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https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/building-inclusive-trans-culture-practices-camp

Building Inclusive Trans* Culture & Practices at Camp

In this follow-up Webinar Chris from Transplaining for Camps will share with attendees collective ideas to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/survey-says-tech-camp-mixed-bag

Survey Says: Tech at Camp Is a Mixed Bag

If you attended camp as a child prior to 2007, the likelihood is that your parent or guardian asked the camp director how much it cost and how long you would be away. Your parent(s) may have...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/staffing-compensation-benefits-report

Staffing, Compensation, and Benefits Report

Each year, the American Camp Association (ACA) surveys its members about specific areas of their camp operations and makes the results available so camps can benchmark their business practices.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/magazine/2022-september-october-camping-magazine

2022 September/October Camping Magazine

This issue is about diversity, equity, and inclusion.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/2023-2slgbtqia-inclusive-practices-camp-survey

2023 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusive Practices at Camp Survey

Content note: Statistics on suicide attempts among LGBTQ youth When people worry about what might happen, the fears we carry can get in the way of us doing really good...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-pride

On Camp and Pride

Growing up in the 1980s and ’90s, something I looked forward to every year was attending summer camp. After spending winters mostly indoors, the perfect reprieve from school was getting the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/stay-sun-safe-summer

Stay Sun Safe This Summer

Sunshine is synonymous with camp. It can be healthy, and it can lift your spirits — but the sun can also be dangerous. Sunlight produces ultraviolet (UV) rays, which can lead to changes in the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-you-dont-know-can-hurt-you-improving-incident-documentation

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: Improving Incident Documentation

A group of teenage campers was participating in a team building activity that required them to solve a problem. One of their solutions to was to raise one of the smallest kids as high as they could...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/personal-finance-camp-pros

Personal Finance for Camp Pros

My story as a camp professional is classic. I spent a summer after college as a canoe trip leader at a camp in northern Wisconsin, expecting that it was going to be a no-big-deal, fun summer — but it...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/embracing-differences-forging-intentionally-inclusive-diverse-communities

Embracing Differences: Forging Intentionally Inclusive and Diverse Communities

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” –James Baldwin Here’s the truth: we were all raised differently — even those of us who share similar...