Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. September/October 2010 articles address education, research, history, 2020 Toolbox, and much more.
Join more than 1,500 of your colleagues, presenters, and exhibiting personnel at the 2011 National Conference in San Diego. Fourplus packed days of quality education, social and issuesbased networking, professional trade-show access, and special events are designed to boost your professional development.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
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Need some support?
You've come to the right place.
Contact
a colleague or use ACA's
Camp Database to locate others
with similar issues & concerns
- same clientele, same programs,
etc.
Top Ten Ways to Make
Your First ACA Visit a Success
Delegate sections of the Standards
out to other staff to prepare. For example,
have your Waterfront Director take the
Program-Aquatics section (PA).
Do the mandatory standards yourself.
Find out which ones apply to your camp
and make sure you're going to take
a "yes." Missing just one will
cause you to fail. To avoid extra laborious
paperwork and lots of headaches, get
it right the first time!
Remember, you must include EVERY specialized
activity. Make sure each activity --
gymnastics, bicycling, archery, etc --
has a documented supervisor, written
operating procedures, safety orientation,
and so on. Tip: see #1 above. Check the
box on page 186 to see if any more of
your activities should be scored.
Call your standards chair or your assigned
visitor with your questions now! You don't
have to wait until the day of the visit.
It's not like taking a final exam. Ask
questions.
Gather blueprints, agency policies,
insurance records, etc. from your main
office and have at camp.
Gather your written policies, copies
of certifications, etc. into ONE place.
A notebook works well for many policies
and procedures. Put them in order according
to the standards. You don't want to run
all over camp during your visit just
to find individual pieces of paper. Get
organized!
Double check your mandatories. It's
worth all the effort you put into it
to be sure you've got them ready!
Double check your written material.
Each standard marked with written documentation
is required. Make sure you understand
what is being asked for. Call with your
questions!
Check with your section about arranging
a written documentation review. There
are a variety of ways that the visit
process can work for you.
Relax and be prepared to learn from
your visit! Remember that your visitors
are your peers. They are "camp people." They
know what it's like to be in your
shoes. The ACA accreditation process
is set up to help you, not hurt you.
American Camp Association | Summer camps enrich children's lives!
Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. September/October 2010 articles address education, research, history, 2020 Toolbox, and much more.
Join more than 1,500 of your colleagues, presenters, and exhibiting personnel at the 2011 National Conference in San Diego. Fourplus packed days of quality education, social and issuesbased networking, professional trade-show access, and special events are designed to boost your professional development.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
