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ACA, New England offers access to a variety of educational programs throughout the year. These meetings and educational opportunities are geared towards people working in the summer camp field but are open to the public for registration.
ACA has established a variety of levels for its professional development offerings. For more detailed descriptions of each, click here:
The following courses and events are held by ACA, New England annually:
Course Description
This in-person course is led by a team of experienced directors and consultants who provide invaluable materials and hands-on training scenarios. The New Camp Director Workshop is for full-time, part-time, or aspiring camp directors. The course will touch on the many topics that a camp director needs to keep at the forefront: Hiring, supervision, campers, training, risk management, firing and so many more!
Course Expectations – Click here for a list of Learner Outcomes.
All participants are expected to attend the entire course. If you are taking this course as part of the Massachusetts licensing requirements, you will not receive a certificate unless you attend the entire class.
Sample Course Schedule
The schedule may vary from class to class. Most courses use a schedule similar to the following:
8:30 Registration
9:00 Topic 1
9:45 Topic 2
Break
10:45 Time with Resources Group
11:00 Topic 3
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Topic 4
1:45 Topic 5
2:30 Topic 6
3:15 Break out session 1
4:15 Break out session 2
5:15 Time with Resource Group
5:30 Panel questions
6:00 Evaluation wrap up
Each year we offer an exciting opportunity for attendees to visit a selection of our accredited camps in New England! This is a great opportunity to see a variety of camp properties, experience how other organizations run their programs and facilities, re-energize by networking with peers, discuss lessons learned and hot topics from the past summer, and gain new ideas as your year-round season begins.
The Fall Seminar is a fun, interactive seminar for camp professionals.
Visit our Conference page for more information on this exciting educational weekend, held every spring. Businesses interested in exhibiting can get information about the CampEXPO and download the vendor application. Prospective Presenters can submit session/program proposals starting in August.
Online workshops, webinars, and opportunities to help all camp professionals prepare for the upcoming summer. Topics include traditional foci as well as what’s going on in the industry today.
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