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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-measure-enrollment-part-one

How to Measure Enrollment: Part One

Enrollment represents the number of campers we serve — but, as straightforward as that sounds, it’s not. 

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-measure-enrollment-part-two

How to Measure Enrollment: Part Two

To truly understand if you are serving campers in the ways you hope, you need to look at enrollment from several different angles.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/evaluating-bereavement-camps

Evaluating Bereavement Camps

Spending time in nature is often therapeutic and provides many benefits, such as improving cognitive functioning (Berman, Jonides, & Kaplan, 2008) and improving memory (Berto, 2005). Spending...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/care-ing-camp-committee-advancement-research-evaluation

CARE-ing for Camp: The Committee for the Advancement of Research and Evaluation

Hello Camp Evaluators! Spring is a busy time for camp people — with the ACA National Conference, several major regional conferences, and annual camp preparations, it is hard to believe camp people...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/been-there-done-got-t-shirt-challenges-seasonal-return-camp

Been There, Done That, Got the T-Shirt: The Challenges of the Seasonal Return to Camp

Welcome back! In most camps, returning staff are an important part of a successful summer, bringing knowledge, perspective, and opportunities to broaden the camp experience for the campers. It's also...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/know-whats-below

Know What's Below

Where public utilities meet the properties they serve, knowing what's buried before you disturb the ground is more than a good idea: It is the law and violations are subject to significant penalties...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-resilience-girls-through-camp-experiences

Developing Resilience in Girls through Camp Experiences

Girls today face a diverse range of challenges that can negatively affect their development. According to a recent report by the Girl Scouts of the USA (2013), such challenges include increased...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/locating-working-effectively-supervising-physician-nurse-practitioner

Locating and Working Effectively with a Supervising Physician/Nurse Practitioner

Camp professionals are well aware of the critical need to have a medical professional associated with the camp's health services. This professional typically provides direction when questions arise...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/adolescence-identity-summer-camp

Adolescence, Identity, and Summer Camp

The Broadway megahit and multi-Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen has crystallized America’s focus on one of the most challenging and most consequential developmental processes for...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-i-still-choose-camp

Why I Still Choose Camp

I want to share why I decided that camp was still the best fit for me. After another summer, I’m really happy with my choice.