Camp 2 Grow: Environmental Leadership Program

Camp 2 Grow was a leadership and environmental stewardship program developed by the American Camp Association® through funding from the Lilly Endowment Inc. from 2009 through 2011.  Camp 2 Grow was designed to teach middle and high-school aged youth leadership knowledge and skills through day and resident camps.  Camp 2 Grow provided youth with nature-based problem solving experience and taught them a framework for implementing environmental stewardship projects in their camps, homes, or communities.

Research into the impacts of the Camp2Grow program indicated that youth learned skills in independence, empowerment, and problem-solving- important 21st century learning skills to prepare youth for the future. Camp 2 Grow also taught youth how to become environmental stewards and strengthened campers' emotional connections with nature.  See the 2010 Camp2Grow Impact Report for more information.

Camp 2 Grow Resources

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