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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/summer-learning-resources

Summer Learning Resources

Camps and other youth development programs provide the opportunity to reduce summer learning loss in an expanded learning environment where children are engaged experientially and have an opportunity...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camps-operation-purple-military-families

Camps and Operation Purple for Military Families

As funding has been cut to support the children of military families, the opportunities for your camp to support those children through the ...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/designing-your-programs-best-enhance-camp-experience

Designing Your Programs to Best Enhance the Camp Experience

Top Tips for Camps Intentionally select program activities that provide one or more of the youth-development supports (supportive relationships, safety, youth involvement, skill building)....

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation-smbc-global-foundation-supports-aca-grants-strengthen-camp

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Global Foundation Supports ACA with Grants to Strengthen Camp-School Partnerships

The American Camp Association announces a $500,000 grant initiative funded by the SMBC Global Foundation to expand camp-school partnerships and increase access to high-quality camp experiences for...

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

Camp-School Partnerships Project

The Camp-School Partnerships Project, currently funded by the SMBC Global Foundation, is a regranting initiative that gifts one- to two-year grants to nonprofit camps to build their capacity to...

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

Participants of the Camp-School Partnership Project

Twenty-one high-quality programs have participated in this project, and we look forward to supporting more partnerships in the future, thanks to additional funding from the SMBC Global Foundation.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/how-wonder-stories-can-transform-hard-experiences

How Wonder Stories Can Transform Hard Experiences in Character Growth

Grief. Shame. Burnout. These emotions can stall your growth, but they don’t have to. In this recorded session, Sarah Lagrotteria helps you unlock the hidden strengths in your own life story....

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/science-cultivating-character

The Science of Cultivating Character

Foster Growth and Resilience in Yourself and Your Campers In this recorded webinar, Dr. Angus Fletcher, professor of Story Science at Ohio State, introduces three science-...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/partnerships-increase-equity-inclusivity

Partnerships to Increase Equity and Inclusivity

Camp-School Partnerships are a promising intervention to increase access to high-quality summer programs for youth at under-resourced public and charter schools. In this webinar, we examine what...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/camp-middle-manager-package

Camp Middle Manager Package

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...