Mission Statement:The Alberta Camping Association is dedicated to promoting, organizing, and advancing camps in Alberta.
The Alberta Camping Association (ACA):
- Believes that the camp experience enriches the lives of children, youth, and adults; builds engaged, capable citizens and leaders, and facilitates holistic, lifelong development.
- Strives to increase public awareness of organized camping in Alberta.
- Helps the general public identify safe, healthy, well run camps through the ACA Camp Accreditation Progam.
- Is a not-for-profit organization that has been working towards the betterment of organized camping in Alberta since 1949.
- We have 2 staff at our office in Edmonton: Kathryn Rambow, executive director; and Farzana Bardai, program & services coordinator. We also have a seasonal accreditation coordinator.
What is "CAMP?"
Camps in Alberta are many things:
recreational day programs, residential camps, religious camps, outdoor
education centres, specialized camps for kids with illnesses or other
special needs- and all meet 4 or 5 of these criteria:
...A Community Experience
Belonging
Intentional time together
A safe place to try new things
Reaching out across differences
...An Educational Experience
Skill development
Experiential learning
Environmental, outdoor, & science education
Arts education
Sport, recreation and health education
Learning for life
...A Natural Environment Experience
Exploring wild places
Befriending nature
Getting dirty...and loving it!
Building environmental awareness
An antidote to “Nature Deficit Disorder”
...A Peer Leadership Experience
Youth leading youth
Developing caring, responsible, citizens
Training & career development
Challenging and deeply rewarding
...A Physically Active Experience
Holistic well being
Exciting, innovative activity choices
Fit and healthy...and fun!
Encouraging play |
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