Staff Training

Staff Training: What Do You Expect?

Summer camp staff training — what exactly is it? If you take all the ideas and definitions; all the content from years past provided by the American Camp Association (ACA), the...

Confessions of a Disciplinarian: How Managing Camper Behavior Can Save the Summer

Tue, 09/29/2015 - 12:18
Like many camp directors — and other educators for that matter — I am frequently thrust into the unenviable role of disciplinarian. And, frankly, I don't feel that I'm very good at...

Aquatic Safety for Staff

It's a bright, sunny, warm day and you and your friends have the next twenty-four hours off. Not far from camp, about an hour away, is a remote yet popular swimming area where you...
staff member high-fiving a camper

Experienced Program Staff Certificate

Mon, 09/28/2015 - 21:34

Designed for seasoned program staff in camps, afterschool, summer enrichment programs, or other community-based youth settings, this certificate provides an opportunity to build on...
Staff smiling

Camp Is for the Camper

Tue, 09/22/2015 - 13:24

ACA's #1 Best Selling Course and Book!

It is imperative that counselors see themselves as role models for campers and act accordingly. Parents place a great deal of trust in camps...
camper and counselor smiling for camera

Entry-Level Program Staff Certificate

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:46

Want to work with young people in a camp, afterschool, summer enrichment programs, or other community-based youth settings but lack experience? 
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