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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/mental-emotional-social-health-situations-camp
Mental, Emotional, and Social Health Situations at CampLinda Ebner Erceg, RN, MS, PHN, shares some mental, emotional, and social health (MESH) situations that may occur at camp and how to respond appropriately.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/your-mark-get-set-go-step-step-guide-reading-using-qualitative-research
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go: A Step-by-Step Guide to Reading and Using Qualitative ResearchIf you want to engage with research, I’ve created this easy guide to help you move from finding papers online to reading them, and ultimately implementing the suggestions in your own programs.
https://www.acacamps.org/book/201-nature-human-nature-activities
201 Nature and Human Nature ActivitiesCliff Knapp and Joel Goodman This book contains a gazillion time-tested ways (give or take a couple quadrillion) to put into practice thoughtful ideas. Parents, teachers, and camp staff will find...
https://www.acacamps.org/book/humanizing-outdoor-environmental-education
Humanizing Outdoor and Environmental EducationJoel Goodman and Cliff Knapp Environmental education at its best. This book artfully weaves together activities that expand our consciousness of the natural world and of ourselves. A gold mine of...
https://www.acacamps.org/book/outdoor-living-skills-environmentally-friendly-guide
Outdoor Living Skills: An Environmentally Friendly GuideA must-have for anyone teaching outdoor skills: program leaders, outdoor educators, youth-program volunteers, camp counselors, teachers, and parents. This guide will help you to teach the basics of...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-5-outdoor-education-school-groups-tim-street
CampWire Episode #5 — Outdoor Education and School Groups with Tim StreetIn the fifth episode of CampWire, Sam talks with Tim Street from Bradford Woods in Indiana about school groups and outdoor education at camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/social-belonging-youth-success-research-promising-practices-part-1-what-do-we-know
Social Belonging for Youth Success — Research and Promising Practices, Part 1: What Do We Know?Have you ever walked in to a meeting, a class, or even a practice or activity and thought “wow, I do NOT belong here”? What kinds of feelings does an experience like that evoke in you? Positive...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/social-belonging-youth-success-research-promising-practices-part-2-how-can-we-improve-our-practice
Social Belonging for Youth Success — Research and Promising Practices, Part 2: How Can We Improve Our Practice?Hi everybody! Thanks for joining me again for Part 2 of the summary of the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-you-should-nominate-your-camp-research-award
Why You Should Nominate Your Camp for a Research AwardHi! My name is Mary Rogers, and I am the executive director of Sherwood Forest Camp. I am also the chair of ACA’s Committee for the Advancement of Research and Evaluation (...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-research-give-get-kind-thing
Camp Research: A Give and Get Kind of ThingI’m going to say this right up front: Today’s Research 360 post is a shameless plug for research — more specifically, a plug for participating in camp research, and encouraging others to do the same...