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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/cyber-week-webinar-promotion
Cyber Week Webinar PromotionDiscounted webinar package and limited time deal on a recorded webinar.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/respectful-approaches-indigenous-culture-competency-camp
Respectful Approaches — Indigenous Culture Competency and CampJuly 2015. Camp was in full swing with little time to devote to the Internet, but the news feed picked up an item that caught my attention. It was an article published by the national news outlet...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/prejudiced-pig-inside-your-mind-part-ii-how-see-your-campers-who-they-are-not-what-they-are
The Prejudiced Pig inside Your Mind, Part II: How to See Your Campers for Who They Are, Not What They AreI used to roll my eyes at the mere mention of the word diversity. Four factors explained my defensive rejection of the topic. First, I resented the shortsighted practice of equating diversity with...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2022
ACA Camp Crisis Hotline Annual Review 2022Case studies and lessons learned from the ACA Crisis Hotline.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/native-american-night-sky-storytelling
Native American Night Sky StorytellingExplore the mysteries of our Universe with Sky Tellers! Ten Native American myths and legends investigate the reason for day and Night, why we have seasons, the origin of the stars and other wondrous...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/culture-competency-risk-management-where-will-three-meet
Culture, Competency, and Risk Management: Where Will the Three Meet?Cultural considerations in camp programming may not be in the forefront of individual or organizational thinking. With all the preparation and planning that we do, is it really necessary to add yet...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/understanding-cultural-differences-tips-working-international-staff-campers
Understanding Cultural Differences: Tips for Working with International Staff and CampersAs the United States population becomes more diverse and camps employ more international staff, the issue of communicating and interacting effectively with people from other cultures becomes more...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-culture-sensitive-are-your-camp-health-services
How Culture-sensitive Are Your Camp Health Services?Campers and staff come from a variety of backgrounds. An urban-savvy camper becomes the bunkmate to a youth raised on a rural farm; two girls — one from a small mountain village and the other from a...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/pedagogically-speaking-part-2-big-questions-contemporary-educators
Pedagogically Speaking - Part 2: Big Questions for Contemporary EducatorsMy kids wish they went to school in ancient China, during the Zhou Dynasty, which lasted roughly from 1050 BC to 250 BC. They would have been taught the Six Arts: rites, music, archery, charioteering...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fema-nonprofit-security-grant-program
The FEMA Nonprofit Security Grant ProgramIn 2023, an overnight camp in the Northeast received $150,000 to upgrade its security. These funds allowed the camp to replace fences, add a security exit gate, and install protective window coating...