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Guidelines for Conference and Retreat Centers contains research, creative thinking, and consensus about best practices for conference and retreat centers. A must for the conference/retreat center industry!
Find the latest strategies for your conference and retreat centers' operation:
- Recommended procedures
- Sample charts and evaluation tools
- Guidelines
- Customizable forms
This collection of procedures, samples, and forms was first published as the Standards for an Accreditation Program for Conference and Retreat Centers as a result of a collaboration among the American Camp Association and a dozen organizations with retreat and conference center interests. These guidelines have no been modernized for today's climate—providing experienced and professional direction to your decision making.
The samples and guidelines included on this CD can be customized to fit each unique program. They do not include every practice or procedure that may be needed in any given situation since conditions, facilities, and program goals are not identical or uniform.
For this reason, program directors and staff are hereby granted the right to adapt the sample policies, checklists, and procedures for their own conference or retreat center needs. There is no requirement to obtain specific permission for any such use.
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Biography
- The American Camp Association (ACA) is a community of camp professionals dedicated to ensuring the high quality of camp programs, a greater public understanding of and support for the value of the camp experience, and an increase in the number of children, youth, and adults of all social, cultural, and economic groups who participate in the camp experience. Established in 1910, ACA operates as a private, nonprofit educational organization with members in all 50 states and several foreign countries. Its members represent a diverse constituency of camp owners and directors, executives, educators, clergy, businesses, consultants, camp and organization staff members, volunteers, students, retirees, and other individuals associated with the operation of camps for children and adults. The services provided by ACA include educational programs and conferences, accreditation services, networking, monitoring of legislation at the federal and state levels, Camping Magazine, public relations efforts, and an online bookstore providing educational resources related to camping, conferencing, and outdoor education. ACA also serves as a consultant and advisor to many state and federal agencies in the field of camping and to colleges and universities in the fields of outdoor education and recreation. The programs of the Association are administered through numerous local sections. The ACA community of camps promote active participation, caring relationships, and focus on the emotional, social, spiritual, and physical growth of an individual.
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