Endorsed Online Courses

ACA’s #1 selling e-course! Camp Is for the Camper gives staff a jumpstart in considering their roles and responsibilities before arriving at camp. The program's four interactive modules address counselor responsibilities as role models, stress reduction while working at camp, and demographics of today's campers and behavior management techniques. (CECs = 1.0)

Developed in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association, this course explores the causes of “nature-deficit disorder” and strategies for exposing children to authentic nature-based experiences. National leaders and initiatives in the movement to connect children and nature are highlighted. (CECs = 3.0)

This course teaches program staff how to intentionally target positive youth outcomes using a series of simple steps. Exercises, guiding questions, and camp-specific examples will help you think about, identify, and design your program to meet and achieve positive youth outcomes. (CECs = 1.0)

Bullying can happen in 4 ways: physical, verbal, relational, and cyberbullying (through technology). You may face some or all of these situations with campers and staff. The way you respond to bullying and role model appropriate behavior sets the stage for a great summer or one that that can lead to very unhappy consequences. The goal for this course is to help you learn the right ways and avoid the wrong ways to manage bullying problems and create a great camp experience for your campers and staff. (CECs = 1.0)

If you believe your program offers a quality experience for your participants but also think doing even better is ideal, this course is for you. Designing Quality Youth Programs takes you through an eight step process focused on a rewarding journey of organizational improvement that recognizes each setting is different, every program is unique, and each improvement requires a targeted set of strategies. (CECs = 1.0)

Designed for new camp directors and staff responsible for budget and finance functions at camp, this course addresses budgeting, purchasing and receiving, handling cash, fundraising, and store management. Prepare new budget managers before they start work at camp. This course is a perfect complement to the Camp Administrator 101 e-course. (CECs = 1.0)

Get your off-road safety certficate online at ATVCourse.com. Free study guide and practice quizzes. Take Chapter 1 for free. State Approved. More than 30 interactive exercises, narrated content, and pictures in every exam question.

Take a portion of your hunter safety course online at HunterCourse.com. Free study guide and practice quizzes! Take Chapter 1 for FREE! Fully narrated study guide with original illustrations, instructive shooting ranges for riffle, shootgun and archery! State Approved and meets IHEA Standards.

These courses highlight the importance of preventative behaviors and practices for camps. These four mini-courses target prevention strategies that camps can use to reduce the likelihood of camper and staff injuries and illness. Learn how to minimize the spread of communicable diseases, reduce slips and falls through the use of proper footwear, increase the use of protective equipment in youth activities, and improve safe knife-handling techniques. (CECs = 1.25)

As our population continues to grow, we face great challenges to ensure that our environment remains stable, balanced, and safe for us to live within. Parks and recreation agencies are a key component in the environmental movement as they bear the responsiblity for maintaining safe, enjoyable, and sustainable open spaces for current and future patrons. This course provides foundational information necessary to parks and rec professional that are interested in engaging and promoting stweardship in the communities they serve. Thoroughly discussed are the three core pillars of environmental stewardship including: providing leadership for sustainable communities, promoting sustainable landscapes, and fostering the next generation of stewards. CECs=3

OOSA's "Hitting the Gorund Running" series is a collection of seven trainings designed to help new staff get off to a great start. Staff are encouraged to complete all seven trainings, but can also participate in individual trainings in the series. The series covers Building Community, Setting Rules and Expectations, Leading Activities, Managing a Group Outdoors, Field Trips 101, Handling Transitions between Activities, and Activity Planning. Each of OOSA's online trainings include fun, narrated, interactive presentation with quizzes, handouts and a discussion forum. Participants who successfully complete a training (with a passing score of 70% on the quizzes) are eligible to receive a certificate of completion. Trainings can be done at any time, from any computer ith internet access. Each Course equals 1 CEC. Total CECs = 7

This online course provides critical information for directors and frontline staff on the process of reporting possible child abuse and neglect, including an overview of types of abuse and neglect and possible indicators. The course explains the importance of conducting the correct type of "interview" with a child when abuse or neglect is reported. (CECs = 1.0)

If you work with youth outdoors, take EPA's free, award-winning online sun safety certification program. The interactive training provides you with the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to instill life-long sun-safe behaviors in the youth in your care. At the end of the training, you will be able to 1) identify the negative health effects of UV exposure; 2) understand what the UV Index is, and how to use it; 3) identify at least five ways to enjoy being outdoors without getting excess UV exposure; and 4) understand how to model sun-safe behavior for the children in your care. (CECs=1.0)