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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-18-inclusion-camp

CampWire Episode #18 - Inclusion at Camp

Listen to this informative discussion about inclusion at camp. Niambi Jaha-Echols, Roberto Gil Jr., and Chad Nico Hiu give tips on how to introduce inclusion into camp culture and how to fuse it into...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/expect-more-your-leadership-team-encourage-them-expect-more-you

Expect More from Your Leadership Team (and Encourage Them to Expect More from You)

This blog post in support of Project Real Job discusses why you should expect more from your summer camp leadership team and how to encourage them to expect more from you.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-17-why-it-matters-research-update

CampWire Episode #17 - Why It Matters: A Research Update

Listen to ACA's Director of Research update us on where we are with the 5-year Impact Study, and she discusses why this matters for the camp community.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/make-copies-or-make-difference-camp-real-job

Make Copies or Make a Difference? Camp Is a Real Job

There has never been a better time to work at camp!

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/overcome-common-barriers-making-your-camp-staff-feel-valued

Overcome Common Barriers to Making Your Camp Staff Feel Valued

Ah, the annual review at work. Or, in our camp settings, the end-of-session/summer evaluation. What a wonderful time for me, as a supervisor, to finally tell a staff member how I think they generally...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-16-day-national-conference

CampWire Episode #16 - A Day at National Conference

CampWire host Sam Hirt brings you with him for an entire day at National Conference. He pops into educational sessions, the keynote, and interviews conference attendees.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/process-interviewing-prospective-staff

The Process of Interviewing Prospective Staff

The interview process for summer camp jobs can help weed out prospective staff who won't meet expectations.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/repetition-repetition-repetition-one-reason-camp-unique-professional-experience

Repetition, Repetition, Repetition: One Reason Camp Is a Unique Professional Experience

Summer camp jobs can teach camp staff important lessons, such as how to fail and bounce back — an important professional development skill.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-staffing-we-can-avoid-crisis

Camp Staffing: We Can Avoid a Crisis!

Over the past few years, directors all over the country have reported struggling with the fact that good staff are harder to find. They also indicate that it is much more difficult to convince...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-you-dont-know-cant-help-you-value-asking-your-staff

What You Don’t Know Can’t Help You: The Value of Asking Your Staff

Staff feedback is vital to running a successful summer camp. Your staff are the only ones with the answers to these questions, so if you want to know the answers . . . ask them.