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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/character-evaluation-findings-acas-character-camp-landscape-scan

Character Evaluation Findings from ACA's Character at Camp Landscape Scan

This blog describes the findings about how camps evaluate their character-focused work, including lessons learned from evaluating character-focused work and external resources from ACA’s Character at...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/camp-school-partnership-demonstration-project

2022–2024 Camp-School Partnership Demonstration Project

The Camp-School Partnership Demonstration Project was a collaboration between the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) and the American Camp Association (ACA), which are 501(c)(3) ...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/research-360-center-circle

Research 360: Into the Center of the Circle

If you’ve been following these posts you might be familiar with the two facets of...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/research-360

Research 360

Research 360 is ACA’s strategic direction focused on research and evaluation that aims to improve camp experiences for youth and to advocate for the value of camp to our many audiences.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/hiring-training-findings-acas-character-camp-landscape-scan

Hiring and Training Findings from ACA’s Character at Camp Landscape Scan

How do summer camps apply character to their hiring and staff training practices? Camps share their thoughts as part of the Character at Camp landscape scan.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/summer-camps-abuse-prevention-program

Summer Camps Abuse Prevention Program

ASAP's abuse-prevention program is being used to ensure healthly physical and behavorial interactions and safety.  It includes a Director's Guide, screening protocol, staff training - animated...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/marketing-outreach-findings-acas-character-camp-landscape-scan

Marketing/Outreach Findings from ACA’s Character at Camp Landscape Scan

As we continue to roll out many exciting parts of the Character at Camp Initiative, it’s a great time to share results from our recent landscape scan. (If you haven’t already, be sure to check out...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/findings-acas-character-camp-landscape-scan

Findings from ACA’s Character at Camp Landscape Scan

In this first blog of a four-part series, we describe the purpose of ACA’s Character at Camp Landscape and dive into the results.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/silence-tmi-how-get-useful-information-your-parent-surveys

From Silence to TMI: How to Get Useful Information from Your Parent Surveys

Surveying parents before, during, and after camp programs is one of the most common forms of camp evaluation, yet it is not easy to do well. Some parents are vocal and tell you more than you want to...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/camp-research/business-operations

Camp Business Operations Research

Analyze camp industry trends through summaries of our annual business operations reports. We commission three reports on a rotating basis; the most recent findings are available in day, overnight,...