New Camp Director Workshop 3/26/25
2025-03-26 08:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, 700 Elm St, Manchester, NH, 03101
Online Registration is now closed and the course has reached capacity. However, we do want to try and accommodate you if possible. If you would like to join us, email kerry@acanewengland.org and she will confirm if we can add you as a walk-in attendee.
Are you a new camp director, or planning a career in camp?
Join us for a FAST PACED day focused on the many topics of running camp. Staff training, supervision, hiring, firing, and so many more!
A team of experienced directors and consultants will lead workshops and provide invaluable materials and hands-on training scenarios.
Come prepared to fill your brain and notebook with lots of useful information.

Cost: $105 for members, $125 for non-members.
Where & When: DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown; March 26, 2025 from 8:30am to 6:00pm. [Check-in starts at 8 am and the course will begin promptly at 8:30 am.]
Lunch is included with registration (more details to come).
Click here to register
This is a pre-conference offering in conjunction with the 2025 New England Camp Conference
If you are taking this training to fulfill the Massachusetts Camp Licensing requirements for directors, please note you ALSO need to attend the training with the Department of Public Health. This training will be held in conjunction with Massachusetts Camping Association in the Spring.

Questions, reach out Gillian Gold, Events & Logistics Coordinator at gillian@acanewengland.org or 781-541-6080 ext. 106.
Use 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.

Accreditation Volunteer Course 3/26/25
2025-03-26 09:00 - 18:00 | Goffstown YMCA, 116 Goffstown Back Road, Goffstown, NH, 03045, United States
*Due to pre-work requirements, registration for this course is closed, but we encourage you to sign up for our Accreditation Volunteer Course in CT on April 23.*
ACA New England needs YOU to join an amazing team of volunteers! Join us for our next Accreditation Volunteer Course (formerly known as the Associate Visitors Course).
This course is an in-person training. Participants must attend all learning sessions over the timeframe to successfully become an accreditation volunteer. This course requires active participation and engagement.
ACA’s accreditation program is the only national peer review program of its kind for the camp industry. Being an ACA accreditation volunteer (visitor) provides you with the experience to build your network, polish your skills in observation and risk management, and develop mentoring opportunities for both you and the camps you work with. As much as you give to this experience, you’ll gain from new ideas, perspectives, and approaches to the mission-driven work of the camp industry.
To become an accreditation volunteer, please complete these steps:

Submit an Accreditation Volunteer Application (online)
Register for this Accreditation Volunteer Course (formerly known as the Associate Visitors Course)

Once you are registered for the course, you’ll be enrolled in the required online pre-course work. The online pre-course work includes the Accreditation Process Workshop so you are up to date. This online pre-work must be successfully completed in order to attend the Accreditation Volunteer Course. To become an accreditation volunteer, you must fully attend and participate in ALL parts of the training.
If this course date does not work for your schedule, when you complete the Accreditation Volunteer Application, you will have other live virtual and in-person course options to select from.
Additional steps:

Review the ACA Associate Visitor/Visitor Service Description.
Review and be ready to sign the Volunteer Conflict of Interest and Code of Conduct.
Be a current ACA individual member (contact us if you have questions about this. We also offer a discounted membership rate for visitors).

The registration Deadline is March 12, 2025. Pre-registration is required for this course.
There is an online portion that must be completed prior to the in-person portion of this course.
Click here to register
Cost: Free
Where & When: Goffstown YMCA, 116 Goffstown Back Road, Goffstown, NH 03045; March 26, 2025 from 9:00am to 6:00pm

In conjunction with the New England Camp Conference, this course will be held in person as part of our pre-conference programming. To register for the NE Camp Conference, click here.

Questions, reach out Gillian Gold, Events & Logistics Coordinator at gillian@acanewengland.org or 781-541-6080 ext. 106.
Use 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.

2025 New England Camp Conference
2025-03-27 09:00 - 2025-03-29 15:30 | DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, 700 Elm St, Manchester, NH, 03101
The New England Camp Conference brings over 800 attendees from 250+ camps around New England together for three days of learning and networking with dynamic speakers, established industry experts, and each other! Click here for more details and registration information.
