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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/enhancing-inclusion-campers-sensory-processing-concerns-through-camp-counselor-training
Enhancing Inclusion for Campers with Sensory-Processing Concerns through Camp Counselor TrainingSummer camps provide children an opportunity for goal achievement, a sense of community, and development of self-concept. Toward that end, goal-directed camp activities revolve around teamwork, as...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/quirky-kids-what-we-can-do-when-kid-doesnt-fit
Quirky Kids: What We Can Do When a Kid Doesn’t “Fit”Description Every cabin/group has a Quirky Kid or two… these are campers who tend to act, do, and socialize differently from their peer. Quirky kids often don’t pick up social cues, or else...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/posterity-using-time-capsules-capture-camp
For Posterity: Using Time Capsules to Capture CampIt was the spring of 2016 when I received a call from the current director of Many Point Camp in Minnesota. Having been the director of Many Point for 25 years, I was used to a call inviting me to...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/we-need-play-now-more-ever
We Need PLAY Now More Than Ever!Play is beneficial for ALL ages. It positively impacts brain growth, academic development, social emotional wellbeing and enhances creative and critical thinking across generations. Sadly, playful...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/covid-19-webinar/impactful-activities-maximize-online-staff-training
Impactful Activities to Maximize Online Staff TrainingSponsored by ACA, New England “To Hear is To Forget, To See is To Remember, To Do is To Learn.” During this one-hour online training workshop, we will demonstrate a variety of activities...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/covid-19-webinar/its-not-fair-things-kids-are-dealing-covid-19-camp-world
It's Not Fair! - Things Kids Are Dealing With in a COVID-19 Camp WorldFollowing several months of decreased interpersonal opportunities and increasing anxiety, we should expect many of our campers to struggle upon "reentry." Whether they are able to express it verbally...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/new-director-orientation-ndo-online-course-asynchronous
New Director Orientation (NDO) Online Course - AsynchronousACA’ New Director Orientation (NDO) is designed to give you a solid foundation in the competencies and responsibilities necessary to your work as a camp director. The course has been arranged...
https://www.acacamps.org/download/evidence-informed-staff-training-guidance
Evidence-Informed Staff Training Guidancehttps://www.acacamps.org/download/evidence-informed-staff-training-guidance-summary-document
Evidence-Informed Staff Training Guidance - Summary Documenthttps://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/evidence-informed-guidance-summer-camp-staff-training
Evidence-Informed Guidance for Summer Camp Staff TrainingThis webinar will provide camp professionals with promising, evidence-based practices for summer staff training. Camp professionals can level up their trainings by learning more about comprehensive,...