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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/advocate-dont-redecorate-how-make-your-summer-camp-work-success
Advocate, Don’t Redecorate! How to Make Your Summer Camp Work a SuccessFirst, I’d like to apologize to the camp directors who had to put up with me as a headstrong and, dare I admit it, know-it-all 18-year-old. To certain directors (you know who you are), please...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-practice-holistic-inclusion-examine-your-implicit-bias
How to Practice Holistic Inclusion and Examine Your Implicit BiasInclusion is a hot word in the camp industry — and it’s about time. We need to be very intentional about providing support for all our campers (and fellow staff). So how do we holistically serve the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/pace-yourself-self-care-tips-healthful-summer
Pace Yourself: Self-Care Tips for a Healthful SummerAs a camp counselor or other staff member, you already know the upside to camp — the excitement, fun, laughter, new challenges, lifelong friendships, and so much more. You may also be aware that camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lean-users-guide-relational-camping
Lean In: A User’s Guide to Relational CampingIn her best-selling book Lean In, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg challenged women in the workforce to fight a lack of self-confidence in order to forge fulfilling and rewarding personal and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/err-human-forgive-good-your-health
To Err Is Human, to Forgive Is Good for Your HealthHow would you feel if you were judged to be no better than the worst mistake you ever made? What if you got caught in a lie? Betrayed a friend? Caused a car accident? What if there was no opportunity...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/behavior-management-steroids-how-turbocharge-reinforcements-consequences-change-kids-behavior
Behavior Management on Steroids: How to Turbocharge Reinforcements and Consequences to Change Kids’ BehaviorAll of your campers want to behave well. It’s just that some of them haven’t learned how to behave well, in certain ways. That’s where you come in.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-49-abuse-prevention-youth-programs
CampWire Episode 49: Abuse Prevention in Youth ProgramsJu'Riese Colón, CEO of the U.S. Center for SafeSport and a member of the ACA Board of Directors, joins us for a conversation on abuse prevention, education, and accountability within youth programs...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/camp-property-insurance-trends-tactics
Camp Property Insurance Trends and TacticsWatch the recording As the climate changes, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/anxious-staff-how-ease-transition-camp-new-returning-staff
Anxious Staff: How to Ease the Transition to Camp for New and Returning StaffHere are some ideas to help ease the transition to camp for your staff.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/cost-camp-frequently-asked-questions
The Cost of Camp: Frequently Asked QuestionsHere are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the cost of camp. How much does it cost to go to camp? It depends! There are a number of factors that can affect...