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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-56-examining-mental-social-emotional-health-campers-staff
CampWire Episode 56: Examining Mental, Social, and Emotional Health for Campers and StaffLet’s take a moment to discuss mental, social, and emotional health (MESH).
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-was-made-summer-learning
Camp Was Made For Summer LearningJune 19 is National Summer Learning Day, a time to reflect on what summer learning means and what summer learning loss implies. In a March 2009 interview in support of year-round schools with OnPoint...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/school-breaks-shouldnt-be-break-learning
School Breaks Shouldn't be a Break from LearningSchool breaks are not the time to take a break from learning. Unfortunately, this is what often happens, resulting in a significant drop in students’ mastery of core concepts. The ...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/new-data-staff-compensation-benefits-how-does-your-camp-compare
New Data on Staff, Compensation, and Benefits: How Does Your Camp Compare?Here's a snapshot of new data we collected from ACA camps about all things staff-related.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/results-2019-spring-snapshot-survey
Results of the 2019 Spring Snapshot SurveyIn the latest Research 360 blog, Director of Research Dr. Laurie Browne shares the results of 2019 Spring Snapshot Survey. The purpose of the survey was to gain insight into summer camp spring...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-17-why-it-matters-research-update
CampWire Episode #17 - Why It Matters: A Research UpdateListen to ACA's Director of Research update us on where we are with the 5-year Impact Study, and she discusses why this matters for the camp community.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-18-inclusion-camp
CampWire Episode #18 - Inclusion at CampListen to this informative discussion about inclusion at camp. Niambi Jaha-Echols, Roberto Gil Jr., and Chad Nico Hiu give tips on how to introduce inclusion into camp culture and how to fuse it into...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-185-hiking-across-country-camp
CampWire Episode #18.5 - Hiking Across the Country for CampIn this special, short episode of CampWire, Sam talked with Meghan Colon who is thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail to raise money for ACA's Send a Child to Camp fund.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-19-empatico-connecting-camps-around-world
CampWire Episode #19 - Empatico: Connecting Camps Around the WorldGeorge Khalaf is the executive director of Empatico - a new business partner of the American Camp Association. In this episode...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-20-midsummer-safety-training-staff
CampWire Episode #20 - Midsummer Safety Training for StaffIn the 20th episode of CampWire, ACA talks with Ian Garner of Markel Insurance and Katie Johnson of ...