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Resident Camp Conference
September 21-22
The Resident Camp Conference is a two
day conference committed solely to the
enhancement of Resident Camps, their
owners, directors, staff and campers.
Join us in the Poconos (Wayne County)
as we visit Tyler Hill, Trail's
End, Chestnut Lake, Island Lake, Weequahic
and Starlight on September 21-22. Accommodations
for the night of Sept. 21 are available
at Bryn Mawr. Our host camps will guide
us through their facilities and share
their property. This conference is open
to facilities and maintenance staff as
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2010 Summer Warm-Up
Series
Sign
up today for one of our Summer Warm-Up
Series Workshops. Click
here for dates and registration.
Field
Trips, Theme Days, and Special Events
Special events are the highlight of every
kid's summer! Join us
as we share our favorite field trips
throughout the city, participate in some “mock
theme days”, and work together
to come up with hundreds of ideas that
will make your summer events the best
ever!!
Bully Prevention
Bullying can
become a huge problem if it isn't
handled in the correct way. Join us to
learn how to identify physical and emotional
bullying, intimidation, and cliques.
We will discuss ways to be more proactive
before bullying starts and strategies
for dealing with issues as they arise.
Girls Behavior
Gossiping, cliques, and
spreading false rumors are all commonplace
at most camps. Girls have truly mastered
the art of these behaviors which can
rear their ugly head in your summer program.
Join us as we discuss ways of making
your program more open and honest, strategies
for being proactive with girls, and various
ways of approaching the issue head on.
Environmental Education
Its time to go
green!! Integrating environmental activities
is sometimes a struggle when working
at in urban programs. Join our camp experts
as we discuss ways to bring the environment
inside and get ideas for simple environmental
education activities.
Child Abuse and
Prevention
Learn to protect yourself
and your campers from those who could
cause harm. This workshop will help you
clearly identify signs of physical, emotional,
and sexual abuse and provide guidelines
on how to report this behavior to the
proper authorities.
Making Orientation
and Staff Training Meaningful
Orientation
is your staff's first impression
of your program so it is important to
keep your training new, upbeat, and exciting.
How can you keep up the energy when you're
not always presenting the most interesting
information? In this workshop explore
ways to enhance your staff training and
orientation, learn new strategies, interesting
presentation styles, and ways to involve
your returning staff.
Creating Camp Culture
Singing songs, playing games, sitting
around a campfire and making s'mores.
How do you bring that culture and excitement
of camp to your program in the city?
Join us for a day of fun & games,
traditions & rituals, and skits & activities
for you to take back and implement in
your camps.
Summer Learning 101- Games
and Activities
Participants will leave
this workshop with at least 50 quick,
easy educational activities that can
be implemented in your programs on the
same day.
Summer Learning 201- Thematic
Planning
Come explore creative ways to
incorporate fun, educational activities
from all content areas into theme days,
weeks, or months. Topic might include
Egyptians, Oceans, Native Americans,
Friendships, Going Green, and so many
more.
Summer Learning 301- Multiple Intelligences
All kids learn and explore in different
ways. This workshop will focus on how
to plan a summer program which includes
activities that will help all kids learn
and have fun!
Sign
up today for one of our Summer Warm-Up
Series Workshops. |
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2010 Summer Learning
Support Program
Summer
Learning Support
Do you struggle with
developing fun educational activities
each week? Do you think that providing
educational activities is important?
ACA-NY proudly announces a new program
designed to combat Summer Learning Loss.
Our innovative approach combines staff
training, onsite programming, and individualized
support to make your summer learning
experience the best it's ever been.
Contact Quinton Buckley at 212-391-5208
or quinton@aca-ny.org for more information. |
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Not for Profit Conference
September 13-14
We are very excited to announce this
year’s Not for Profit Summer Wrap
Up, taking place September 13-14 at Fiver
in Pooleville, NY. Each year we bring
this special community of camps together
to share experiences, successes, and
best practices. We are especially excited
because this year’s event was planned
with volunteers and staff from the ACA,
NY, ACA, UNY and ACA, NJ Sections.
The
goal of the Wrap Up is to discuss the
topics that you feel yourself wrestling
with the most at the end of the summer.
You may have some ideas as to what those
will be, but given how life works at
least a few things will probably emerge
this summer as dominant issues that would
be great to discuss with similarly situated
camp professionals at the end of the
summer. The Wrap Up will give you that
opportunity. No discussion topics have
been chosen so far. On the first night
we will meet each other and determine
the breakout topics to be discussed the
following day. The next day groups large
and small will discuss the topics you
select. We will also all get a tour of
Camp Fiver and hear about their program.
We hope you will join us for this learning
and not for profit community building
event. |
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The Ben Appelbaum
Day Camp Conference
October 6
The Ben
Appelbaum Day Camp Conference is a one
day conference committed solely to the
enhancement of Day Camps, their owners,
directors, staff and campers. This year's
conference will be taking place at Ramapo
Country Day Camp in Airmont, NY. Many
thanks to AM Skier Insurance for their generous support of the 2010 Ben Appelbaum
Day Camp Conference |
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Fall Roundtables with
Andy Siegel
Join your colleagues in a
series of roundtable discussions taking
place over the course of the fall. Andy
Siegel of Tyler Hill Camp will facilitate
a dialogue on the summer of 2010 -- what
worked, what didn’t, and how to
build a strong base for the 2011 season. |
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The Joe Kruger Educational
Conference
November 10
The Joe Kruger
Educational Conference offers a unique
opportunity to learn about children and
adolescents from outstanding professionals
in the field of Human Development. The
sessions are presented by individuals
who understand the challenges facing
camps today. This year's conference,
taking place at BB Kings in Manhattan,
will focus on gender issues. |
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EPIC Fall Conference
December 7
The EPIC Conference is an
interactive and exciting one day educational
conference, taking place this year at
Hudson Guild in Manhattan. This conference
is germane to EPICs who have just entered
the camp industry as well as those EPICS
who have been in camping for several
years and are taking on new roles with
their organization. Information at the
EPIC Conference is presented in creative
and interactive methods and is often
coupled with opportunities to network
and speak with other camp professionals. |
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Volunteer Recognition
Dinner
December 7
Join us as we thank our volunteers and committee members for the time and hard
work they have put into our organization over the past year with a festive dinner
and some special surprises! This year we will honor Gregg Licht, Mike Gordon
Award winner, and Mark Newfield, winner of the Thelma Hurwitz Award. This dinner
will take place at Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. |
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2010
Camp Counselor Training Institute (PDF)
June 1-5, 2010
South Mountain YMCA, Wernersville, PA |
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