15 Knock-out Rewards
for ACA-accredited Camps
1. Continual
pipeline of expert advice
Experts like the American Academy
of Pediatrics, the American Red Cross, etc.
continually work with ACA to improve our
camp standards program. ACA accreditation
expands the expertise of your board of advisers.
You can have access to experts in risk management,
child development, aquatics, and health
care to name a few.
2. Round-the-clock
reassurance
All summer long ACA-accredited camps
have access to a Crisis Hotline. Trained
staff help you work through your options
in a serious situation and offer a supportive
ear right when you need it.
3. Encouragement
and mentoring
The standards process provides encouragement.
Seasoned standards instructors and visitors
become your peers and lend you their own
personal experience with ACA accreditation.
They want you to succeed. Meeting standards
is a process of continual learning and encouragement
from your initial training through your
standards visit.
4. Risk management
The accreditation process equips
you to identify and manage your specific
risk areas, evaluate your practices, and
establish critical thinking for you and
your staff. ACA's industry-accepted standards
measure your camp's performance against
identified best practices.
5. Savings on
staff training
Accredited camps receive
discounts on most educational events and ACA
Bookstore items, and enjoy open charge
account privileges. Many ACA training opportunities
offer reduced prices for your entire staff.
6. Exclusive business
discounts
ACA has negotiated special rates
for accredited camps on a variety of essential
business services.
Credit card processing, staff recruitment
services, long distance, pre-paid phone
cards, and more. Many camps recoup their
investment in service fees.
7. Ready-made
template for quality
Parent expectations are high. They
expect you to reach far beyond minimum requirements.
The ACA Accreditation
program offers an on-going tutorial in best
practices.
8. Just-in-time
knowledge
Ready-to-use knowledge on crucial
issues like employment law, vehicle safety,
camper violence, foreign registered nurses,
staff screening, and more is available now.
Plus, nearly every month you can receive
either Camping
Magazine or CampLine.
9. A friend in
Washington
ACA's
legislative monitoring and action has
only one focus -- the camp experience. What's
it worth to have the language clarified
so camps aren't bound by unnecessary regulations?
What's it worth to gain access to U.S. Forest
lands when others are kept out or pay exorbitant
fees? What's it worth to maintain your international
staff exchange program?
10. Millions heard
the camp story in a single year!
ACA's investment in the nationwide
"Camp Gives Kids a World of Good"
public awareness
campaign has paid off big. Both the quantity
and quality of the camp media coverage has
increased dramatically since 1994. Better
yet, camps report a 28 percent increase
in camper enrollments over the past five
years.
11. Dynamic
staff services
Job openings can be
listed in the Summer Jobs
@ Camp and in the Year
Round Jobs @ Camp year-round job service.
Thousands of job seekers look at these
services each month. High praise is coming
in from both camps and job seekers.
12. ACA's Camp
Database visited by families
ACA's Web site averages over 50,000
visitors each month and our ACA
Camp Database features only ACA-accredited
camps. Not only do families trust these
camps, they can also find many ways to search for
the ideal camp experience.
13. Use of ACA's
trusted mark
The ACA-accredited sign is backed
by fifty years of parent trust. This sign
acknowledges parent concerns and provides
proof positive of your accountability, credibility,
and commitment.
14. A network
of other professionals
Camp professionals come together
at local meetings, regional
and national training events. There
are many ways to network
with other people interested in the camp
community.
15. More staff
training with less of your time
You don't have to reinvent the wheel.
Ensuring excellence can require weeks of
one-on-one training. The accreditation process
is a powerful substitute for a good portion
of this personal training time. Accreditation
is a disciplined management style that results
in professional integrity and quality.
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