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1. Apply for accreditation by completing
an accreditation
application and remitting required fees.
Deadline, for
summer visit, is March 1st.
2. Attend a Standards
Course, offered by local ACA sections,
which explains the accreditation process
and describes the requirements of the standards.
3. Review and evaluate each area of camp
operation according to the guidelines in
the standards. (Camps will receive a copy
of ACA's Accreditation
Standards for Camp Programs and Services
when they attend the Standards Course.)
4. Prepare materials and written documentation
required by the standards.
5. Participate in the visit by a team of
ACA-trained visitors who will spend a day
observing the camp and working with the
director in scoring compliance with the
standards. The visit must occur when the
camp is in full operation.
6. Annually sign a statement of compliance
-- the camp administrator's pledge to operate
ethically, legally, and in compliance with
ACA standards. (A statement of compliance
will be sent upon application.)
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