Episode 34 - CAMP!

Salute your shorts! It’s camp week here on 16:1! Space Camp! Asthma Camp! This one time at band camp! Chelsea and Katie go in the way back machine to reminisce about all their favorite (and least favorite) camp experiences. Chelsea shares about the funding concerns surrounding making these camp opportunities available to all kinds of students, while Katie talks about the issues surrounding the length of the American summer break from school.

American Camp Association – “The Impact of Camp Experiences on Social Skills and Happiness” by Audrey Monke, MA (November 2015)

American Camp Assocation – Research Book 2005

Journal of Youth and Adolescence – “Youth Development Outcomes of the Camp Experience: Evidence for Multidimensional Growth” by Christopher A. Thurber, Margaret M. Scanlin, Leslie Scheuler, and Karla A. Henderson

New America – “The Summer Care Gap” by Amanda Lenhart

Idea Stream – Report: “Poor Children 5 Times Less Likely to Attend Summer Camp” by Ashton Marra

U.S. Department of Education – “U.S. Department of Education Launches National Summer Learning & Enrichment Collaborative to Help Students Most Impacted by the Pandemic”

U.S. News – “Is Summer Breaking America’s Schools?” by Seth Cline