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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lets-play-nicely-eight-tips-creating-safe-spaces-camp
Let’s Play Nicely: Eight Tips for Creating Safe Spaces at CampFor generations, a camp director’s focus on safety meant protecting campers from physical harm. In today’s reality that is still a necessity though insufficient. Safe space at camp has now evolved...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cultural-bias-risk-management
Cultural Bias in Risk ManagementWhen bias is discussed in wilderness risk management, it is often explored from the perspective of decision-making. Heuristics are the processes by which we make decisions using mental shortcuts that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/confronting-barriers-belonging-camp
Confronting Barriers to Belonging at CampProviding access to camp is only the start. An important part of an inclusive camp experience is creating a sense of belonging.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/courage-create-access-moving-beyond-conversation-action
The Courage to Create Access: Moving beyond Conversation and into ActionSustained engagement along the journey to making camp accessible for all will take courage.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/livin-prayer-celebration-difference-camp
Livin’ On a Prayer: The Celebration of Difference in CampWe’ve made some amazing progress with regard to diversity in our camp populations — race, socioeconomic status, gender identity, nationality, physical ability, mental ability, and more. And while...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/darkness-lights-camp-counselor-training
Darkness to Light's Camp Counselor TrainingDarkness to Light's Camp Counselor Training empowers counselors in camp settings to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. Define child sexual...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/creating-inclusive-camps-tool
Creating Inclusive Camps ToolThis tool is designed to help you and your camp identify the work you already do to make your camp an inclusive space.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/camp-culture-or-cultural-appropriation-identifying-indigenous-erasure
Camp Culture or Cultural Appropriation? Identifying Indigenous Erasure and Stereotypes to Reduce HarmThis webinar will discuss cultural appropriation and the damage perpetuated by camps with harmful stereotypes. Cheryl will discuss how whiteness permeates organizational and camp actions that...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/race-conversations-continued-tools-activities-engagement-camp
Race Conversations Continued: Tools & Activities for Engagement at CampDescription This session, in partnership with Teaching Matters, continues the conversation started by ACA in 2020, which recognizes that camps, along with the rest of the country,...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/summer-camps-abuse-prevention-program
Summer Camps Abuse Prevention ProgramASAP's abuse-prevention program is being used to ensure healthly physical and behavorial interactions and safety. It includes a Director's Guide, screening protocol, staff training - animated...