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/blog/break-out-survey-box-youth-friendly-ways-collect-data
Break Out of the Survey Box! Youth-friendly Ways to Collect DataGreetings 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/download/evidence-informed-staff-training-guidance-summary-document
Evidence-Informed Staff Training Guidance - Summary Documenthttps://www.acacamps.org/download/evidence-informed-staff-training-guidance
Evidence-Informed Staff Training Guidancehttps://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...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-34-talking-campers-about-racism
CampWire Episode 34: Talking With Campers About RacismACA'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
Evidence-Informed Guidance for Summer Camp Staff Training, Part 2: Competencies and Training EffectivenessPart 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.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/severe-weather-impacts-tips-response-prevention
Severe Weather Impacts: Tips for Response and PreventionAccess all of ACA's updated severe weather resources on the ...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/becoming-part-new-normal
Becoming Part of the New Normal2020. Shall we say 2020 was a year to remember or one to forget? Camps across the country are even still trying to decide as leadership teams dig deeply to identify how they can shield their...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/marketing-communications-covid-19
Marketing and Communications — COVID-19Parents and staff are naturally going to be concerned, particularly with the constant media coverage of coronavirus, so you must communicate openly and often with them.