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https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/lilly-endowment-grant-supports-program-quality-initiative-summer-camps
Lilly Endowment Grant Supports Program Quality Initiative in Summer CampsThe grant will help strengthen and expand how summer camp experiences support learning and growth among children and youth. Indianapolis (Jan 24, 2020) – Lilly Endowment...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/activities-programs-outcomes-impact
From Activities and Programs to Outcomes and ImpactHelping Kids Change Their Stories — A Taste of Camp Measurement North of the Border is a short blog series that explores Tim Hortons Foundation Camps’ summer and school programs and their...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/future-camp-research
The Future of Camp ResearchIn this blog, Jessie Dickerson describes how camp researchers and camp professionals came together at the 2019 ACA National Conference to envision a future for camp research.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/our-commitment-camp-research-you-can-use
Our Commitment to Camp Research You Can UseCamp research is only as good as its use in summer camp. Learn how to use the five-year impact study early findings to improve your camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-i-learned-about-camp-research-aca-national-conference
What I Learned about Camp Research at ACA National ConferenceCamp research trends include focus on acquiring equity, staff-camper interactions, and critical learning moments for campers.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/best-practices-inclusive-camping-roundtable-discussion-programming
Best Practices in Inclusive Camping: A Roundtable Discussion on ProgrammingLearn how to have an inclusive summer camp by providing physical inclusion, functional inclusion, and social inclusion.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/whats-happening-phase-3-camp-impact-study
What's Happening in Phase 3 of the Camp Impact StudyIn this Research 360 blog post, Victoria Povilaitis discusses what's going on in phase three of the summer camp impact study.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/three-lessons-learned-year-2-acas-impact-study
Three Lessons Learned from Year 2 of ACA's Impact StudyIn the latest Research 360 blog, Laurie Browne, PhD, shares some things we’ve learned this year from the Impact Study, starting with a throwback to what we said we were learning in Year 1....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/summer-camp-moving-along-continuum-inclusion
Summer Camp: Moving along the Continuum of InclusionAccording to the National Center for Education Statistics (2016), 8.5 percent of school-aged children are receiving specialized education services, not including those students with specific learning...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/program-quality-matters-youth-development
Program Quality Matters for Youth DevelopmentGreetings camp evaluators! Congratulations on making it to the end (or very nearly the end) of your summer season. I am so excited to present the following guest post for this week’s Research 360...