Foundations of Character Development

Core Competency
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ACA nonmembers: $40
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Unlock the Power of Character Development in Your Camp!
What is character and why does it matter in a camp setting? In this on-demand webinar, you’ll explore the essentials of character in youth development and learn practical camp strategies to build strong character in both campers and staff. Watch at your convenience—perfect for camp leaders and staff looking to enhance their programs and create a positive, character-driven camp experience.
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- Define character and why it matters.
- Identify the character skills that matter most at your camp
- Explore ways to ensure your camp’s approach to character development is culturally responsive and sustaining.
- Prepare to start, improve, or expand character development programming at your camp.

Steph Love, MS Experiential Education, has spent her career at camp, working in almost every role imaginable from CIT to camp director. In 2004, Steph co-founded her own camp, Positive Energy Outdoors, providing access to unique outdoor programming, including dog sledding and driving draft horses, kayaking, rock climbing, and her community’s first nature play-based after-school childcare program. Through camps and program partnerships, she has created safe and supportive outdoor experiences for thousands of children and adults of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Steph uses her camp expertise to design and facilitate workshops on social emotional learning, equity, character, and quality. She has coached camps and out of school time programs in 35 states and around the world through her work with the Forum for Youth Investment’s Weikart Center, and her current work with ACA and the SeriousFun Children’s Network. Steph lives in Duluth, MN with her teenage son, sled dogs, and rescue black lab. She is a volunteer adaptive alpine skiing and kayak instructor, and is slowly transforming her lawn into a pollinator garden.
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