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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/best-practices-inclusive-camping-roundtable-discussion-programming
Best Practices in Inclusive Camping: A Roundtable Discussion on ProgrammingLearn how to have an inclusive summer camp by providing physical inclusion, functional inclusion, and social inclusion.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/benchmarking-101
Benchmarking 101Hello camp evaluators, and happy fall season. While some of you are as busy as ever, others are taking a deep breath for the first time in months. No matter where you are at, you are probably at or...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-measure-success
How to Measure SuccessI used to be a camp director, which means that, like many of you, my summers were spent in the whirl of camp. Each day flew into the next, and never did a day pass without a crisis (or 30). After ten...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/introducing-new-free-friend-camp-program-quality-staff-checklist
Introducing a New (and Free!) Friend: The Camp Program Quality Staff ChecklistBefore I get started, I have a confession: I lied. I said in the title that in this post I was going to introduce you to a new friend, but that’s not entirely true. The Camp Program Quality Staff...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/equipment-management-maximizing-fun-games
Equipment Management: Maximizing the Fun and Games“It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.” Have you ever asked your staff to stop and really consider that adage? What does it actually mean? One interpretation is...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fun-everyone-adapting-activities-campers-all-abilities
Fun for Everyone: Adapting Activities for Campers of All AbilitiesImagine a camp program staff is preparing an experiential game of Hawks and Squirrels to demonstrate the predator-prey relationship and role of resources in the natural environment. The campers who...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/communication-property
Communication from Off-PropertyRisk management decisions are made days, weeks, and months in advance. This adage is especially true when making communication plans for when your campers leave camp property. Reliable communication...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/knowing-how-play-requires-strategy-structure
Knowing How to Play Requires Strategy and StructurePlay is an important part of how children grow. It is a universal phenomenon that has been passed down from generation to generation as a societal, expressive, and educational practice....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/tripping-travel-camps-thinking-outside-gate
Tripping and Travel Camps: "Thinking Outside The Gate"I. Introduction Our subject is an increasingly popular phenomenon: the travel camp. "Travel" and "Camp" would seem to be incompatible terms, but the industry has figured it out — camps that travel...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/designing-quality-youth-programs
Designing Quality Youth ProgramsIf you believe your program offers a quality experience for your participants but also think doing even better is ideal, this course is for you. Designing Quality Youth Programs takes you through an...