ACA Tri-State… What is it and why is it important for us to go? We're glad you asked!
Here's a little background on ACA: The American Camp Association (ACA) is a 100-year-old organization of camp professionals who tirelessly work to better themselves in the camp community. ACA offers a unique space for all camp professionals to share knowledge and camp experience with each other to help ensure memorable camp programs that will help teach important skill sets and foster a deep understanding about the outdoors and teh environment around them.
ACA Tri-State is the largest gathering of camp professionals in the world! Over 3,000 people came together from March 7th – March 10th to attend some of the over 150 education sessions offered. But this isn't exclusive to only the tri-state area. Due to the size of the conference, it can pull in camp professions from all over the nation. The sessions offer much diversity with something for all members of your summer staff. ACA is not only for Camp Directors, but for everyone on your staff from Program Directors to the Head Cook.
Sessions range from team-building exercises to fundraising at a non-profit camp to how to make a camp videos that stand out! This year, we attended various sessions and learned a lot about how to move forward in getting our camps ready for 2016!
Tri-State is also great place to meet with other camp professionals, and we are not the only Girl Scouts in attendance. One of the programs offered is a Girl Scout Round Table. During this session, we talk with other Girl Scout Councils that attend. These Councils can be from as far away as the West Coast! During this session, we are able to compare programs and work on new ideas that we can bring back to make summer camp an amazing experience.
It’s the diversity of the camp professionals that attend ACA Tri-State and the diversity of sessions that make this one of the most amazing and valuable conferences that we attend all year.
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