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Basic
Camp Director Course
A 4½-day course for camp directors with
less than five years experience. The course
is designed to present specific content
in 13 management areas.
The expertise, knowledge, and diversity
of the participants are integrated into
highly interactive learning sessions that
focus on real situations, problems, and
solutions.
The registration for the five-day course
is $320 for members, $370 for non-members
prior to a national
or regional conference. Fee includes
Basic
Camp Management by Armand and Beverly
Ball. Additional cost for room & board.
New Camp Administrator
Orientation
ACA, in cooperation with NRPA, will offer
a special, four hour introductory course
designed for new camp administrators,
including camp directors, program directors
and others responsible for camp administration.
This interactive course provides an overview
on key aspects of the camp administrator's
job. Although the course is applicable
for all types of camp programs, issues
relevant to day camps will be highlighted.
Designed to be interactive, the course
covers core areas with special focus offered
on leadership, risk management, camper
behavior, staff training, and staff supervision.
Standards
Course
This course serves as an introduction to
the ACA's Standards Program and helps participants
prepare for accreditation visits. There
will be discussion of the purpose and value
of standards and accreditation as well as
a description of how the process works and
what resources and materials are available.
There will be specific discussion about
the requirements of the standards including:
application of the core and specialized
activity standards, mandatories and written
documentation.
Associate
Visitor Course
This course helps participants to identify
the purpose and structure of ACA's accreditation
programs and to understand the steps in
the process at the camp, section, and national
levels. Participants will become familiar
with the legal implications of visitor actions
as well as develop skills in gathering information,
making compliance decisions, and consistently
applying the standards in a variety of situations.
This course will stress the awareness and
acceptance of the intent of the standards
to represent accepted practices of organized
camping. Prerequisites: Participants in
the Associate Visitor Course must be at
least 21 years of age, a current ACA or
CCCA member, and have completed the Standards
course.
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