https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-resource-roundup
ACA Resource RoundupAre you getting the most out of your ACA membership? Join us to learn about the many resources, benefits, and opportunities available to you through ACA, including kindred and affinity groups, grant...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/creating-space-imperfection-growth-accountability-allyship
Creating Space for Imperfection, Growth, Accountability, and AllyshipThis one-hour recorded webinar invites camp professionals to explore how allyship and accountability intersect in staff cultures and how to move away from shame-based responses toward systems that...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/walt-disney-company-american-camp-association-american-camp-foundation-partner-expand-access-summer-camp
The Walt Disney Company, ACA, and the American Camp Foundation Partner to Expand Access to Summer Camp for Hundreds of Youth NationwideDisney supports camperships and brings the spirit of Camp Rock 3 to ACA-accredited camps across the country.
https://www.acacamps.org/news/aca-names-new-chief-operating-officer-chief-engagement-officer
ACA Names New Chief Operating Officer and Chief Engagement OfficerCory Harrison will serve as chief operating officer and Betsy Kelder will serve as chief engagement officer.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/camp-includes-me-conversations-avoiding-silos-cliques-understanding-people-navigating-conflict
Camp Includes Me Conversations - Avoiding Silos and Cliques by Understanding People and Navigating ConflictWhen communication styles, expectations, and lived experiences differ, conflict can surface quickly at camp, often resulting in cliques and silos. This solution focused session explores five conflict...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/pocket-pointers-counselors
Pocket Pointers for CounselorsAn Interview with Bob Ditter Bob Ditter is a highly respected author and child and adolescent therapist in Boston who has worked extensively with camps and other youth-serving...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-lead-broken-times-why-youre-readier-you-think
How to Lead in Broken Times — And Why You’re Readier Than You ThinkSo, you’ve decided to work at camp this summer? First of all, thank you. We need people just like you. Whatever brought you to this place — a love of kids, a return to a place that shaped you, or a...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-you-can-learn-ropes-course-training-even-if-your-camp-doesnt-have-ropes-course
What You Can Learn from Ropes Course Training (Even If Your Camp Doesn’t Have a Ropes Course)Ropes courses do not teach teamwork, leadership, or confidence. Facilitators do. This is one of the things I tell staff when I kick off challenge course training. What I love most about this...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/give-yourself-some-grace
Give Yourself Some Grace“Grace comes into the soul as the morning sun into the world; first a dawning; then a light; and at last the sun in his full and excellent brightness.” – Thomas Adams Rudeness, selfishness, swift...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/coaching-cabin-using-grow-model-build-leadership-skills-camper-confidence
Coaching in the Cabin: Using the GROW Model to Build Leadership Skills and Camper ConfidenceWhen people hear the word “coaching,” they often picture someone with a whistle and a clipboard directing players from the sidelines. Coaching in the cabin looks different, because it is different!...