https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-includes-me-intersectional-approach-equity-camp

The “Surviving and Thriving” theme for this year’s ACA National Conference is one that both acknowledges the challenges that we as a society have triumphantly endured over the last few years and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/supply-chain-disruptions-causes-management-strategies

It is no secret that a serious economic repercussion of the COVID-19 pandemic is the disruption of the global supply chain. Interruptions began with lockdowns resulting in the suspension of labor,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/course-courage

An Interview with Candace Doby Candace Doby is an Atlanta-based speaker, author, and courage coach who works with universities and organizations to help emerging leaders activate their personal...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/doing-camp-what-todays-kids-need-experience

An 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

We 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

Make 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

Anton, 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

Social 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

In 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

A 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...