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https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/service-animals-camp-yes
Service Animals at Camp. Yes. And. But.Camps, wanting to be inclusive but protective of their program and maintaining its quality for all campers, have inquired about their obligation, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), to...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/crafts-help-campers-develop-skills
Crafts Help Campers Develop SkillsIn honor of National Craft Month in March, Amy Liikala shares her camp crafting memories and what skills she learned from crafting at camp. When you think back to your own youth...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/social-justice-camp-talking-about-it
Social Justice and Camp — Talking About It“You get all those different kids at camp, but it wasn’t there. It didn’t affect them there. There was so much love in the air. They came together, bonding, making friends, doing things they can’t do...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/counselors-campers-action
Counselors, Campers, Action!Everyone is taking photos today! As counselors, you can offer your campers creative ideas for capturing the treasured moments of their summer of fun at camp. Preparing to Shoot — Staff...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/power-inspiring-visual-arts-program
The Power of an Inspiring Visual Arts ProgramPicture ziti pasta shells strung into a necklace with yarn or glued onto flimsy paper. Think back to dried leaves and flowers cracking and falling off of cardboard squares, or paint peeling off of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-community-one-rock-time
Building a Community: One Rock at a TimeImagine taking a prospective family on a tour of your wholesome, backto- nature camp. You lead them down a dirt path, over a log bridge, and along the lake's edge on a route that also includes a...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lot-courage-needed
A Lot of Courage Is NeededAn interview with Nick Teich, founder and CEO of Camp Aranu’tiq. Camp Aranu'tiq of Harbor Camps is a nonprofit program serving transgender and gender-variant youth and their families. Camp Aranu...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/social-justice-series-recognizing-microaggressions-camp
Social Justice Series: Recognizing Microaggressions at CampSummer camp is supposed to be a place where kids make lifelong friendships, explore new ideas, and build up their self-confidence in a supportive environment removed from the pressures of everyday...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/programming-social-justice-campers
Programming for Social Justice with CampersHow do camps incorporate social justice into their programming for campers? Five passionate, experienced, and insightful camp administrators took their time to share their camps' approaches to this...