https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/measuring-outcomes-101-easy-steps-beginners

ACA’s Youth Outcomes Battery is a set of surveys designed specifically for camp professionals to use to measure camper outcomes. Join us in this webinar to learn about this easy and accessible tool...

https://www.acacamps.org/membership/benefits

ACA members come together to engage, educate, and empower each other. Participating in online courses, webinars, and face-to-face, local, regional, and national educational events supports your...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/other-evaluation-tools-evaluation-related-educational-resources

These resources and more are available from the ACA Bookstore.  Assessing...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/tools-measuring-youth-development-outcomes

The youth development outcomes tools were designed specifically for camps interested in exploring what their campers gain from their camp experience. 

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/national-outcomes-study-program-improvement-project

National Study on the Developmental Outcomes of Camp Between 2001 and 2004 the American Camp Association conducted national research with over 5000 families from 80 ACA-Accredited camps to...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-summer-camp-may-be-secret-longer-life

The benefits of summer camp may lead campers to live longer, happier, stress-free lives.

https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/aca-ymca-announce-new-partnership

This past fall, the YMCA of the USA and American Camp Association entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will drive our collaborative work. We are excited about this agreement and what...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/so-many-reasons-attend-conference

I admit it, I love a camp conference! The energy, the ideas, the networking, and catching up with old friends — it's an extroverted camp-lover's dream. Attending a camp conference is important...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/empowering-communities

Nashville, Tennessee, is home to country music, hot chicken, Johnny Cash, and the upcoming 2019 ACA National Conference, "Empowering Communities."

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/voice-lessons-camp

An Interview with Wendy Mogel, PhD Wendy Mogel, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with 35 years of experience, a parenting expert, a sought-after public speaker, a New York Times...