https://www.acacamps.org/link/adolescent-girls-resiliency-scale-agrs
Adolescent Girls' Resiliency Scale (AGRS)https://www.acacamps.org/download/camp-safety-public-policy-position
Camp Safety - Public Policy Positionhttps://www.acacamps.org/blog/metaphors-camp-lives
The Metaphors That Camp Lives Byby Mark Shivers In my time training summer staff, one of the most important and powerful practices has been working towards identity formation through metaphor development. Metaphor is much...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/me-us
From Me to UsBy Bob and Rob Wipfler. A part of Camp 101, a blog series for ACA. Educators love to talk amongst themselves about their students. So do camp directors, and our family enjoys...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/inspirations-developmental-supports-opportunities-youths-experiences-camp
Inspirations: Developmental Supports and Opportunities of Youths' Experiences at CampIn 2003-2004 the American Camp Association conducted research with over 7600 campers (aged 10-18) from just over 80 ACA-Accredited camps to determine the degree to which developmental supports and...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/innovations-improving-youth-experiences-summer-programs
Innovations: Improving Youth Experiences in Summer ProgramsIn 2004-2005 the American Camp Association completed a Program Improvement Project with twenty-three ACA-accredited camps to learn what strategies and approaches would help strengthen the experiences...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/dear-parents-guardians-alike
Dear Parents and Guardians AlikeSend your kids to camp. For your benefit. For theirs. For the camp and for the campers there. Send your kids to camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/overnight-camp-right-option
Is Overnight Camp the Right Option?Overnight camp can be an incredible growing experience for your child. Maybe you went yourself – or you wish you had. But for whatever reason, you just know your child will thrive in cabin-sleepover-...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/preparing-camp-tips-campers-parents
Preparing for Camp: Tips for Campers (and Parents!)Guest post by Brooke Cheley-Klebe I love those rare moments of parenthood when I am not preparing for the next thing. Most of the time as a parent, I feel as if my day is full of...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/turns-out-tv-has-not-destroyed-my-child
Turns Out TV Has Not Destroyed My ChildAs a product of camp, I have always assumed to know a lot about kids, youth development, and, well — parenting. But then, it happened. I became a parent myself.