June 2018 #OHMuseumChat Resources –Museum Summer Camps

The Ohio Museums Association (@OhioMuseums) held our June ‪#‎OHMuseumChat - Thursday, June 21 on Twitter. Thank you to all the individuals and organizations that participated in this conversation!

This month's topic was Museum Summer Camps.

Have questions you didn't have a chance to ask during the chat?

• American Alliance of Museums

• Blog. “A Museum-School Partnership: Why It’s Important and How it Works,” by Ellen Balkin and Suzanna Ritx. April 17, 2017.
  Though this article uses a multi-day school visit as a case study, many of the ideas and timelines could be applicable for a summer camp.
  https://www.aam-us.org/2017/04/17/a-museum-school-partnership-why-its-important-how-it-works/

• American Camp Association
  • Start a Camp resources – links and resources for starting a new summer camp
    https://www.acacamps.org/staff-professionals/get-involved/how-start-camp
• Association of Science and Technology Centers
  • Blog. “Out-of-School Time Programs: Advice and Lessons Learned,” by Emily Schuster. 2016, Dimensions. July 31, 2016.
    http://www.astc.org/astc-dimensions/out-of-school-time-programs-advice-and-lessons-learned/
• Museum Hack
  • Blog. “Why Summer Camps Could Be the Key to Your Museum’s Future,” by Ashleigh Hibbins. June 11, 2018.
    https://museumhack.com/summer-camps-museum/

Thanks again for a fantastic June chat! We hope you can join us for our July #‎OHMuseumChat,  Thursday, July 19 as we discuss "Leading for Change - No Matter Your Job Title."

Have a great topic for an upcoming chat? Drop us a line at [email protected] or tweet @OhioMuseums and let us know!