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Camping Magazine, May, 2002
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Ropes Course Training
Date May 3-5, 2002
Location Camp Catron, Nebraska City, NE
Contact Debbie Salansky
Challenge course facilitator training teaches the techniques and skills needed to lead ropes-course participants.
Wrangler Certification Training
Date May 16-19, 2002
Location Camp Carol Joy Holling, Ashland, NE
Contact Sunni Richardson
402-944-2544
Features American Association of Horsemanship Safety (AAHS) training that leads to certification.
Manito-wish Challenge Course Advanced Skills and Standards
Date May 17-19, 2002
Location Camp Manito-wish YMCA, Boulder Junction, WI
Contact Greg Friese
715-385-2854
Offers a workshop covering many aspects of challenge course use, including setup, facilitation, and rescue.
Staff Development -- Nebraska Certification Workshop
Date May 18-19, 2002
Location Camp Carol Joy Holling, Ashland, NE
Contact Barb Collins
402-472-9024
Certifications offered include: canoeing, standard first aid and CPR, Project Wet and Learning Tree, archery, and rifles.
CHA Combined Certification Clinic
Date May 19-24, 2002
Location Camp Ondessonk, Ozark, IL
Contact Kathy Henchey
618-695-2489
Offers both trail guide and instructor information at the first two levels from both the Standard and Trail programs.
Ancient Skills for the Trail and Classroom
Date May 25-27, 2002
Location Camp Manito-wish YMCA, Boulder Junction, WI
Contact Greg Friese
715-385-2854
Introduction to ancient technologies for educating in today's world. Course focuses on creative ways at using the natural world for education across the curriculum.
Kids 101 -- ACA Staff Development Day
Date May 28, 2002
Location Camp Kitaki, South Bend, NE
Contact Barb Collins
402-472-9024
Guaranteed to energize any summer staff! Some workshops may include: ADHD, discipline, home sickness, plus many others including songs, canoeing basics, initiatives and games, and environmental education.
Signposts for Your Staff Training
Date May 28-31, 2002
Location Camp Crosley, North Webster, IN
Contact Marcus Appleton
219-834-2331
Need extra training for your summer staff? Training for ARC lifeguards, ARC Canoe Instructor, ARC First Aid/AED, and more.
Wilderness First Aid for Camp Nurses
Date May 30-31, 2002
Location Concordia Language Villages, Bemidji, MN
Contact Linda Erceg
218-586-8771
Presents the National Safety Council's curriculum and shapes general nursing skills to be responsive to the needs of camps in remote Locations. Scenario-based learning is the technique used to bridge into the world of pre-hospital, wilderness care.
ACA Ohio Section Cluster Training Events
Date May 31 -- June 2, 2002
Location YMCA Camp Kern, Red Oak Camp, Camp Wanake, Camp Christopher Cincinnati, Kirtland, Beach City, Bath, OH
Contact Roberta Grossman
330-468-1476
Events vary by site -- NAA Archery, ARC Lifeguard Training, Riflery, OLS, Wilderness First Aid, Van Driver Safety Training, ARC Flatwater Canoeing, and Low/High Ropes.
Bats, Bugs and Band-Aids: A Nurse Goes to Camp
Date May 31 -- June 2, 2002
Location Concordia Language Villages, Bemidji, MN
Contact Linda Erceg
218-586-8771
Meets the needs of first-time camp nurses, teaching screening skills, medication management, health center management, record keeping, etc.
Whitewater Canoeing
Date May 31 -- June 2, 2002
Location Camp Manito-wish YMCA, Boulder Junction, WI
Contact Greg Friese
715-385-2854
Learn and improve whitewater paddling techniques. Course includes one night of camping. Participants need to have five days of experience paddling in class 2 or higher whitewater for the first session.
ACA Michigan Section Camp Leadership Institute
Date June 1,2002
Location Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI
Contact ACA Section Office
586-803-0763
Featuring Michael Brandwein, speaker, author, and trainer. "Listening and Leading: Communication and Group Leadership Skills For Camp Success!" is the educational theme.
International Symposium on Society and Resource Management
Date June 2-5, 2002
Location Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Contact Melissa Kocias
This year's theme is "Choices and Consequences: Natural Resources and Societal Decision-Making."
Leave No Trace Workshop
Date June 5, 2002
Location Camp Manito-wish YMCA, Boulder Junction, WI
Contact Greg Friese
715-385-2854
Learn the standard in minimum-impact camping. Covers the preferred practices in wilderness tripping that are endorsed by the U.S. Forest Service, park service, and national outdoor leaders.
Horsemanship Safety and Instructors Certification Clinic
Date June 5-8,2002
Location Camp Hantesa, Boone, IA
Contact 515-432-1417
Certification is offered through the American Association of Horsemanship Safety and cosponsored by Camp Hantesa and the North American Horsemen's Association of Minnesota.



