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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/national-conference-takeaways-practitioners-researchers-everyone-between
National Conference Takeaways for Practitioners, Researchers, and Everyone in BetweenIn the latest Research 360 blog post, ACA Research Assistant Victoria Povilaitis shares highlights from several research sessions that were held at the ACA National Conference
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/summer-camp-unique-environment-social-emotional-learning
Summer Camp: A Unique Environment for Social and Emotional LearningAs an education research organization affiliated with the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, we thought it was an exciting opportunity to investigate camp as a unique learning...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/happy-campers-how-camp-relationships-promote-social-emotional-learning
Happy Campers: How Camp Relationships Promote Social and Emotional LearningYoung people are diverse and dynamic, and they have myriad pathways to success. Unfortunately, youth development research often highlights watered-down averages of sample sets that offer limited...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/fully-connected-how-radical-cell-phone-policy-can-improve-your-camp
Fully Connected: How a Radical Cell Phone Policy Can Improve Your Camp Culture and Cure FOMO"Because of Camp... I have a better relationship with my phone." Said no one ever. We love camp because of the relationships we build there. So, what would camp look like if the staff committed to...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/introducing-new-free-friend-camp-program-quality-staff-checklist
Introducing a New (and Free!) Friend: The Camp Program Quality Staff ChecklistBefore I get started, I have a confession: I lied. I said in the title that in this post I was going to introduce you to a new friend, but that’s not entirely true. The Camp Program Quality Staff...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/summer-camps-fire-emergency-communications-six-lessons-learned-during-fire-camp
Summer Camps, Fire, and Emergency Communications: Six Lessons Learned During a Fire at CampFires are a potential hazard for camps located in wooded areas and urban areas alike. How camps respond and communicate to camp families and the community when a fire does occur can go a long way to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/wildfire
Wildfire!Since moving to Montana from Pennsylvania several years ago, I’ve become much more attuned to the threat of wildfires, and have begun to learn more about what can be done to safeguard the people...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/crafts-help-campers-develop-skills
Crafts Help Campers Develop SkillsIn honor of National Craft Month in March, Amy Liikala shares her camp crafting memories and what skills she learned from crafting at camp. When you think back to your own youth...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/update-camp-program-quality-initiative-spotlight-assessment-development-working-group
Update on the Camp Program Quality Initiative: Spotlight on the Assessment Development Working GroupTo continue with our blog series spotlighting the work our Community of Practice has been doing, I’m...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/whats-wrong-song-we-love-it-have-been-singing-it-forever
What’s Wrong with This Song? We Love It and Have Been Singing It Forever!Here you are, catching up, maybe relaxing now that camp is over. You’re reflecting on the joy of having experienced another successful season; the sadness of saying goodbye to...