Inclusion & Belonging

". . We started him at a camp that didn’t like that he didn’t fit into their ‘normal’ box. They didn’t have the flexibility, tools, or understanding that you and your staff have...

Several years ago, when I directed my camp program specifically for African- American teen girls (Camp Butterfly), there were many memorable moments. But one in particular has been...

“Without Camplify? Gosh, I don’t know where we would be.” What began as a challenging weekend camp in elementary school has transformed into a year-round leadership journey for...

I was sitting in our chapel benches surrounded by towering pines as I listened to our leadership director, Dave Irwin, give his Sunday chapel talk in late July of 2016 at YMCA Camp...

That question was one that I and my collaborator Leila Bighash sought to help answer in our recent study , recognized at the ACA National Conference with the Eleanor P. Eells Award...

Wheewww! Summer is about over, if not over for most camps, which means that it's time to reflect on another eventful and exciting season. Along with a bit of a breather, this time...

LGBTQ+ leadership camps allow LGBTQ+ youth to be themselves and feel accepted and loved in a summer camp environment.

Camps, wanting to be inclusive but protective of their program and maintaining its quality for all campers, have inquired about their obligation, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), to allow service dogs at camp.

Learn how to have an inclusive summer camp by providing physical inclusion, functional inclusion, and social inclusion.

An Interview with Sonya Whitaker, EdD Sonya Whitaker, EdD, knows education inside and out. She’s held jobs as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, central office...