American camping association standards manual

This second edition updates materials to the latest version of American Camping Association's national standards manual. Topics include: (1) the camp director's role and responsibilities; (2) program design; (3) recruitment, organization, training, and supervision of staff; (4) recruitment and preparation of campers; (5) site preparation; (6) legal and regulatory matters; (7) operation and supervision of Author: Armand Ball, Beverly Ball. 6 Standards Administration Manual © American Camping Association, Inc. Consistency To have consistency in interpretation and application of the standards requires that visitors be mature individuals with camp experience and insight. This means great emphasis should be placed upon quality. ACA standards focus on health, safety, and risk management practices. Introduction to Accreditation The main purpose of the ACA-accreditation program is to educate camp owners and directors in the administration of key aspects of camp operation, particularly those related to program quality and the health and safety of campers and staff.

Resources by Sections of the Standards. ACA is committed to providing resources to assist in your accreditation visit planning and preparation. These resources include tip sheets, charts, standards-at-a-glance, links to relevant ACA web pages and other websites, and general resources, which may or may not be specific to a standard. American Camping Association State Road 67 North Martinsville, Indiana CAMP www.doorway.ru ISBN This second edition updates materials to the latest version of American Camping Association's national standards manual. Topics include: (1) the camp director's role and responsibilities; (2) program design; (3) recruitment, organization, training, and supervision of staff; (4) recruitment and preparation of campers; (5) site preparation; (6) legal and regulatory matters; (7) operation and supervision of program services and central support services; (8) evaluation of program and staff; (9.

Disclaimer: The American Camping Association (ACA), Inc. provides guidelines, but cannot and does not specifically monitor continued adherence to those. We follow strict guidelines to ensure that kids and staff are safe during all of our programs. Camp EDMO is American Camp Association Accredited! The American Camp Association is the only nationwide organization that accredits The standards establish guidelines for needed policies, procedures.