https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/inclusive-camp-making-summer-camp-joyful-place-everyone

Summer camp is a sacred community which, as a rule, has always been willing to find common ground in respecting and accommodating individual values and needs. The values and needs of campers with...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/campsafe-child-sexual-abuse-prevention-training

Training your staff to the level of safety and professionalism that you and your camp families expect becomes a greater challenge each year.  Your primary focus is safety and that includes the...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/dynamic-interviewing-making-connections-across-season

If you’re not referring to your interview questions across the season and turning them into outcomes for your staff, let me tell you why you should.

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/2024-aca-national-award-recipients-announced

The American Camp Association® (ACA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 National Awards. The award winners will be recognized at ACA’s National Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana,...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/back-basics-creating-cohesive-staff-community

While this sounds so simple, why is it often so hard?  Community building is what camp is all about.  Yet, all of the ice-breakers and fun games in the world don’t guarantee that staff will...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/make-strategic-decisions-not-guesses

Enjoy one of camp’s sweetest sounds as you walk up on a dining hall or an evening campfire and hear a chorus of voices singing a favorite camp song — 100 campers, 250 campers, 500 campers — can you...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fumble-or-fiasco-ensuring-leaders-staff-campers-learn-failure

We need to fail before we achieve success. In our personal and professional lives, we generally try to succeed, which is perfectly sensible. To reach our potential, however, we must stop fearing...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/celebration-difference-camp

Join us for a presentation on the benefits of celebrating differences in the camp bubble. Within any group of campers and staff comes a great deal of diversity and difference...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/this-or-that-reflection-staff-hiring-recruitment

The "This or That" game encourages folks to make a decision given only two choices. We invite you to think about each “this or that” with regards to your own staffing strategies to gain insight for...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/accessibility-series

Implementing accessibility best practices allows us to improve the usability of our content including documents. Presentations, and websites for all users. Join us for a three-part series dedicated...