https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/top-training-techniques-fast-effective-ways-increase-staff-learning
Top Training Techniques: Fast & Effective Ways to Increase Staff Learning & PerformanceThe number one best-selling author in camp training has packed this session with terrific activities and training methods that are easy to use and can be plugged into your existing training right...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/certificate-course/camp-director-certificate
Camp Director CertificateThe camp director course is structured to provide the basics for directors with fewer than six years of experience or for seasoned program directors and site managers....
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/explore-mars-nasa-through-hands-activities
Explore! Mars with NASA through Hands-on ActivitiesDiscover how NASA’s robotic explorers are revolutionizing our understanding of the red planet. This webinar will acquaint you with FREE hands-on science activities related to NASA’s current...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/international-staff-best-practices-j-1-participants
International Staff - Best Practices for J-1 ParticipantsGet information about BridgeUSA J-1 Visa Camp Counselor and Summer Work Travel Programs, as well best practices and resources for international camp staff and camp cultural exchange.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/caught-between-two-staff-seasons-looking-back-moving-forward-veteran-staff
Caught Between Two Staff Seasons: Looking Back Before Moving Forward with Veteran StaffNow is a great time to develop a plan for inviting staff back and securing their commitment, offering leadership roles and opportunities to advance, and keeping staff engaged in...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/caught-between-two-staff-seasons-part-2-impact-investing-time-now
Caught Between Two Staff Seasons, Part 2: The Impact of Investing Time NowTake lessons learned from this past summer and incorporate them into your plan for next summer.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-staffing-we-can-avoid-crisis
Camp Staffing: We Can Avoid a Crisis!Over the past few years, directors all over the country have reported struggling with the fact that good staff are harder to find. They also indicate that it is much more difficult to convince...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/repetition-repetition-repetition-one-reason-camp-unique-professional-experience
Repetition, Repetition, Repetition: One Reason Camp Is a Unique Professional ExperienceSummer camp jobs can teach camp staff important lessons, such as how to fail and bounce back — an important professional development skill.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/overcome-common-barriers-making-your-camp-staff-feel-valued
Overcome Common Barriers to Making Your Camp Staff Feel ValuedAh, the annual review at work. Or, in our camp settings, the end-of-session/summer evaluation. What a wonderful time for me, as a supervisor, to finally tell a staff member how I think they generally...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/letter-first-year-summer-camp-staff-member
A Letter From a First-Year Summer Camp Staff MemberThis blog post in support of Project Real Job offers advice on how to help first-year staff members ease into camp life.