American Camp Association,Inc.® Joins P21 to Support 21st Century Learning
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) July 10, 2014 -- American Camp Association, Inc.® (ACA) has joined the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), the nation’s leader advocating for 21st century readiness for every student. By becoming a P21 member, the ACA enters P21’s diverse coalition of education leaders, the business community, and policymakers supporting student readiness for college, career, and citizenship along the entire continuum of learning.
Peg Smith, Chief Executive Officer, will represent the ACA on P21’s strategic council and will contribute to P21’s ongoing work. ACA will also contribute to P21’s new initiative connecting 21st century learning to beyond school.
“ACA is proud to be working with P21 in order to demonstrate relevance, evaluate innovative programs and bring attention to the value of quality camp and outdoor learning experiences. The camp experience provides opportunities to learn and practice critical life skills and competencies preparing young people to thrive in the 21st century. Every child deserves a camp experience,” said Peg Smith, CEO of the American Camp Association.
“We are honored to welcome an organization whose 100 year history of blending learning and play have enriched the learning experiences for countless children. The addition of ACA brings a crucial out-of-school learning perspective to P21, and to our work supporting college, career, and citizenship readiness along the entire continuum of learning,” said Stephan Turnipseed, chair of P21 and president emeritus and executive director of strategic partnerships at LEGO Education.
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About P21: P21 is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. As the United States continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, P21 and its members provide tools and resources to help the U.S. education system keep up by fusing the 3Rs and 4Cs (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation). While leading districts and schools are already doing this (see Exemplar Program), P21 advocates for local, state and federal policies that support this approach for every school. http://www.p21.org
About ACA: The American Camp Association® (ACA) is a national organization that works to preserve, promote, and enhance quality camp experiences for children, youth, and adults. ACA camp experiences ensure that children are provided with a diversity of educational and developmentally challenging learning opportunities in environments dedicated to health, safety, and growth. There are over 2,600 ACA camps. For more information, visit http://www.ACAcamps.org.
P21 Members: American Camp Association, Apple Inc., Bahcesehir K-12 Schools, Cable Impacts Foundation, The College Board, Common Sense Media, Crayola, Destination Imagination, EdLeader21, EF Education, Education Networks of America, Fisher-Price, Ford Motor Company Fund, Gale Cengage Learning, Goddard Systems Inc., Intel Corporation, JP – Inspiring Knowledge, Learning.com, LEGO Education, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, National Education Association, PBS, Pearson Foundation, People to People Ambassador Programs, Project Management Institute Educational Foundation, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, VIF International Education, and The Walt Disney Company.
P21 Leadership States: Arizona, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Media contacts:
Tatyana Warrick, P21, tatyana(at)p21(dot)org, 202-312-6430
Tracy Holman, ACA, tholman(at)acacamps(dot)org, 765-346-3391
Tatyana Warrick, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, http://www.p21.org, +1 (202) 312-6430, [email protected]
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