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SUMMARY:Upcoming Trainings and Certifications
DESCRIPTION:Upcoming Trainings and Certifications \n\n\nTHE LIST\nAt the New England Camp Conference\, folks post and share upcoming training and certification opportunities their camps are hosting. We’ve compiled that list along with other trainings folks are offering including: \n\nChallenge Course/Ropes\nFirst Aid and First Responder\nLifeguard and Water Safety\nComputer Competency\nPrograms\nShooting Sports\nWatercraft\nHorses\n\nIf you know of a training not listed\, please email bud@acanewengland.org\, and we’ll add it. \nThanks again!
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/upcoming-trainings-and-certifications/
CATEGORIES:Education,Pre-Summer Trainings, Licenses, and Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bud Copeland":MAILTO:bud@acanewengland.org
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SUMMARY:ChatGPT Made Simple for Camp Success (e-Session)
DESCRIPTION:ChatGPT Made Simple for Camp Success (e-Session)\nExplore the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to transform your camp with ‘ChatGPT Made Simple for Camp Success.’ This virtual session is tailored for camping professionals seeking to harness AI with ease. We will demystify ChatGPT\, showing how it can boost your camp’s efficiency\, engagement\, and creativity—no technical expertise required. From revitalizing program design to enriching content creation\, discover how AI can elevate your operations and impact\, all while maintaining an ethical and responsible approach. Participants will leave with not only an understanding of how to get started with ChatGPT but also practical applications that can be immediately implemented. Ready to transform your camp with AI? Join us to see how artificial intelligence can be a force for social good in the camping industry. \nThis session is designed for all levels. Attendees are neither required to have a ChatGPT account\, nor expected to have any experience with the tool. We’ll be sure to address both of those things in the training session. \nIf you can’t join us live\, this session will be recorded and available for viewing for 30 days once it is made available. \nREGISTRATION COMES WITH A FREE 2ND SEAT – So\, bring a colleague along with you or register them so they can watch the recording! Make sure you don’t pay for the second registration by selecting the “FREE 2nd Attendee” option on page 2 of check-out. Not sure who will join? You can also come back later and add the second person this way. \nWhen: Tuesday\, April 30\, 2024\, 10:00 am – 11:00 AM ET. \nWhere: Zoom \nCost: $25 for ACA members/$40 for non-members. Each registration comes with two seats for the session. \nMake sure you don’t pay for the second registration from your camp/program by selecting the “FREE 2nd Attendee” option on page 2 of check-out. Not sure who will join? You can also come back later and add the second person this way. \nYou will earn 1 CEC for joining this e-session. \nWhile hosted by ACA\, New England\, members of all regions are welcome to attend and join us! \n  \nAbout the presenter: \n  \nAaron Proietti\, Founder\, Today’s Innovator \nAaron Proietti is the author of the book Today’s Innovator\, and founder of a coaching and training company of the same name. He is an innovation expert with 20+ years of experience innovating in complex organizations. Aaron has spoken at many camping conferences on topics related to program design\, organizational values\, disruption\, innovation\,  customer-centricity\, and more. Through Today’s Innovator’s Shout.Camp program\, Aaron and team advises camps on strategy\, program design\, and more. \n  \n  \nRegistrations are non-refundable\, but may be transferred to another participant from your camp/organization.
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/chatgpt-made-simple-for-camp-success-e-session/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Spring E-Session Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kerry Salvo":MAILTO:kerry@acanewengland.org
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SUMMARY:Summer Sendoff with EPIC\, New England - NH
DESCRIPTION:2024 EPIC\, New England Summer Sendoff – NH \nJoin EPIC and friends for on last gathering before we all set sail for summer. We’re congregating at Tuckerman Brewing for a few hours of good conversation about how we are preparing for summer\, any anticipated big changes\, what we are most excited about\, how we feel about staffing going into the summer\, etc. Meet some new people and see some old friends. Then\, have an EPIC camp season \nWhat – Gathering before we all part ways for the summer \nWho – EPICs\, friends of EPIC\, people curious about EPIC \nWhere – Tuckerman Brewing\, Conway\, NH \nWhen – 1pm – 4pm on Wednesday\, May 1 \nWhy – . The summer is long\, and you’re not alone. It’s important to remember that and reaffirm the hard but necessary work we’re all about to engage in throughout the camp season. \n\nEPIC\, New England\nEmerging Professionals In Camping (EPIC) is a kindred group within the American Camp Association for counselors\, staff\, and other camp professionals to connect and grow their careers in camping. \nIn January 2019\, a group of emerging professionals in New England camping gathered at the ACA\, New England office in Lexington\, MA. Since then\, EPIC\, New England has continued to provide support\, connections\, and opportunities for anyone making that move into a camp career or taking another step towards their goals in the industry. \nIf you are someone passionate about a career in camping or a current camp pro looking for more growth and development\, you are EPIC.
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/summer-sendoff-with-epic-new-england/
LOCATION:Tuckerman Brewing\, 66 Hobbs St\, Conway\, NH\, 03818
CATEGORIES:Education,Emerging Professionals In Camping
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bud Copeland":MAILTO:bud@acanewengland.org
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SUMMARY:Summer Sendoff with EPIC\, New England - ME
DESCRIPTION:2024 EPIC\, New England Summer Sendoff – ME \nJoin MSC Community Connections & EPIC (Emerging Professionals in Camp)  for a dog walk at Fernwood Cove.  Furry friends optional! We hope you can join us for our last gathering before summer 2024.  We will take a tour around Fernwood Cove and chat about how we are preparing for summer\, any anticipated big changes\, what we are most excited about\, how we feel about staffing going into the summer\, etc. \nWhat – Gathering before we all part ways for the summer \nWho – EPICs\, friends of EPIC\, people curious about EPIC \nWhere – Fernwood Cove\, 350 Island Pond Road\, Harrison ME \nWhen – 1pm – 4pm on Wednesday\, May 2 \nWhy – . The summer is long\, and you’re not alone. It’s important to remember that and reaffirm the hard but necessary work we’re all about to engage in throughout the camp season. \n\nEPIC\, New England\nEmerging Professionals In Camping (EPIC) is a kindred group within the American Camp Association for counselors\, staff\, and other camp professionals to connect and grow their careers in camping. \nIn January 2019\, a group of emerging professionals in New England camping gathered at the ACA\, New England office in Lexington\, MA. Since then\, EPIC\, New England has continued to provide support\, connections\, and opportunities for anyone making that move into a camp career or taking another step towards their goals in the industry. \nIf you are someone passionate about a career in camping or a current camp pro looking for more growth and development\, you are EPIC.
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/11847/
LOCATION:Fernwood Cove\, 350 Island Pond Rd\, Harrison\, ME\, 04040
CATEGORIES:Education,Emerging Professionals In Camping
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SUMMARY:Confidence\, Self-Esteem\, Understanding & Conflict Resolution: Fostering Positive Mental Health at Camp
DESCRIPTION:Confidence\, Self-Esteem\, Understanding & Conflict Resolution: Fostering Positive Mental Health at Camp\nMichael Brandwein and Bob Selverstone are coming to New England for an in-person one-day training on Friday\, May 3rd!\n**If you register after 3:00 PM on Thursday\, May 2\, please email kerry@acanenwengland.org to let her know you have signed up so she can forward you the relevant confirmation email.**\nIt’s a hot topic now: Directors have noted differences in levels of staff and camper confidence\, ability to problem-solve\, handle stress\, conflict\, and more. How can we proactively train to deal with these challenges and develop positive self-images and empathy that lead to success? Save prep time and take home expertly designed\, practical\, participatory activities and materials that efficiently address these issues\, will fit right into your 2024 training\, and be useful throughout the season. \nPsychologist and therapist Bob Selverstone has spent decades developing and facilitating these highly acclaimed activities for individual camps and at professional conferences. Now he has worked with master trainer and #1 best-selling camp training author Michael Brandwein to build this unique workshop in which you’ll learn top tools from Bob’s repertoire and be able to present these at your own camp with Michael’s expert touches. Plus: Michael will present the newest version of one of his essential training pieces\, “How to Teach Problem-Solving & Responsibility to Campers.” \nIncluded: \n\nKeys to creating “safe” places for camp communication\nAffirming that all people “matter” so they are seen\, respected\, and valued\nEnhancing empathy and understanding of others\nHandling different views and values and managing conflict\nSolving problems with greater confidence—what to say and do\nPractical self-reflection that works\nGratitude and Positivity\n\nWhen: Friday\, May 3\, 2024\, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM. Check-in and networking will be from 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM and the day’s program will begin at 9:30 AM. \nWhere: Camp Joslin\, 150 Richardson Corner Rd\, Charlton\, MA \nCost: The first person per camp/organization is $150 for ACA members ($180 for non-members). Second and additional registrations from each camp are $120/each for ACA members ($150/each for non-members). Registration rates are based off of individual membership status. Send multiple people from your camp to save!  \nLunch will be provided and you will earn 6 CECs for your participation in the workshop. \nA minimum of 20 registrants will be required for this program to run. \nWhile hosted by ACA\, New England\, members of all regions are welcome to attend and join us! \nAbout the presenters:\nBOB SELVERSTONE\, Ph.D. has been a licensed psychologist in private practice in Westport\, CT\, for 40+ years – overlapping his 35 years as a public-school counselor and high school (and Graduate School) teacher of courses in Values Clarification and Human Sexuality. He has conducted over 1\,000 workshops and presentations to professional and parent groups on issues of social and emotional health\, values\, communication\, self-esteem\, relationships and sexuality. This includes 400+ on-site trainings for summer camps. He has been featured in a dozen award-winning educational videos and has appeared on many radio and TV programs. Bob co-authored one of the first articles in Camping magazine that called for human relations training of camp staff. In 1918 his grandfather\, Harry Sperling\, founded one of the first private summer camps in the nation\, and his father\, Arthur Selverstone\, ran it until his death.  In one way or another\, Bob and his family have been involved in camping for over 100 years. He and his high school sweetheart (of 62+ years) have two children and four adult grandchildren. \nMICHAEL BRANDWEIN (michaelbrandwein.com) is an internationally acclaimed expert on camp\, youth development\, and education. A frequent national keynoter\, he has presented in all 50 states and on six of the seven continents. Michael trains camp leadership teams and staff\, teachers\, and youth program leaders throughout the world. He is the number one best-selling author in the camp training and leadership field\, with six books\, including : Training Terrific Staff (Volumes 1 & 2)\, Super Staff SuperVision\, Skill of the Day: What Great Leaders of Young People Do and Say\, and the latest\, Growing Great Qualities in Kids: The L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M. Technique for Bringing Out the Best in Young People. He wrote and presented three Emmy® award-winning TV programs on youth communication that have been broadcast on PBS stations throughout the United States. \nMichael has won two American Camp Association national awards and many regional awards. He is a former ACA national board member. Michael lives in the Chicago area with his wife Donna\, an ASL interpreter. They have two adult sons: Dave\, a touring musician\, and Benjamin\, a special education teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. \nUse of Images and Audio by ACA\, New England: Through my registration\, I give American Camp Association\, New England (ACANE) full rights and permissions with respect to any photographs\, video\, and audio recordings taken during the ACANE event. These images and recordings may be used by ACANE and its agents in any format or medium and for any lawful purpose. \nRegistrations are non-refundable\, but may be transferred to another attendee from your camp/organization. If you need to transfer your registration\, please reach out to ACA\, New England at 781-541-6080.
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/confidence-self-esteem-understanding-conflict-resolution-fostering-positive-mental-health-at-camp/
LOCATION:Camp Joslin\, 150 Richardson Corner Rd\, Charlton\, MA
CATEGORIES:Education
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