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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-58-all-about-camp-school-partnerships
CampWire Episode 58: All About Camp-School PartnershipsCamps can be powerful community partners in the education of our children. A camp-school partnership can be exciting, innovative, and satisfying, but they also take insight, creativity, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/everything-everywhere-all-once-how-summer-camps-help-emerging-adults
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: How Summer Camps Help Emerging AdultsGrowing up requires many important developmental stages and steps one must master. Camp can help.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/milwaukee-schools-camps-increase-access-students-through-partnership
Milwaukee Schools and Camps Increase Access for Students through PartnershipIn 2023, 163 Milwaukee Public Schools students were able to attend camp at no cost thanks to federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/program-outcomes-quality-common-theme-impact-funding
Program Outcomes and Quality: A Common Theme for Impact and FundingCamp Twin Lakes (CTL) serves campers who have medical illnesses, disabilities, and other adverse childhood experiences at three year-round camp locations in Georgia. CTL operates as a...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-63-sum-camp-scott-taylor
CampWire Episode 63: Sum Camp with Scott TaylorOn this episode of the CampWire podcast, Scott Taylor talks with us about Sum Camp! With an emphasis on teaching mathematical concepts, this month-long day camp in Maine demonstrates the role of...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-redwoods-group-working-together-bring-safety-training-camps
ACA and Redwoods Group Working Together to Bring Safety Training to CampsThe American Camp Association (ACA) is excited to announce a collaboration with The Redwoods Group to further the availability of camp safety training courses.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/lessons-learned-acas-crisis-hotline-2021
Lessons Learned from ACA's Crisis Hotline in 2021Part of the magic of camp is the unexpected. In most cases, the unexpected means spontaneous, unscripted moments of connection, growth, and renewal — but the unexpected can also mean uncertainty, or...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/bridgeusa-cultural-exchange-program-update
BridgeUSA Cultural Exchange Program UpdateBefore COVID-19, summer camps were hosting an average of 25,000 cultural exchange visitors through the BridgeUSA Camp Counselor program each year, filling critical leadership and specialty instructor...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/handwashing-make-it-really-effective
Handwashing: Make It Really EffectiveHandwashing remains one of our most effective protective behaviors against communicable disease. While handwashing doesn’t guarantee protection and safety, a person can certainly reduce risk of...
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.