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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/tools-measuring-youth-development-outcomes
Tools for Measuring Youth Development OutcomesThe youth development outcomes tools were designed specifically for camps interested in exploring what their campers gain from their camp experience.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/camp-middle-manager-package-20
Camp Middle Manager Package (2.0)Improving the quality of your camp programs and activities requires attention to your own continuing education and professional development. Yet many middle managers and camp program directors...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/update-camp-program-quality-initiative
Update on the Camp Program Quality InitiativeBuilding systems of continuous quality improvement within our camps and greater community ultimately supports our goal of positive youth development — and this is exactly what the Camp Program...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/covid-19-decision-making-amid-uncertainty
COVID-19: Decision-Making Amid UncertaintyIt’s a pandemic. No one knows enough. They say it may last 12–18 months. Maybe longer. Information changes day-to-day. Sometimes more frequently. There’s a pediatric complication that wasn’t...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/ticks-what-all-camps-need-know
Ticks - What All Camps Need to KnowTicks are small spiderlike arachnids that bite to fasten themselves onto the skin and feed on blood. Ticks live in the fur and feathers of many birds and animals. Tick bites occur most often during...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/handwashing-make-it-really-effective
Handwashing: Make It Really EffectiveHandwashing remains one of our most effective protective behaviors against communicable disease. While handwashing doesn’t guarantee protection and safety, a person can certainly reduce risk of...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/keeping-camps-campus-healthy-best-practices-suggestions-minimize-illness
Keeping Camps on Campus Healthy: Best Practices and Suggestions to Minimize Illness and Outbreaks at Camp Register Now!Description: Each year camps across the country are faced with the challenge of keeping campers and staff healthy while living and working in close quarters. Come learn...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/no-outbreaks-here-simple-strategies-reducing-spread-communicable-disease-camp
No Outbreaks Here! Simple Strategies for Reducing the Spread of Communicable Disease at CampThe emergence of COVID-19 highlights the importance of preventative behaviors and practices to reduce the spread and impact of communicable diseases in camp. This short course is rooted in...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/eval-2020-tricks-trends-next-decade-camp-evaluation
Eval 2020: Tricks and Trends for the Next Decade of Camp EvaluationIn the past ten years we’ve welcomed tremendous growth in how and why camp professionals use evaluation to support program planning, staff training, marketing, and funding efforts. The year...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/activities-programs-outcomes-impact
From Activities and Programs to Outcomes and ImpactHelping Kids Change Their Stories — A Taste of Camp Measurement North of the Border is a short blog series that explores Tim Hortons Foundation Camps’ summer and school programs and their...