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2027 Schedule




Monday, 1.18.27

3:00pm - 5:30pm

6:00pm - 7:00pm

7:00pm - 8:30pm

Welcome & Check-In

Dinner at Q Dining

Keynote & Opening Program



Tuesday, 1.19.27

7:00am - 8:00am

8:30am - 10:00am

10:00am - 10:30am

10:00am - 12:00pm

Breakfast at Q Dining

Level Cohort Welcome & Begin Learning

Morning Refreshment Break

Session 1.1

Level 1

Foundations of Camp History & Future Trajectory

Level 2

Organizational Planning Foundations

Level 3

Foundations to Values, Vision, & Mission

12:00pm - 1:30pm

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Lunch at Q Dining & Break

Session 1.2

Level 1

Foundations of Youth Development

Level 2

Foundations of Evaluation and Assessment for Organizational Planning

Level 3

Introduction to Strategic Management

3:00pm - 3:30pm

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Afternoon Refreshment Break

Session 1.3

Level 1

Operational Decision-Making

Level 2

Evaluation Implementation

Level 3

Strategic Management: Environmental Scans



Wednesday, 1.20.27

7:00am - 8:00am 

8:30am - 10:00am

Breakfast at Q Dining

Session 2.1

Level 1

Foundations of Fiscal Management

Level 2

Foundations of Strategic Planning for Camo Organizations and Operations

Level 3

Evolving from Stability to Financial Sustainability

10:00am - 10:30am

10:30 am - 12:00pm

Morning Refreshment Break

Session 2.2

Level 1

Financial Modeling & Tracking

Level 2

Strategic Plan Design and Implementation

Level 3

Strategic Management: Developing & Implementing Strategies

12:00pm - 1:30pm

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Lunch at Q Dining

Session 2.3

Level 1

Foundations of Human Resource Management

Level 2

Introduction to Assessment Management & Planning: Capital Plans

Level 3

Organizational Culture & Employees

3:00pm - 3:30pm

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Afternoon Refreshment Break

Session 2.4

Level 1

Management Styles and Approaches

Level 2

Asset Management & Planning Maintenance

Level 3

Employee Relations & Structural Management

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Dinner at Q Dining



Thursday, January 21st

7:00am - 8:00am

8:30am - 10:00am 

Breakfast at Q Dining

Session 3.1

Level 1

Foundations of Risk Management

Level 2

Risk Management Planning at the Organizational Level: Part I

Level 3

Navigating Legacies and Growth Priorities

10:00am - 10:30am

10:30am - 12:00pm

Morning Refreshment Break

Session 3.2

Level 1

Risk Assessment

Level 2

Risk Management Planning at the Organizational Level: Part II

Level 3

Alumni Connections and Assets


12:00pm - 1:30pm

1:30pm - 3:00pm

3:00pm - 3:30pm

4:00pm - 5:30pm

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Lunch at Q Dining

Cohort Group Projects

Afternoon Refreshment Break

Cohort Group Projects

Dinner at Q Dining



Friday, 1.22.27

7:00am - 8:00am

8:30am - 10:00am

Breakfast at Q Dining

Session 4.1

Level 1

Ethical Decision-Making in Camps

Level 2

Fund Development Informed by Organizational Planning

Level 3

Ethics of Organizational Sustainability

10:00am - 10:30am

10:30am - 11:30pm

Morning Refreshment Break

Session 4.2

Level 1

Operations-Focused Round Tables

Level 2

Ethics in Organizational Planning

Level 3

Strategic Management: Succession Planning and Visioning

11:30am - 1:00pm

1:00pm - 2:30pm

2:30pm - 3:00pm

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Lunch at Q Dining

Cohort Group Projects

Afternoon Refreshment Break

School Certificate Presentation & Closing



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Mailing Address:

American Camp Association, Illinois

5 S Wabash Ave

Suite 1406

Chicago, IL 60603


Phone: 312-332-0833

Email: info@acail.org

Website: acail.org

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