https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/race-conversations-continued-tools-activities-engagement-camp

Overview: This session, in partnership with Teaching Matters, continues the conversation started by ACA in 2020, which recognizes that camps, along with the rest of the country,...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/race-conversations-camp

Description The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and too many others are forcing the country to reconcile with the injustices that plague our systems. As camp professionals,...

https://www.acacamps.org/link/native-land-map

Use this digital land map as a guide to the territories that tribes originally occupied, then find the current local tribes and learn their history.  

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/continuing-race-conversation-camp

The American Camp Association (ACA), in partnership with Teaching Matters, offered a series of webinars over the past year enabling camp educators to discuss how to talk about anti-racism in the camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/encouraging-black-youth-self-identity-through-theatre-camp-interview-ekundayo-bandele

Recognizing the profundity of hardships and their potential long-lasting impact on developing psyches, this past summer Ekundayo Bandele launched a Self-Identity Camp for Black Youth. The goal of...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/finding-diverse-organizations-campuses

In order to find more diverse camp staff applications, the Project Real Job Staff Recruitment and Retention Committee conducted research on how to find qualified staff. This project involved a...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/confronting-anti-asian-racism

Friends and Colleagues, We know that camp can be a vehicle to build a better world. Every summer, we work to inspire our campers and staff to discover and be the very best version of themselves....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/race-camp-creating-environment-camp-communities-truly-welcoming-people-color

This Camping Magazine article reflects on how to establish a truly inclusive camp environment by clarifying terms and phrases and discussing practices for creating deeper dialogue and...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/template-resource-documents-camp-operations

ACA is committed to providing resources to assist in your camp's operation. These resources include sample schedules, planning forms, charts of accounts, supply lists, and more. These samples...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/extreme-heat-preventing-identifying-heat-related-illness

In extreme temperatures and humidity, it is  important to train staff on the dangers of heat-related illnesses, signs of heat-related illnesses, and appropriate preventative measures.