Buyer's Guide | American Camp Association

Arly is a comprehensive camp management platform, unlike any software on the market today. From registration logistics and camper management to professional development and analytics and reporting, Arly makes it easy to embed evidence-based practices that drive high-quality experiences and impact all year long. Request a demo today and learn how you can streamline everything you need in one powerful platform, so you can focus on what matters most –elevating the potential of youth. Learn more at http://Arly.com

The M.S. online degree program in Youth Development Leadership is designed to equip students with the knowledge to create youth environments that assist young people to develop into healthy, competent, and contributing citizens. Students as a cohort explore strategies that foster strong youth-serving organizations. A dynamic learning environment for study includes weekly interactive classes, team projects, and discussion boards taught by faculty and adjuncts who are experts in their fields. Courses are 7 weeks in duration and designed to meet the needs of students who are working professionals. The 2019 M.S.YDL Graduate Survey results document that 84% report a salary increase and/or expanded job opportunities as a result of receiving the M.S. in YDL.

HIGH FIVE® is a certification program that offers interactive, on demand training for camp leaders who deliver or manage children's programming. Earn trusted certification in just 4 hours – elevate your camps with HIGH FIVE® training! HIGH FIVE® is the best way to Play!

Magic happens at summer camp! Are you looking for a unique entertainer for youth development? Programs are based on the best-selling book, Magic Ball of Light: Summer Camp. This heartwarming story takes place at a special summer camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains where children learn to manage emotions, build self-esteem and confidence and practice gratitude. Interactive and engaging workshops can be customized to include book readings, arts & crafts, and small group discussions.

Over the last 35 years Summer Search has developed a mentoring framework (Depth Mentoring) and a matching training program (the Depth Mentoring Institute) that can help adults in the lives of young people – counselors, educators, advisors, administrators and supporting staff, and managers – improve their skills at being an effective mentor and trusted adult in any setting. Our training offerings cover SEL, Critical Consciousness, Human Development + Identity Formation and Trauma Sensitivity.

THE LIFESAVING CURRICULUM© Provide your camp with the power to save a life simply by sharing knowledge. Reduce drowning risks without even touching water. Campers benefit from learning before swimming in pools, lakes, rivers, or oceans. Equip campers with life-saving swimming knowledge to reduce risks and stay safe. Comprehensive Tools: Pre-designed materials, water safety lesson plans for campers ages 14 and under.

WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS are richly illustrated, textless books, with lines on the pages, ready for any writer’s content. They are designed to ignite and inspire creativity and imagination in kids of all ages. Our books enable kids to write their own stories, publish beautiful hardcover copies, and build a personal library of self-authored books.