https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/doing-camp-what-todays-kids-need-experience
Doing Camp: What Today’s Kids Need from the ExperienceAn Interview with Denise Pope Denise Pope, PhD, is a senior lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. She cofounded the nonprofit Challenge Success, which partners with...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/first-contact-end-contract
From First Contact to End of ContractWe know that staff can be a challenge to find, attract, hire, engage, and retain. What makes the staff journey result in forward progress from start to completion of their camp experience? Current...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/culture-change-not-easy
Culture Change Is (Not) EasyMake 2022 the year that you will implement all your great national conference ideas. Easy, right?
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/life-autism-how-camps-can-support-campers-staff-autism-spectrum
Life and Autism: How Camps Can Support Campers and Staff on the Autism SpectrumAnton, Maya, and James march into camp on opening day with nerves and excitement, just like any other camper or staff. They have brought the items on the camp list, their eyes are wide with...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/creating-inclusion-camp
Creating Inclusion at CampSocial justice and equity aren’t woven into the fabric of all camps — but they could be.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-live-fire-how-camps-can-adapt-new-normal
Learning to Live with Fire: How Camps Can Adapt to the New NormalIn August of 2018, the Donnell Fire started in Tuolumne County, California — eventually destroying some 60 square miles of forests before burning out on October 1 of that year. It was a stressful...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/more-village-why-summer-camps-are-key-raising-kids-right
More Than a Village: Why Summer Camps Are Key to Raising Kids RightA well-known (believed to be an African) proverb advises us, “It takes a village to raise a child” (Goldberg, 2016). By way of explanation, the Exchange Family Center (EFC) offers, “Back in the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/games-activities-strengthen-positive-mental-health
Games and Activities That Strengthen Positive Mental Health“Remember this — every member of your staff and every camper in your program has been through a traumatic experience!” One of my absolute favorite ACA National Conference moments came a few years...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/hammers-nails-surviving-thriving
On Hammers and Nails, Surviving and ThrivingI’ve been taking long walks recently. As we have been providing mental health resources for camp directors, we often suggest eating better and getting more sleep and exercise. So I’ve been walking....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/funding-camp-underserved-children-youth
Funding for Camp for Underserved Children and YouthDear Colleagues: Happy New Year! Hopefully, families across our country are still enjoying memories of a happier and healthier 2021 Thanksgiving and holiday...