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SUMMARY:Communicating with Courage: Navigating Challenging Dialogue® for Leaders
DESCRIPTION:Online registration is now closed. If you’d still like to register\, please call the ACANE office at 781-541-6080.\nEvery day you witness the emotional struggles of your peers\, staff\, young people\, and families you serve.\nThere are so many conversations you need to have and want to have that you may dread\, avoid\, or can’t quit see your way through to positive resolution. \nJoin Beth Wonson and Lisa Faulkingham Hunt for the Navigating Challenging Dialogue Essentials workshop\, where you’ll learn Navigating Challenging Dialogue® (NCD)\, the NCD Process\, and the NCD Principles. These are proven tools for effective\, fact-based dialogue\, even when communication feels risky. Learn to create connections and achieve results through clear\, empathetic communication. \nYou’ll bring your own real-world challenges to our time together\, and using the 4-Stage NCD Process\, you’ll learn to:\n•    Navigate difficult conversations with fact-based dialogue\n•    Improve trust\, build connection\n•    Establish a healthier relationship with the other party\n•    Come to healthy resolution on the trickiest of topics \nYou’ll discover how to create connections and achieve results through clear\, empathetic communication. Please bring your own real-world challenges and conversations that you anticipate may be challenging or which you’ve been dreading to the workshop. Regardless of your work or positions – this course will transform how you engage with others and handle conflicts. The NCD Process is a framework for fact-based dialogue\, even when communication feels risky. This is a 100-level offering; no prior experience is required. \nDates & Rates\nWhen: Tuesday\, October 6\, 2026; 10:00am to 3:30pm \nWhere: The Barton Center for Diabetes Education\, Fuller Hall – 30 Ennis Road\, North Oxford\, MA 01537 \nMember Cost – Early Bird/Regular: 1st Person\, $119/$139; 2nd & Additional Person\, $99/$114 \nNon-Member Cost – Early Bird/Regular: 1st Person\, $139/$159; 2nd & Additional Person $119/$134 \n*Early Bird rates are available until 9/11/26 \nOnline registration is available until 10:00am on Thursday\, 10/1. If you’d like to register after this deadline\, please call Gillian at 781-541-6080. \nClick here to register!\n*this is an in-person session and will not be recorded* \nRegistration is non-refundable but may be transferred to another member of your team \nFinancial assistance is available. Please use this form to request assistance. \nFor questions regarding financial assistance\, please reach out to Kerry Salvo (kerry@acanewengland.org).\n  \nAbout the Instructors\n \nBeth Wonson is a communication expert and the creator of Navigating Challenging Dialogue®. Beth’s career and passion for youth development and the strengthening the skills of professionals working the field when she worked for Project Adventure\, Inc for 13 years. Now Beth works across the US with corporations and nonprofits who seek to build positive cultures\, strengthen trust and connection\, and fulfill their mission in most effective ways. Beth serves on the board of High 5 Adventure Learning in Brattleboro VT. \n  \n  \n\nLisa Faulkingham Hunt is the Director of Training and Team Development at High 5 Adventure Learning. She has worked in the outdoor education\, camp\, and training world for over 30 years. Lisa’s approach is grounded in the understanding that an activity\, when well facilitated – such as her hike up Mt. Mansfield – can create life changing experiences for people. “What’s so exciting about the work that High 5 does is that we don’t need to take people on expeditions or thrilling rock climbs in order to experience the benefits of real adventure. It can happen anywhere!”. Lisa is a Certified Navigating Challenging Dialogue® Facilitator. \n  \n  \nQuestions\, reach out Gillian Gold\, Events & Logistics Manager at gillian@acanewengland.org or 781-541-6080 ext. 106. \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.
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/communicating-with-courage-navigating-challenging-dialogue-for-leaders/
LOCATION:The Barton Center\, 30 Ennis Road\, North Oxford\, MA\, 01537\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:The Director's School - Application (Hosted by ACA Illinois)
DESCRIPTION:The Director’s School will take place from January 18-22\, 2027 in St. Charles\, Illinois.\nAn application is required for participation. Click here to learn more!\nApplications are accepted from September 1 to October 31\, 2026\nQuestions about your application? Join ACAIL for Open Office Hours on Wednesday\, October 14.
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SUMMARY:MESH(+) Seal Info Session with ACH
DESCRIPTION:Join our partners at Alliance for Camp Health (ACH) for a free info session about the MESH(+) Seal and what it can do for your camp!\nMESH(+) Seal Program Overview\nAt a time when young people and adults are all longing to be seen\, feel heard\, and sense authentic connection\, ACH is exploring the best ways to elevate care for healthier communities. Your desire to obtain the MESH(+) Seal helps us reach that goal by creating an opportunity to examine your program through a comprehensive well-being lens.\nThe MESH(+) Seal program recognizes camps and programs that intentionally evaluate and integrate Mental\, Emotional\, and Social Health(+) throughout their operations. MESH(+) Seal programs consciously incorporate practices and strategies that enhance mental health\, emotional resilience\, social development\, and overall well-being in meaningful ways. \nA Process of Discovery and Growth\nThe MESH(+) Seal application process serves as a valuable analysis and reflection framework as you develop your program’s comprehensive approach to camper and staff well-being. Through documenting your current practices and reflecting on the MESH(+) Seal specific required elements\, you’ll gain insights into opportunities for integrating well-being practices into existing programming\, identifying staff training opportunities\, and establishing evaluation tools. \nThis process invites you to look at the camp experience from every angle\, considering how your program supports the whole camper while also exploring how you can create a more positive\, meaningful\, and rewarding experience for your staff. \nThe Four Pillars of MESH(+)\nThe MESH(+) Seal evaluates programs across four health-related pillars:\n1. Summer Program Design: Your activities integrate mental\, emotional\, and social health principles into every aspect of the camp experience\, from daily schedules to special events.\n2. Staff Training: Your team receives specialized preparation in recognizing youth mental health needs\, implementing evidence-based practices\, and creating positive environments for all campers.\n3. Health Screening and Intake: You maintain comprehensive processes that identify individual camper needs and strengths\, allowing for personalized approaches to support and growth.\n4. Medication and Care Measures: Your protocols extend beyond traditional camp health services to include ongoing support systems that respond to both community and individual needs. \nJoin the Growing Movement\nIf you are interested in learning more or discovering how your camp or program can apply for the October 1\, 2026 – March 1\, 2027 MESH(+) Seal submission window\, please join us for this MESH(+) Seal Overview Webinar and hear directly from a panel of camp professionals who have gone through the process. \nWhat: MESH(+) Seal Overview Webinar: Beyond Compliance: How MESH(+) Challenges Values-Based Excellence \nWhen: October 8\, 2026 @ 2 pm EST | 1 pm CST | 11 am PST \nCost: FREE \nClick here to register!\nQuestions? Reach out to ACH Program Director\, Nikki Alvarado-Hobbs at nikki@allianceforcamphealth.com.
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Camp Chat
DESCRIPTION:Coffee & Camp Chat is a space for informal\, yet purposeful\, discussion among summer camp people! Sip your favorite beverage as we share insights\, swap stories\, and discuss trends in camping. Cozy into your Friday with fellow camp folk while we brew ideas\, forge new connections\, and remind each other why there’s no place like camp! \nStarting in 2026: The first and second chat each month will have a dedicated purpose. The first chat will maintain the spirit of the original C&CC. Bring you thoughts\, questions\, ideas\, etc. The second chat each month will have a dedicated topic. Come ready to discuss\, ask\, share around that topic. \nOCTOBER CHATS \nOctober 9 @ 10am – Open Chat \nOctober 23 @ 10am – Hiring for 2027: What’s Working\, What’s Not & What are You Changing? \n\nFor more information or to suggest a topic for a future Chat\, email bud@acanewengland.org  \nCoffee & Camp Chat is free and open to everyone in camping!
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/2026-10-09/
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