Program Quality

As an education research organization affiliated with the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, we thought it was an exciting opportunity to investigate camp as a unique learning environment.

"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...

If you've been following this blog you know that the Research 360 goal is to build camp evaluation capacity . Thus far I've described what this means and why it is important, and...

Building Camps That Care About Kids — Third in a Series of Four Articles Maybe Walt Whitman was on to something. When we think of the very best ways to help young people grow into...

American Camp Association Position and Resources Understand the importance of the connection with nature Children and Nature Create positive relationships between camps and schools...

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