https://www.acacamps.org/resources/emerging-issues
Emerging IssuesAs camp professionals, you know the world of camp is ever-changing. In an effort to meet the needs of our dynamic camp community, ACA set out to determine the current and emerging issues that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/evaluating-appreciation-possibility-friendship-skills-camp-youth-serious-illness
Evaluating Appreciation, Possibility, and Friendship Skills at a Camp for Youth with Serious IllnessThe purpose of this evaluation was to understand the outcomes of appreciation, possibility, and friendship skills in a traditional camp program for youth with serious and life-threatening illnesses....
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/tell-story-your-camps-impact-kids
Tell the Story of Your Camp's Impact on Kids!I don’t think I’ve ever had a conversation with a camp staff member who didn’t have a great story about a transformational experience that happened to some child at their camp. The shy camper that...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/youth-outcomes-battery-norms
Youth Outcomes Battery NormsOverview of the Norming Process for the ACA Youth Outcomes Battery *We wish to acknowledge the contributions and leadership provided by the ACA Committee for the Advancement of Research and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/let-your-research-flag-fly-how-magnify-your-camp-story-research
Let Your Research Flag Fly! How to Magnify Your Camp Story with ResearchIn one of her 2010 commentaries in Camping Magazine, former American Camp Association CEO Peg Smith reflected on her conversations with award-winning researcher Marge Scanlin nearly a decade...
https://www.acacamps.org/download/briefing-paper-emotional-safety-camps
Briefing Paper - Emotional Safety and Campshttps://www.acacamps.org/download/explore-30-camp-reading-program-impact-report
Explore 30 Camp Reading Program Impact Reporthttps://www.acacamps.org/resources/frequently-asked-questions-about-aca-youth-outcomes-battery
Frequently Asked Questions about the ACA Youth Outcomes BatteryWhy Were These Tools Constructed? Many camp professionals are faced with the challenge of proving that they meet their program goals. The following tools — designed with camp professionals in mind...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/show-you-build-21st-century-learning-skills
Show You Build 21st Century Learning SkillsCamp. Learning. Outcomes. College. Can you prove that you improve the 21st Century learning skills of your campers? ACA offers data-gathering measures that focus on 21st Century learning...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/youth-camp-outcomes-analysis-tools
Youth Camp Outcomes Analysis ToolsFor use with ACA's Youth Camp Outcomes Battery Please be sure to save the Excel files to your computer before adding data! Also download the instructions...