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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/whats-impact-gender-inclusive-cabins-campers-friendships

What's the Impact of Gender-Inclusive Cabins on Campers' Friendships?

That question was one that I and my collaborator Leila Bighash sought to help answer in our...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camper-inclusion-day-camps-making-it-work-campers-staff

Camper Inclusion at Day Camps: Making It Work for Campers and Staff

". . We started him at a camp that didn’t like that he didn’t fit into their ‘normal’ box. They didn’t have the flexibility, tools, or understanding that you and your staff have. They didn’t...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/summer-camp-moving-along-continuum-inclusion

Summer Camp: Moving along the Continuum of Inclusion

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2016), 8.5 percent of school-aged children are receiving specialized education services, not including those students with specific learning...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-culture-core-competencies-deeply-engrained-culturally-responsive-camp-leaders-counselors

Camp and Culture: The Core Competencies Deeply Engrained in Culturally Responsive Camp Leaders and Counselors

Camp Includes Me Series This feature article is part of an ongoing series of articles in Camping Magazine that will focus on inclusion, diversity, and cross-cultural agility...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/personal-lessons-being-culturally-responsive

Personal Lessons in Being Culturally Responsive

An Interview with Sonya Whitaker, EdD Sonya Whitaker, EdD, knows education inside and out. She’s held jobs as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, central office...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/i-think-i-can-combating-imposter-syndrome-camp

"I Think I Can": Combating Imposter Syndrome at Camp

As camp people, we know that camp magic is real. It exists not only in the joyful moments and meaningful connections that we form at camp, but also in our ability to successfully deliver a program...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-practice-holistic-inclusion-examine-your-implicit-bias

How to Practice Holistic Inclusion and Examine Your Implicit Bias

Inclusion is a hot word in the camp industry — and it’s about time. We need to be very intentional about providing support for all our campers (and fellow staff). So how do we holistically serve the...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/camp-gender-institute-online-course

Camp and Gender Institute Online Course

ACA and Gender Spectrum's Camp and Gender Institute has been converted to an online course.  The Camp and Gender Institute provided a day of learning, partnership,...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/diversity-equity-inclusion

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Resources

Use these resources to create an environment that builds capacity within the camp community to understand, accept, value, and honor the unique contributions of all people.

https://www.acacamps.org/about/diversity-equity-inclusion/our-commitment

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Through this work, the American Camp Association commits to prioritizing and appropriately resourcing diversity, equity, and inclusion to increase the reach, relevance, and equitable access to camp...