https://www.acacamps.org/resources/instructor-update-course

This course serves as a review of standards revisions and changes for currently certified instructors and associate instructors. Curriculum links contains the notes view of the PowerPoint slide deck...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/bullying-prevention-camps-take-stand

Bullying prevention is one of five hot topics on the minds of camp staff. To help address this issue,the American Camp Association, in collaboration with Dr. Joel Haber, is pleased to...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/training-tool-sheets-camp-directors-camp-counselors

Drawing from what we are learning through the ACA Research Initiative, we've gathered some tools that could help you and your staff. With so little time in precamp orientation to do everything you...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/designing-your-programs-best-enhance-camp-experience

Top Tips for Camps Intentionally select program activities that provide one or more of the youth-development supports (supportive relationships, safety, youth involvement, skill building)....

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/quality-programs-level-1

Registration for this training is full, please contact programquality@acacamps.org to be added to the waitlist. Quality Programs Level 1 teaches participants what safe and...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/quality-improvement-action

Camp is a setting where many young people feel safe to be themselves and supported to engage in new and exciting activities. This doesn’t just inherently happen, but instead must be created through...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/quality-improvement-action-prepare

  The first phase of the continuous improvement cycle is “prepare”. In this phase, camp professionals should ensure organizational readiness to engage in assessments and improvements....

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/quality-improvement-action-assess

The second phase of the continuous improvement cycle is “assess”. During this phase, camp professionals organize and execute program quality assessments at their camp, facilitate ongoing coaching...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/quality-improvement-action-plan

The third phase of the continuous improvement cycle is “plan”. This important step in the process is dedicated to review and reflection. After assessments are completed, digging into the data and...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/quality-improvement-action-improve

The last phase of the continuous improvement cycle is “improve”. This is where the magic happens and steps to improve can be discovered! Using learnings from the reflection process during “plan”, key...