https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cultural-bias-risk-management

When bias is discussed in wilderness risk management, it is often explored from the perspective of decision-making. Heuristics are the processes by which we make decisions using mental shortcuts that...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lets-play-nicely-eight-tips-creating-safe-spaces-camp

For generations, a camp director’s focus on safety meant protecting campers from physical harm. In today’s reality that is still a necessity though insufficient. Safe space at camp has now evolved...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/foster-feeling-cross-generational-divide

As leaders interacting with the next generation we have a choice. We can spin our wheels trying to understand why they aren’t where we are, where we believe they “should be,” or we can consider the...

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

"Excuse me," the camp director interrupted, "I just need you to tell us how to respond when a camper or counselor uses a slur like that."  We were in the midst of debriefing a series of...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/keep-good-learn-bad-moving-beyond-cultural-appropriation

Ryan Bean and Paul Hillmer are the coauthors of Inappropriation: The Contested Legacy of Y-Indian Guides, which examines Native cultural appropriation in camp settings.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/taking-steps-away-native-cultural-appropriation-interview-andrew-corley

In this interview, ACA speaks with Andrew Corley, CEO of the YMCA of the Seven Council Fires. In May 2022, YMCA of the Seven Council Fires adopted its new name (formerly Sioux YMCA) as part of their...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/we-are-learning-together-taking-steps-away-native-cultural-appropriation

"You can't talk about us, without us!" a good friend of mine has told me time and again. I can’t agree more. I write to you from and honor the land of the Lakota people on the Cheyenne River Sioux...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-connection-through-box-joy-delivered

During the past few years, camps worked hard to find new ways to connect with campers. Some camps offered virtual meet-ups, video tours of camp, or online activity tutorials. Many virtual camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-everyone-interview-sarah-kientz

In this interview, the American Camp Association (ACA) sits down with Rev. Sarah Kientz, minister to youth and director of Camp Akita, to discuss Camp...