https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/lilly-endowment-grant-supports-program-quality-initiative-summer-camps

The grant will help strengthen and expand how summer camp experiences support learning and growth among children and youth.   Indianapolis (Jan 24, 2020) – Lilly Endowment...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/internship-test-prep-or-camp-summer-planning-amid-noise-haste

"Go placidly amid the noise and haste" marks the beginning of a 1927 prose poem, "Desiderata," by American writer Max Ehrmann. A copy of this well-known piece, the Latin translation of which is "...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/our-commitment-camp-research-you-can-use

Camp research is only as good as its use in summer camp. Learn how to use the five-year impact study early findings to improve your camp.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-i-learned-about-camp-research-aca-national-conference

Camp research trends include focus on acquiring equity, staff-camper interactions, and critical learning moments for campers.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/fully-connected-how-radical-cell-phone-policy-can-improve-your-camp

"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/campwire-episode-5-outdoor-education-school-groups-tim-street

In the fifth episode of CampWire, Sam talks with Tim Street from Bradford Woods in Indiana about school groups and outdoor education at camp.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/three-lessons-learned-year-2-acas-impact-study

In the latest Research 360 blog, Laurie Browne, PhD, shares some things we’ve learned this year from the Impact Study, starting with a throwback to what we said we were learning in Year 1....

https://www.acacamps.org/press-room/camp-trends

Trends in camp are responding to the world's realities. Camps have developed fluid structures that are nimble and that can respond to emerging issues. They provide an image of shared values and...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/program-quality-matters-youth-development

Greetings camp evaluators! Congratulations on making it to the end (or very nearly the end) of your summer season. I am so excited to present the following guest post for this week’s Research 360...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-preparation-life

To say that expectations and pressures for high school students have increased is an understatement. The competition to get into the best universities dominates the minds of teenagers and parents...