry about what might happen, the fears we carry can get in the way of us doing really good...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-62-theater-camp-nick-lieberman
CampWire Episode 62 | Theater Camp with Nick LiebermanIn this special bonus episode of the CampWire podcast, we are joined by Nick Lieberman, one of the directors of the new film Theater Camp! Tune in for a fun conversation about the movie, now...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/interrupting-biases
Interrupting Biases"Excuse me," the camp director interrupted, "I just need you to tell us how to respond when a camper or counselor uses a slur like that." We were in the midst of debriefing a series of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-pride
On Camp and PrideGrowing up in the 1980s and ’90s, something I looked forward to every year was attending summer camp. After spending winters mostly indoors, the perfect reprieve from school was getting the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/foster-feeling-cross-generational-divide
Foster a Feeling to Cross the Generational DivideAs leaders interacting with the next generation we have a choice. We can spin our wheels trying to understand why they aren’t where we are, where we believe they “should be,” or we can consider the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lets-play-nicely-eight-tips-creating-safe-spaces-camp
Let’s Play Nicely: Eight Tips for Creating Safe Spaces at CampFor generations, a camp director’s focus on safety meant protecting campers from physical harm. In today’s reality that is still a necessity though insufficient. Safe space at camp has now evolved...