2nd Annual ACA Illinois Visitor Only Event: A Day with Kim Aycock

Join others for this special, FREE event for active ACA Illinois onsite visitors. Each active Visitor can register up to 3 people from their camp to attend. Click here for how to register.  

Let us say thank you for giving your time and talents by inviting you to this exclusive and free event just for Visitors who serve ACA Illinois camps! 

Kim Aycock, Kimspiration, LLC

Kim Aycock, MST, has several decades of experience equipping young people with skills robots are unable to do. While blending the talents of a master teacher with the knowledge of a seasoned camp expert, Kim ignites learning for varying levels of camp pros worldwide through her interactive & innovative presentations. Kim speaks at regional and national conferences, contributes regularly to Camping Magazine and ACA blogs, and serves as co-chair of ACA’s Staff Recruitment & Retention Committee.

Jump into a day with the popular and well respected Kim Aycock for a day of training and camp leadership resources. This day will be perfect for both camp professionals and seasonal leadership team members. Come yourself and bring two people OR giveaway three spots to your up and coming leadership team members as an incentive! It's up to the Visitor!**

Lunch is provided. 

Not a Visitor yet but want access? Click here!

Cost: FREE for active 2024 onsite Visitors for ACA Illinois and their guests.* ($199 value)

Schedule:

10AM-Noon: A Training Smorgasbord: A Buffet of Ideas to Engage Your Staff in the Learning Process 

12PM- 1PM: Lunch

1- 1:50PM: This Is Not That: Guiding Staff On A Journey From The Ordinary World To The Extraordinary Camp World

2- 2:50PM: The Telephone Game for Learning Group Games: Calling All Staff to Have the Opportunity to Lead 

Session Descriptions:

A Training Smorgasbord: A Buffet of Ideas to Engage Your Staff in the Learning Process 

You are cordially invited to a training smorgasbord guaranteed to satisfy a hearty appetite! This metaphorical buffet will offer a sample of "appetizers" (ways to get staff ready to learn), a 3-course "meal" (including brain-friendly techniques to present training topics and incorporate movement/visual aids to enhance learning), and a selection of "desserts" (ways to put a flavorful end to training sessions).  

Come hungry and leave with ideas (doggie bag included) that will engage your staff in the learning process (even if attention spans are short) while indulging them with training methods that will improve retention of critical information. The success of your summer depends on the intentionality of your staff training!

This Is Not That: Guiding Staff On A Journey From The Ordinary World To The Extraordinary Camp World

Even the best possible design and presentation of all the things staff need to know to do their job, in the end, fall short. There is a growing concern that staff are not "mature enough" or "ready" to implement the skills being taught and take on the demands of working with youth at camp. To truly “orient” staff demands more than just games, skills and stories- it requires experiences that are transformative. Learn how to create meaningful experiences in various locations at camp so staff associate being there as something impactful and special. This is the groundwork for the maturity and readiness that is foundational for camp’s magic to unfold.

The Telephone Game for Learning Group Games: Calling All Staff to Have the Opportunity to Lead 

In theory, the group games rotation that is standard to most orientation training should give staff the opportunity to learn a lot of games in a short period of time. What really happens is that staff are exposed to a bunch of games; however, the recall rate when the campers arrive is low. Why?! The group leaders get really good at the one game they teach; however, the learning is passive at best for the rest of the participants. Not this summer! Transform your games rotation into one giant telephone game and call ALL staff to have the opportunity to lead.

How to Register:

Each active onsite Visitor for ACA Illinois can register up to 3 people from their organization to attend. This can be themselves plus two others, or three others and they themselves do not attend. It’s up to the Visitor.***

For this event, an active onsite Visitor is someone who is signed up to be an onsite Visitor for summer 2024 for ACA Illinois. 

Not a Visitor but want access?

It’s not too late to become a Visitor for ACA Illinois. Click here to register for an upcoming training course. Visitors must be trained and committed by March 15, 2024 to qualify. 

*Visitors are permitted to register up to 3 individuals to attend.

**Yes, this is a FREE event!

*** The Visitor must register their guests. 

To Register, the Visitor must email registration@acail.org with the following information:

Name

Role

Email

Special Dietary Needs

Attending Morning, Afternoon, or Both Sessions

Deadline to register is Friday, April 19, 2024. Onsite or late registrations will not be accepted. 

Location/Style of Event:

This live event will take place in-person.

The Fine Print

By registering and attending an ACA Illinois event or meeting, virtually or in-person you are agreeing to all the event policies listed here. These policies include the photo release, refund, link sharing, Code of Conduct, and other relative policies.