https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-character-development-looks-camp

Camp counselors play a crucial role in shaping character by creating positive environments, role modeling values, and teaching important life lessons — leaving a lasting impact on campers for years...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/inclusion-belonging/cultural-responsiveness

Cultural responsiveness values and celebrates individual cultures and identities, treating them as essential assets within the camp community.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/character-cultivation-defining-character-based-staff-practices

Throughout the years of ACA’s Character at Camp initiative, you will have the opportunity to learn from a variety of individuals within the educational content of the Character Academy. ...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/character-academy-preconference-workshops-spring-leadership-conference

These workshops are free for members and $50 for nonmembers. Not an ACA member?...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/cultural-appropriation-what-you-need-know

Learn from a panel of Camp Professionals who are Native American and allies will address the issue of cultural appropriation at Camp and what you can do to bring awareness and guidance to prevent...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/character-cultivation-character-camp

One of the goals of the Character at Camp initiative is to provide camp professionals with educational resources and content to help support the character work you are already doing at camp. Within...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cultivating-character

As we begin a new year, we find ourselves in a time of unprecedented transition — in the world around us and here at ACA. I want to personally thank Tom Rosenberg for his passion for ACA’s mission,...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/character-evaluation-findings-acas-character-camp-landscape-scan

This blog describes the findings about how camps evaluate their character-focused work, including lessons learned from evaluating character-focused work and external resources from ACA’s Character at...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/marketing-outreach-findings-acas-character-camp-landscape-scan

As we continue to roll out many exciting parts of the Character at Camp Initiative, it’s a great time to share results from our recent landscape scan. (If you haven’t already, be sure to check out...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/hiring-training-findings-acas-character-camp-landscape-scan

How do summer camps apply character to their hiring and staff training practices? Camps share their thoughts as part of the Character at Camp landscape scan.