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Widen Your Circle of Knowledge at the
ACA National Conference, February 13-16,
Austin, Texas
There's still time
to register —but don't delay!
Plan to join 1200+ colleagues in Austin for four, exciting, education-infused
days. Check out our outstanding program.
Check your mail box as well for the January/February
issue of Camping Magazine,
featuring articles by many national conference speakers like Dr. David Elkind,
Abigail Van Slyck, and Neil Howe. In addition to great breakouts, keynotes,
and discussion group sessions, we'll feature a packed exhibit hall where we'll
continue our learning and provide time for commerce. Check out this growing
list of exhibiting companies.
Reminder—Austin
Hilton Discounted Room Rates Available
through January 12, 2007
Discounted room rates are available, on
a first-come, first-served basis, through
January 12. You can reserve
rooms online,
or by phoning. Don't delay. We want
you to take an elevator ride to sessions
the week of the conference—rather
than a long walk . . . or drive!
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Research on Teens Available to Camps
ACA camps will receive two newsletters
per month on teen-related research. These
newsletters will be forwarded online
and are one of the significant benefits
of the relationship between ACA and Teenage
Research Unlimited. Watch your e-mail
in January for the first installment
of TRU View, which is a multimedia trend
report. Teenage Research Unlimited
was founded in 1982 as the first marketing
research firm to specialize exclusively
in the teenage market. We'll learn
about what teens buy, what works
in terms of influence, and what does
not, as well as what motivates teens.
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Resource Pack to Feature ACA Outcomes
Tools
In early April, you can access a resource
pack containing a workbook, templates,
and tools on CD-ROM, which focus on measuring
camper outcomes. Based on ACA research
and complementary studies by related youth
development institutions, this workbook
guides you through the process of measuring
outcomes, provides tools for camps, along
with supporting resources and links. A
facilitator's guide will be developed as
well. The elasticity of the material
makes the pack highly accessible and suitable
for groups and individual learners. More
to come in February!
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Standards Courses
A Standards Update Course and a Standards
Visitor Update Course will be held during
the ACA National Conference in Austin,
Texas. The details for both of these
courses, as well as a registration
form are available on the ACA
Web site
on the Volunteer page for standards
chairs, standards instructors, section
executives and also the Accreditation
home page.
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Accreditation Resources
Have you discovered it yet? Have you discovered
the plethora of useful templates, sample
procedures, and Web resources available
to camps to help prepare for accreditation
visits? Did you know that ACA has provided
a very useful resource in addition to
your Accreditation
Process Guide (APG)?
What is it? We are referring to the CD-ROM
that is enclosed in a colored envelope
tucked into the pocket of every APG.
Share Your Ideas
Have a resource that you love which is
not included in the CD-ROM? Would you
like to share? If you have resources
which you think other directors in the
field could benefit from—and you
are willing to share—please send
the resource attached to an e-mail to
Kim
Brosnan,
accreditation programs manager. Any resources
sent to ACA will be shared in updated
versions of the CD-ROM or on the ACA
Web site.
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ACA Training Events
ACA Basic Camp Directors Course (BCDC)
March 10-14, 2007
Potosi Pines Camp & Conference Center—Las
Vegas, NV
April 15- 19, 2007
Camp Henry Horner—Ingleside, IL
Registration
is available online.
You'll need to choose the specific
geographic course you would like in order
to get the registration form.
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