Camp is just around the corner, and you’ve still got to pack! You might be a pro at packing for camp, but there are always a few things you might forget. That's why The Clorox Company is partnering with the ACA to bring you a simple list of great suggestions for what counselors and staff should make sure is on their packing list this summer. Take a look – it just might save you from leaving something really important off your list!
Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. The July/August 2010 issue features articles that address programming, history, 20/20 Toolbox, and more.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
ACA's Because of Camp…™ outdoor advertising campaign officially launched in early January. Since that time, orders have been arriving daily for billboards, posters, and transit shelters. Several orders have been placed already, and are being shipped to vendors nationwide. Visit ACA's Say It Big Web page to view a map of advertising placements as they are confirmed.
Preserving the rich history of the camp experience is essential for the future. The American Camp Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Organized Camping in 2011, and to honor our past with this Web-based tribute.
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Revisions
to Accreditation
Standards Effective January 2010
Below are important revisions
to the American Camp Association Accreditation
Standards. Please note these changes in
your copy of the ACA Accreditation
Process Guide (APG).
Standard HW-17 now states:
Does the camp have access
to an AED (automated external defibrillator)
available to the majority of the camp
population, within the timeframe recommended
by authoritative sources, and managed
by trained personnel? The AED may be
located on the camp property or available
through another provider.
This standard
will NOT be mandatory and does not apply
to trip or travel camps or other off-site
programs.
Interpretation: Examples of
authoritative sources include American
Red Cross, American Heart Association,
American Academy of Pediatrics, OSHA. The
camp administration should determine the
placement of the AED(s) based on population
served and activities conducted.
Compliance
Demonstration: Explanation of process used
to determine where the AED will be located,
who is trained in use of the AED and who
is responsible for the maintenance of the
AED.
Be watching the ACA Web site
(under Resources for
Accreditation) for
additional resource information to be posted!
HR-4A: Additional method
by which to meet this standard:
At the September 2009 meeting,
the National Standards Committee reviewed
the part of Standard HR 4A regarding
the mandatory annual check of the National
Sex Offender Public Website for all staff
with access to campers (www.nsopw.gov,
the Web address and name have changed
from was what is printed in your APG
and all states now participate). In addition
to using this VERY SPECIFIC Web site
to meet this part of Standard HR4A, effective
immediately, a camp may also meet this
standard by providing:
Written verification
that a check of the Sex Offender Registry
in all 50 states and U.S. territories
has been conducted.
It is important to
realize that if this method is used,
the sex offender registry in ALL 50 states
and U.S. territories must be checked
and not just the states where a staff
member says they have lived!
Also, a
point of clarification, the NSC recommends
removing the words "away from the
camp site" in the applicability box
on page 234 with regards to Staff Public
Facilities for Aquatics use.
Finally, in
response to ACA's 20/20
initiative,
the ever changing landscape of the camp
community and at the request of the National
Standards Commission, ACA's Board
of Directors removed the eligibility requirement
regarding the number of days/sessions a
resident or day camp must last. This "old" requirement
is stated in the fourth bullet on page
12, of the Accreditation Process Guide.
Camp is just around the corner, and you’ve still got to pack! You might be a pro at packing for camp, but there are always a few things you might forget. That's why The Clorox Company is partnering with the ACA to bring you a simple list of great suggestions for what counselors and staff should make sure is on their packing list this summer. Take a look – it just might save you from leaving something really important off your list!
Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. The July/August 2010 issue features articles that address programming, history, 20/20 Toolbox, and more.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
ACA's Because of Camp…™ outdoor advertising campaign officially launched in early January. Since that time, orders have been arriving daily for billboards, posters, and transit shelters. Several orders have been placed already, and are being shipped to vendors nationwide. Visit ACA's Say It Big Web page to view a map of advertising placements as they are confirmed.
Preserving the rich history of the camp experience is essential for the future. The American Camp Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Organized Camping in 2011, and to honor our past with this Web-based tribute.
