Standards Orientation - This 5-hour course is required for all camps scheduled for an Accreditation visit in the summer of 2009 and will be offered at four locations throughout Virginia and West Virginia. Schedule for 2008-2009:

Saturday, November 1, 2008 - 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Jamestown 4-H Center - 3751 4-H Club Road - Williamsburg, VA

http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/jamestown/directions.html

Friday, December 5, 2008 - 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Westview on the James - 1234 West View - Goochland, VA

http://www.westviewonthejames.org/About/about_directions.html

January 27, 2009 - 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Camp Roanoke - Dry Hollow Rd. - Salem, VA

Web site

March 9, 2009 - WVU Jacksons' Mill - Weston WV

Preceding the Mountaineer Camping Institute

March 28, 2009 - 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Camp Highroad - 21164 Steptoe Hill Rd. Middleburg, VA

http://www.camphighroad.org/map/hrtop.html

Courses will also be offered in conjunction with the National ACA Conference in Orlando, FL, and at the Tri-State Conference in NJ. 

To register for any of the courses listed above, for questions or further information, contact Maile Armstrong Standards Chair at 540-947-5016 or mailearmstrong@verizon.net

Associate Visitor Training

Any ACA member who wishes to volunteer to become an ACA Standards Visitor may attend Associate Visitor Training. Requirements include:

• Current ACA membership
• Minimum age 21
• Willingness to participate in at least 1 standards visit each year including a Written Documentation Preview and the camp visit (2 days total)
• Attendance at Standards Course (one day) and Associate Visitor Course (2 days)
• Attendance at Visitor update as regularly announced

December 5-6, 2008 - Westview on the James

1234 West View - Goochland, VA

http://www.westviewonthejames.org/About/about_directions.html

To register or for questions or further information, contact Maile Armstrong Standards Chair at 540-947-5016 or mailearmstrong@verizon.net

ACA Virginias Winter Conference - January 14, Camp Horizons, Harrisonburg, VA.  More details will be posted in the fall.

Click here for a Presenter Proposal form.  For further information, contact Marcia Meador, mbmeador@juno.com

To submit a workshop proposal and for registration information, visit the Mountaineer Camping Institute website: http://www.ext.wvu.edu/mountaineer_camping/index.htm. Proposals are requested by Dec. 8 and may be submitted electronically as an e-mail attachment, mailed or faxed.

Summer Summit for Day Camps, December 5, 2008 (note date change) 8:45 AM – 4:45 PM, will be hosted by Sidwell Summer at Sidwell Friends School, 3825 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington DC. The 3rd annual Summer Summit is an opportunity for area Summer and Auxiliary Directors and staff to get together for a professional development day. Topics will include: Staff Evaluation and Staff Development, More Budgeting, Marketing for 2009, CIT Programs, Green Programming, Technology Talk, Early Childhood Enrichment Programs, and more!  Our Keynote, Ted Burcaw, will lead a session on Mission Driven Camp Programming.  For information and registration, contact Justine Rager ragerj@sidwell.edu

Wilderness First Aid.  The Wilderness Safety Council is offering Wilderness First Aid classes from NY to NC this year. The cost for Wilderness First Aid is $200.  A complete schedule of class dates and locations is available online at http://wfa.net. Wilderness First Aid is a program of the Wilderness Safety Council and meets ACA standards for 60 minutes or more from definitive medical treatment.

ACA E-Institute: 

ACA's e-Institute is a Web-based professional development and public education system designed for the entire spectrum of child and youth development audiences—from ACA members to afterschool staff to community based program leaders. Current offerings include Designing Quality Youth Programs, Camp Business and Finance, Camp is for the Camper Online Training Program, Injury and  Illness Prevention e-Courses, and Creating Positive Youth Outcomes.  ACA is pleased to announce an educational alliance with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) with Crisis Communications and Camp Administration e-Institute courses debuting in January, 2009. http://www.acacamps.org/einstitute/

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