Camp is just around the corner, and you’ve still got to pack! You might be a pro at packing for camp, but there are always a few things you might forget. That's why The Clorox Company is partnering with the ACA to bring you a simple list of great suggestions for what counselors and staff should make sure is on their packing list this summer. Take a look – it just might save you from leaving something really important off your list!
Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. The July/August 2010 issue features articles that address programming, history, 20/20 Toolbox, and more.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
ACA's Because of Camp…™ outdoor advertising campaign officially launched in early January. Since that time, orders have been arriving daily for billboards, posters, and transit shelters. Several orders have been placed already, and are being shipped to vendors nationwide. Visit ACA's Say It Big Web page to view a map of advertising placements as they are confirmed.
Preserving the rich history of the camp experience is essential for the future. The American Camp Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Organized Camping in 2011, and to honor our past with this Web-based tribute.
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Environmental
Stewardship ACA Partners with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics to Promote Sound Environmental Stewardship Practices in Camp
The American Camp Association has a long
tradition of providing programs to teach
skills in the outdoors, including environmental
stewardship and awareness.
ACA’s Environmental
Stewardship Time Line
1960's: ACA Campcrafters
program initially established.
1991: Campcrafters
program receives a "facelift"
and name change. Enter – Outdoor
Living Skills Program (OLS).
1991: Take
a New Bearing, a comprehensive
guide for teaching and learning appropriate
outdoor skills published by Phyllis
M. Ford.
2000: The OLS program
is updated.
August, 31, 2005:
ACA phases out the OLS program and incorporates
the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor
Ethics (The Center) programs for camp
staff, youth, and outdoor leaders needing
instructional training on outdoor programs.
The Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics
is a national nonprofit organization dedicated
to promoting and inspiring responsible outdoor
recreation through education, research,
and partnerships. The Leave No Trace program
builds awareness, appreciation, and respect
for wildlands. The Center has a variety
of program offerings and curricula to teach
and share the seven
Leave No Trace principles. www.lnt.org
For more information about the Leave No
Trace – American Camp Association
Partnership please e-mail Amy Katzenberger
akatzenberger@ACAcamps.org
or call 765-349-3515 at ACA, or for Leave
No Trace Program information, contact Ben
Lawhon at ben@lnt.org
or 303-442-8222, ext.104.
Camp is just around the corner, and you’ve still got to pack! You might be a pro at packing for camp, but there are always a few things you might forget. That's why The Clorox Company is partnering with the ACA to bring you a simple list of great suggestions for what counselors and staff should make sure is on their packing list this summer. Take a look – it just might save you from leaving something really important off your list!
Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. The July/August 2010 issue features articles that address programming, history, 20/20 Toolbox, and more.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
ACA's Because of Camp…™ outdoor advertising campaign officially launched in early January. Since that time, orders have been arriving daily for billboards, posters, and transit shelters. Several orders have been placed already, and are being shipped to vendors nationwide. Visit ACA's Say It Big Web page to view a map of advertising placements as they are confirmed.
Preserving the rich history of the camp experience is essential for the future. The American Camp Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Organized Camping in 2011, and to honor our past with this Web-based tribute.
