https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-illinois-brandwein-training-step-step-system-planning-presenting-your-best-staff-training-ever

Plan your most awesome staff training! You know you’re going to spend hours on designing this year’s camp training—let us help you do it faster, with less stress, and turbocharge its quality with the...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-illinois-burnout-busters-dr-mandi-baker-workshop-4-embedding-care-policy-practice-artifacts

Space speaks! The structures, routines, and texts in a work environment shape what people come to expect from it and how staff are expected to behave. These messages are delivered in diverse forms....

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-illinois-brandwein-super-staff-supervision-quick-course-outstanding-skills-coach-motivate-bring

Get your directors, site directors, team leaders, supervisors, and other members of your Leadership Team—new or experienced—trained in one dynamic online seminar! (And it’s also invaluable for those...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/crisis-communications-handbook-templates-sample-forms-letters

Take control of a crisis at your camp with a proven communications system. Take Control: Be prepared for nearly any camp crisis with a strong, comprehensive communications system that...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/accreditation-volunteer-course-virtual-6

THIS COURSE IS FULL AND REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. YOU MAY REGISTER FOR ANOTHER SESSION. This course (formerly known as the Associate Visitor Course) is a 1-day virtual training via...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/tips-thoughtful-staff-application-interview-process

Whether you’re just starting to think about hiring camp staff for next summer, or you’re already in the thick of it, your application is one of the first steps in the process and something you should...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/camp-connections-conversations

Join your fellow camp professionals to build connections among camps working through similar challenges and sharing ideas for success. Are you facing challenges that feel unique to your type of camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/summer-fun-youth-all-abilities

With summer approaching, parents and camps alike are making plans for terrific, fun opportunities for young campers to learn new skills and grow in their confidence and abilities. The United States...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/crisis-it-can-really-happen-you-2024

Get ready for an on-demand, interactive learning experience that dives into real-life lessons from the 2024 ACA Camp Crisis Hotline calls. With firsthand insights from ACA’s 2024 data, this recorded...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/working-children-special-needs

It is often said by people who mean well that working with children with special needs “requires the patience of a saint.” Not true. What it does require is human compassion — something more of us...