Camp is just around the corner, and you’ve still got to pack! You might be a pro at packing for camp, but there are always a few things you might forget. That's why The Clorox Company is partnering with the ACA to bring you a simple list of great suggestions for what counselors and staff should make sure is on their packing list this summer. Take a look – it just might save you from leaving something really important off your list!
Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. The July/August 2010 issue features articles that address programming, history, 20/20 Toolbox, and more.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
ACA's Because of Camp…™ outdoor advertising campaign officially launched in early January. Since that time, orders have been arriving daily for billboards, posters, and transit shelters. Several orders have been placed already, and are being shipped to vendors nationwide. Visit ACA's Say It Big Web page to view a map of advertising placements as they are confirmed.
Preserving the rich history of the camp experience is essential for the future. The American Camp Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Organized Camping in 2011, and to honor our past with this Web-based tribute.
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Summer Learning Resources
ACA is pleased to partner with the National
Summer Learning Association to share
resources and information about the positive
benefits of summer learning and enrichment
for children and youth. Here you will find
resources related to summer learning and
camp, camp-school partnerships, research,
and public policy information from ACA,
NSLA, and other organizations.
Did you know?
All young
people experience learning losses
when they do not engage in educational
activities during the summer.
Research spanning 100 years shows
that students typically score
lower on standardized tests at
the end of summer vacation than
they do on the same tests at
the beginning of the summer (White,
1906; Entwisle & Alexander
1992; Cooper, 1996; Downey et
al, 2004).
Most students
lose about two months of grade
level equivalency in mathematical
computation skills over the summer
months. Low-income students also
lose more than two months in
reading achievement, despite
the fact that their middle-class
peers make slight gains (Cooper,
1996).
More than
half of the achievement gap between
lower and higher income youth
can be explained by unequal access
to summer learning opportunities.
As a result, low-income youth
are less likely to graduate from
high school or enter college
(Alexander et al, 2007).
Children lose
more than academic knowledge
over the summer. Most children—particularly
children at high risk of obesity—gain
weight more rapidly when they
are out of school during summer
break (von Hippel et al, 2007).
Parents consistently
cite summer as the most difficult
time to ensure that their children
have productive things to do
(Duffett et al, 2004).
(Source:
National Summer Learning Association,
"Doesn’t
Every Child Deserve a Memorable
Summer")
Discover the most
recent articles about summer learning
from Camping Magazine, the official
publication of ACA.
ACA
Bookstore
Find
great summer learning tools for educators,
out-of-school-time professionals and
other child and youth professionals.
Camp-School Partnership
Guidebook(MS Word) For information about how to create
camp-school partnerships, read Creating
Camp-School Partnerships: A Guidebook
to Success published by the American
Camp Association.
Out-of-School-Time
Learning Graduate Certificate
The
National Summer Learning Association
at Johns Hopkins University is pleased
to offer an online graduate certificate
program geared toward program managers
of summer and afterschool programs.
Join
the Summer Learning Network to receive the latest
news and resources on summer learning,
and be a part of the National Campaign
to create opportunities for high-quality
summer for all young people.
American Camp Association | Summer camps enrich children's lives!
Camp is just around the corner, and you’ve still got to pack! You might be a pro at packing for camp, but there are always a few things you might forget. That's why The Clorox Company is partnering with the ACA to bring you a simple list of great suggestions for what counselors and staff should make sure is on their packing list this summer. Take a look – it just might save you from leaving something really important off your list!
Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. The July/August 2010 issue features articles that address programming, history, 20/20 Toolbox, and more.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
ACA's Because of Camp…™ outdoor advertising campaign officially launched in early January. Since that time, orders have been arriving daily for billboards, posters, and transit shelters. Several orders have been placed already, and are being shipped to vendors nationwide. Visit ACA's Say It Big Web page to view a map of advertising placements as they are confirmed.
Preserving the rich history of the camp experience is essential for the future. The American Camp Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Organized Camping in 2011, and to honor our past with this Web-based tribute.
