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https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/make-nasa-stem-part-your-camp-summer
Make NASA & STEM Part of Your Camp This Summer!Experts from NASA will present a sample of STEM resources for formal and informal educators. They will cover a program specifically meant for camps, as well as materials on the themes of engineering...
https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/2024-aca-national-award-recipients-announced
2024 ACA National Award Recipients AnnouncedThe American Camp Association® (ACA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 National Awards. The award winners will be recognized at ACA’s National Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-caffeinated-wild-animals-helped-nine-campers-fall-asleep-other-field-observations-one-camp
How Caffeinated Wild Animals Helped Nine Campers Fall Asleep — And Other Field Observations from One Camp ResearcherI sat on a red camping chair in the middle of a cozy cabin in the woods with the beams of nine small flashlights shining in my face from the surrounding bunks. Third- through fifth-grade 4-H campers...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/national-camp-impact-study
National Camp Impact StudyExploring the outcomes of the camp experience related to social-emotional learning and career/college readiness for campers and staff.
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/article/camping-magazine/continuous-improvement-program-quality-lessons-learned-part-two
Continuous Improvement and Program Quality: Lessons Learned, Part TwoAs established in the first “Lessons Learned” article (...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/survey-says-tech-camp-mixed-bag
Survey Says: Tech at Camp Is a Mixed BagIf you attended camp as a child prior to 2007, the likelihood is that your parent or guardian asked the camp director how much it cost and how long you would be away. Your parent(s) may have...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/national-award-nominations-golden-lens-contest
National Award Nominations and Golden Lens ContestDeadlines are quickly approaching for both of these.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/national-economic-impact-study-supporting-growth-impact-awareness
National Economic Impact Study: Supporting Growth, Impact, and AwarenessIn August 2023, ACA and the University of Michigan’s Economic Growth Institute (EGI) launched the first of its kind National Economic Impact Study. And we need your help.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/program-quality-continuous-improvement-tims-camps
Program Quality and Continuous Improvement at Tims CampsProgram quality (PQ) is essential to youth programs, and research shows that high-quality programs are directly linked to more positive outcomes for youth. PQ refers to the environment that is...