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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/embracing-differences-forging-intentionally-inclusive-diverse-communities
Embracing Differences: Forging Intentionally Inclusive and Diverse Communities“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” –James Baldwin Here’s the truth: we were all raised differently — even those of us who share similar...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/top-7-tips-summer-camp-director
Top 7 Tips from a Summer Camp DirectorWe've collected the top seven tips from summer camp professionals around the country to make sure your child (and you) has the best summer ever.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/time-talk-communicating-campers
A Time to Talk: Communicating with CampersWhen I was a young, first-year staff member at camp, two orientation speakers left me with distinct lessons that have carried me through forty more years in camping. The first was a recommendation...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-social-emotional-learning-skills-camp
Developing Social-Emotional Learning Skills at CampWelcome to summer camp, potentially the most rewarding job you’ll ever have! At camp, we are able to simultaneously help kids grow, make genuine connections with campers and fellow staff, and role...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/you-quit-how-get-most-out-your-summer-camp
Before You Quit: How to Get the Most Out of Your Summer at CampI had just finished running a marathon and had flopped onto the grass to rest. I was so tired that I hadn’t registered that the tired runner sitting next to me was a former camp counselor. He had...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/four-cs-great-summer-camp
The Four C's of a Great Summer CampAt its best, summer camp is a silly, spirited place. A place where the group who cooks the best outdoor meal wins a metal spoon that has been spray-painted gold (the golden spoon! ooooh, aaaaah);...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/taking-steps-away-native-cultural-appropriation-interview-andrew-corley
Taking Steps Away from Native Cultural Appropriation: An Interview with Andrew CorleyIn this interview, ACA speaks with Andrew Corley, CEO of the YMCA of the Seven Council Fires. In May 2022, YMCA of the Seven Council Fires adopted its new name (formerly Sioux YMCA) as part of their...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/enhancing-inclusion-campers-sensory-processing-concerns-through-camp-counselor-training
Enhancing Inclusion for Campers with Sensory-Processing Concerns through Camp Counselor TrainingSummer camps provide children an opportunity for goal achievement, a sense of community, and development of self-concept. Toward that end, goal-directed camp activities revolve around teamwork, as...
https://www.acacamps.org/link/native-land-map
Native Land MapUse this digital land map as a guide to the territories that tribes originally occupied, then find the current local tribes and learn their history.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/we-are-learning-together-taking-steps-away-native-cultural-appropriation
We Are Learning Together: Taking Steps Away from Native Cultural Appropriation"You can't talk about us, without us!" a good friend of mine has told me time and again. I can’t agree more. I write to you from and honor the land of the Lakota people on the Cheyenne River Sioux...