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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/8-quick-easy-tips-reviewing-updating-your-camp-songbook
8 Quick and Easy Tips for Reviewing and Updating Your Camp SongbookThink about your camp songbook. If you don’t have one, create one! It’s the best way to formalize your song collection and to recognize songs that may have outlived their appropriateness. While...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/inclusive-camp-pathway-toward-friendship-between-campers-without-disabilities
Inclusive Camp: A Pathway toward Friendship between Campers with and without DisabilitiesIn the summer of 2014, I was the association director of inclusion for the South Shore YMCA in Massachusetts, with oversight of the inclusive day camp sites. It was officially our first summer of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/welcoming-international-counselors-could-boost-campership-marginalized-immigrant-communities
Welcoming International Counselors Could Boost Campership in Marginalized and Immigrant CommunitiesWhen I attend ACA conferences (which I do as a US Department of State Designated J-1 Sponsor for the Summer Camp Counselor Exchange Visitor Program), I make a point to attend sessions that include...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/advancing-accessibility-outdoor-recreation
Advancing Accessibility in Outdoor RecreationImagine a camping experience where individuals of all abilities can connect with the beauty of nature. The demand for facilities that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/dei-snapshot-assessing-diversity-equity-inclusion-strategies-across-camps
DEI Snapshot: Assessing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategies across CampsWorking toward diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals can feel overwhelming. Where do you start, how do you begin, and how can you satisfy people who have different perspectives on the right...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/aca-seeks-candidates-national-board-directors
ACA Seeks Candidates for National Board of DirectorsThe National Board of the American Camp Association (ACA) is seeking candidates to fill a limited number of member‐at‐large positions for the 2025 class and beyond as skills and needs of the board...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/medical-disability-camps-kindred-conversations
Medical and Disability Camps Kindred ConversationsJoin us bimonthly for conversation and sharing. Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 3:00 pm eastern -...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-southern-california-hawaii-spring-leadership-conference
ACA, Southern California/Hawaii Spring Leadership ConferenceFeaturing a special appearance by Bob Ditter. Bob will join us for a keynote presentation about how camps can leverage their unique ability to develop character with their participants and staff...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/partnerships/kindred-groups/emerging-professionals-camping-epic
Emerging Professionals in Camping (EPIC)EPIC connects emerging professionals from around the country and strives to provide meaningful opportunities for learning.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/character-camp-grant-what-you-need-know-0
Character at Camp Grant: What You Need to KnowJoin us to learn more about ACA's Lilly Endowment Inc. Character at Camp Initiative. This webinar will talk about next steps in this initiative and grant process and how it might apply to you. You...