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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/working-children-special-needs
Working With Children With Special NeedsIt is often said by people who mean well that working with children with special needs “requires the patience of a saint.” Not true. What it does require is human compassion — something more of us...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-yofi-family-camp-children-autism
Camp Yofi: A Family Camp for Children with AutismCamp Ramah Darom, in partnership with Nova Southeastern University, provides an overnight camp experience for children with autism and their families. Based upon Ramah Darom's five-day family camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/keeping-it-going-nature-connection-year-round
Keeping It Going: The Nature Connection Year-RoundSo you did it! All your planning and intentionality in working to make connections to nature a cornerstone of your program are paying off. You watch happily as, in those glorious days of camp,...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/thank-you-helping-change-childrens-lives
Thank You for Helping to Change Children's LivesAs the holiday season approaches, we at the American Camp Association (ACA) realize we have many reasons to be grateful. In the camp world, there are so many people who make an impact, and we are...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/new-form-i-9-hiring-process-camps
New Form I-9 for the Hiring Process for CampsU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a revised version of Form...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/giving-constructive-feedback-sensitive-staff-members-without-them-hating
Giving Constructive Feedback to Sensitive Staff Members Without Them Hating YouEver had staff tell you they want more feedback and then when you give it, especially if it’s negative, their feelings get hurt? CampCode podcast hosts Gab, Beth, and Ruby tackle one of the hardest...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/yes-only-means-yes-until-something-better-comes-along-making-camp-best-offer-gen-z-staff
Yes Only Means Yes Until Something Better Comes Along: Making Camp the Best Offer for Gen Z StaffStaff sign a contract, then inform you the week before camp begins that they won’t be coming after all. Or staff commit to working the entire season only to tell (not ask!) you they are leaving for...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/courage-not-comfort-part-ii
Courage, Not Comfort! Part III am back with Part 2 of our conversation about fund-raising — although I am sure some of you were hoping I would forget! Not a chance. Now we get to the fun part, the rewarding part, and, of course...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/meeting-minds-camp-directors-higher-ed-college-students
A Meeting of the Minds: Camp Directors, Higher Ed, and College StudentsCamps need staff to run their programs; colleges/universities have various requirements for students regarding coursework and internships; and students are usually pulled between what they want to do...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-army-asking-ants
Building an Army of Asking AntsAnt colonies have been used throughout history as models of industry. As a collective, ants are efficient, surprisingly intelligent, and are among the very few animals that organize themselves to...