Speakers |
|
Keynote Speaker
Jerry King, King Training and Development As the Founder and President of K T & D, Jerry is a highly successful business leader and educator, top-selling author, and a nationally recognized professional speaker. He has been identified as, “One of America's Experts in Speaking and Training”. Jerry's experience as an educator, community leader, family engagement specialist, and entrepreneur enables him to effectively connect with his audiences. He utilizes his knowledge and unique speaking style to help people make positive changes and reach unprecedented levels of personal and professional significance. Jerry's keynote “Take This Job and Love It!” is based on his top-selling book by a similar title. Utilizing a heavy dose of humor mixed with valuable content, Jerry will motivate us to feel great about who we are and what we do within the camping industry. Often referred to as “The Attitude Doctor”, Jerry will focus on how we can successfully deal with people at work (and home) who suffer from ‘hardening of the attitudes' and need a ‘checkup from the neck up'.Featured General Session “The Proof is in the Pudding”! Exploring the Results of the American Camp Association 's Youth Development Research Barry A. Garst, Ph.D., Director of Research Application, American Camp Association How do you explain the importance of the camp experience to members of your community? What data exists to support the idea that camp is a context for positive youth development and not just summer entertainment? Over the past several years, the American Camp Association (ACA) has conducted several ground-breaking studies about youth camping. These studies provided revealing information about youth outcomes of the camp experience, supports and opportunities that lead to optimal camp experiences for youth, and strategies that camp directors can use to provide a high quality camp experience. The results of these studies were disseminated in a series of ACA publications titled Directions, Inspirations, and Innovations . This session highlights the most critical findings from these studies, with an emphasis on program improvement. We will first explore how camp contributes to the positive development of youth and adolescents. Then we'll discuss how camps provide youth development environments for relationships, safety, youth involvement, and skill-building. |
Sponsored
By: |
|
Last
Updated: |