Due to the current situation: Summer camps in the USA
Summer camps in the USA, especially in Texas, are currently a major media topic for a tragic reason: As a result of heavy rains and subsequent flooding, at least 27 children and camp counselors were killed.
Summer camps are a popular form of childcare for children in the USA during the holidays. Children in the USA typically have about two months of summer vacation. However, their parents have far fewer vacation days than in most other industrialized countries. Therefore, childcare must be found, especially during the long summer vacation period.
We offer some further links and literature on the topic here:
Camp Research (American Camp Association): Zusammenfassungen, wissenschaftliche Berichte, Forschungsberichte und forschungsbasierte Ressourcen aus aktuellen und früheren Forschungsinitiativen.
Chang, M. et al. (2017): "Assessing Disaster Preparedness Among Select Children’s Summer Camps in the United States and Canada" [Bewertung der Katastrophenvorsorge in ausgewählten Kinder-Sommercamps in den USA und Kanada]. In: The Southern Medical Journal (SMJ), 110(8).
Richmond, Dan et al. (2019): "Understanding the Role of Summer Camps in the Learning Landscape: An Exploratory Sequential Study" [Die Rolle von Sommercamps in der Lernlandschaft verstehen: Eine explorative, sequenzielle Studie]. In: Journal of Youth Development, 14(3).
