https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/preventing-peer-peer-abuse-supervision-line-defense

It was 1995. TLC, Alanis Morissette, and Boyz II Men were riding high in the music charts. Apollo 13 and the original Toy Story were in the movie theaters. Michael Jordan made his...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/keep-campers-safe-ticks

Of the estimated 476,000 people diagnosed with Lyme and tick-borne diseases in the United States each year, 25 percent of those are kids. That’s a staggering 326 children diagnosed with...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/preparing-camp-2021-property-program-considerations

It’s always a challenge to come out of the hibernation of the winter months, and this year will be especially hard due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19). That’s why you need to start...

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/download/evidence-informed-staff-training-guidance-summary-document

https://www.acacamps.org/download/evidence-informed-staff-training-guidance

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/break-out-survey-box-youth-friendly-ways-collect-data

Greetings Camp Evaluators! I’m so excited to have another guest author for our Research 360 Blog, this time to tell you about some non-survey approaches to gathering evaluation data from youth....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/funding-camp-underserved-children-youth

Dear Colleagues: Happy New Year! Hopefully, families across our country are still enjoying memories of a happier and healthier 2021 Thanksgiving and holiday...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-34-talking-campers-about-racism

ACA's Western Region Professional Development Manager John Beitner sits down with Hameeda Abdul Kadir, Raegan Quattlebaum, and Ronald Towns to discuss how their camps have made diversity...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/evidence-informed-guidance-summer-camp-staff-training-part-2-competencies-training-effectiveness

Part two of this Research 360 blog series covers what competencies summer staff should learn during training and how training effectiveness is influenced by characteristics of camp staff.