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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/international-observe-moon-night-nasa
International Observe the Moon Night with NASASaturday, September 14 is International Observe the Moon Night! You and your campers are invited to observe the moon, learn about the moon, and honor the cultural and personal connections we...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/inclusive-camp-pathway-toward-friendship-between-campers-without-disabilities
Inclusive Camp: A Pathway toward Friendship between Campers with and without DisabilitiesIn the summer of 2014, I was the association director of inclusion for the South Shore YMCA in Massachusetts, with oversight of the inclusive day camp sites. It was officially our first summer of...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/medical-disability-camps-kindred-conversations
Medical and Disability Camps Kindred ConversationsJoin us bimonthly for conversation and sharing. Thursday, October 3, 2024 - 3:00 pm eastern -...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/directions-youth-development-outcomes-camp-experience
Directions: Youth Development Outcomes of the Camp ExperienceResearch done to determine the outcomes of the camp experience as expressed by parents and children.
https://www.acacamps.org/about/partnerships/kindred-groups/medical-disability-camps-kindred
Medical and Disability Camps KindredThe Medical and Disability Camp Kindred is a community of camp professionals who serve campers with medical issues and disabilities. This group is an organization of the American Camp Association....
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/building-successful-camp-school-partnerships
Building Successful Camp-School PartnershipsA multi-part study on camp-school partnerships that explores their impact and outlines recommendations for successful collaborations nationwide.
https://www.acacamps.org/research/continuous-improvement/camp-program-quality
Camp Program QualityProgram quality refers to the ways camp staff practices, activities, and program climate foster youth development consistently over time.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/nasa-proposal-opportunities-open-informal-education-organizations-including-camps
NASA Proposal Opportunities Open to Informal Education Organizations Including CampsThe NASA Office of STEM Engagement invites proposals from nonprofit informal education institutions, including camps, for two awards level offered via NASA’s 2024...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovation-work-2024-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners
Innovation at Work: 2024 Eleanor P. Eells Award WinnersEach year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/reimagining-faith-based-family-camp-model-family-togetherness
Reimagining Faith-Based Family Camp: A Model for Family TogethernessThe Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia were settled by strong and resilient families. In Nelson County many families were in these mountains long before a local government was established in 1807....