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New Business Research Available about Camp Sites, Facilities, and Programs
Camper Outcomes Surveys
Healthy Camp Study Enrollment Now Open
Spring Camp Enrollment Survey Is Still Open!


New Business Research Available about Camp Sites, Facilities, and Programs

ACA is committed to providing industry relevant research and information that camps can use to improve their business operations.  Following the Budget and Finance Survey in 2005, and the Compensation and Benefits (Salary) Survey in 2006, ACA recently completed the camp Sites, Facilities, and Programs Survey in late 2007. Results are free to ACA members and can be purchased through the ACA Bookstore by non-members.

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Camper Outcomes Surveys

Looking for a way to measure camper outcomes this summer? Download questionnaires that address outcomes for: friendship skills, independence, teamwork, family citizenship, perceived competence, interest in exploration, and responsibility. Choose the one(s) that are right for your camp based on your program goals. Questionnaires are age specific (six to nine years old and ten to seventeen years old) with two versions available for the older campers. You can individualize your choices and add some of your own questions. There are also scoring templates available to help you when you get ready to analyze your data. These outcomes measures have been statistically tested and are FREE to ACA members. Check them out today!!

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Healthy Camp Study Enrollment Now Open

Want to gain a powerful risk management tool for identifying and assessing injuries and illness at your camp? Enroll your camp in Year 3 of the Healthy Camp Study today. Participation is FREE, confidential, and it's okay if you didn't participate in Year 1 or 2. You'll devote about twenty minutes each week to enter data into an easy online system. Each participating camp receives a detailed camp-specific report analyzing the injuries and illnesses of that camp, along with a national report for comparison. Become one of the hundreds of camps benefitting from this important study.

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Spring Camp Enrollment Survey Is Still Open!

Every camp director is encouraged to complete the Spring Camp Enrollment Survey. In only seven to ten minutes, you can add your information on how your staff recruitment and camper enrollment efforts are doing this spring. See complete results for this and previous enrollment surveys. Click on the enrollment survey that interests you. We need your information, so please complete the online survey before May 9.

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