https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-evaluation-capacity-its-about-quality

Hi everyone!  Thanks for joining us as we dive a little deeper into the Research 360 circle; specifically, the part of the circle we are calling "local camps'...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/research-360-research-vs-evaluation

Greetings from the ACA Research Team!  As you might have heard, ACA has identified research as...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/evaluating-your-camp-staff-orientation-during-orientation

You did it! You’ve checked all the boxes and hired a full team of staff for the summer — counselors, lifeguards, ropes experts, and everything in between. As spring fully begins its transition into...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/have-data-party-share-evaluation-results

Greetings! I am Kendra Lewis, evaluation coordinator for the California 4-H Youth Development Program at University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources. I am going to share my experience...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/covid-19-vaccination-priority-get-camp-staff-vaccinated-summer-2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) previously expanded the definition of "essential workers" to incorporate out-of-school time workers, including camp staff. To support that move,...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/2021-looks-be-another-covid-19-summer-camp-time-covid-19

Open or closed in summer 2020, camps are looking to 2021 and evaluating options for operations next summer.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/can-your-camp-fill-education-gap-your-community

What should you consider before making a determination that your camp should offer community educational support?

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-research-age-covid-19

Research is a big thing right now.  Of course it is — people seek certainty when things are uncertain, as they certainly are amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Research brings certainty, right?

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/be-prepared-practice-your-pandemic-related-procedures-campers-arrive

If you are preparing to host campers on-site this summer, make sure you start your season off right by implementing your COVID-19-related procedures as soon as the staff arrive.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/your-staff-are-hired-now-what

You have hired your staff, but training does not begin for another few months. For our camp staff to be prepared to work with children on Day 1, their training must begin well before the buses pull...