Camp Code - Leadership & Staff Training Podcast for Camp Directors (Go Camp Pro & Beth Allison, Gabrielle Raill, Ruby Compton)

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	Pub. Date	Title	Duration
	02 Mar 2014	12 Things You Should Say During Your Staff Training - Camp Code #1	00:43:53
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Here you'll find a list of the 12 sentences that should come from your lips during training and why these words are so powerful. Your time is valuable and I am going to respect that. Marketing for next year begins opening day of camp this year. This is not last summer. What are your expectations for me/admin staff/leadership team? This is our "boysenberry". Let me make this perfectly clear. I am here to support you. You will make "ripples". This training is for you so use it. What do you want to offer camp this summer?
	10 Mar 2014	The Mission: Training Staff on the Compass of Camp - Camp Code #2	01:08:18
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! The mission is your compass. We must teach staff to use the mission of camp to guide their actions just as you teach someone how to use a compass to find their way. A Best Practice for Leadership Training: Empower staff to become guardians of the mission so they are truly inspired, committed, and on board.
	14 Mar 2014	Community Building, Part 1 - Camp Code #3	00:51:14
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Leadership training is critical for laying the foundation of your camp community. If staff is prepared to support one another, play alongside one another, resolve conflicts that arise, and work as a united team, then orientation has been a success.
	23 Mar 2014	Teaching Boring Topics in Innovative Ways - Camp Code #4	00:54:45
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! This podcast shares creative ways to cover those important “must-do” sessions that have to be presented year and after year and can be, if we’re not careful, boring and uninspiring. A Best Practice for Leadership Training: Provide summer staff additional training and recreation outside of Staff Training week.
	28 Mar 2014	Training Beyond Training - Camp Code #5	00:39:13
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! There are three reasons for exploring this topic: 1) Staff training is never long enough. Ever. 2) There are great tools available to aid with this process. 3) Youth development→ we want our staff to grow not only at work but also beyond. (and if they are growing, they are doing a better job at work!) A Best Practice for Leadership Training: “To pay or not to pay” - when do we pay for seasonal staff members to get certifications or training that we need them to have to meet accreditation standards?
	08 Apr 2014	Teaching Them To Teach - Camp Code #6	00:46:40
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! What we do is so much more than help children to have fun; we are at camp to develop the whole person. We are teaching not only specific hard skills like sailing or climbing or the j stroke but we are also teaching soft skills like communication, conflict resolution, and resiliency. So it’s important that our staff members understand (a) that they are teachers every moment of every day and (b) they understand how to be creative, intentional, well-prepared instructors. A Best Practice for Leadership Training: The games and activities that we actually play are not made to just go through the motions. As we develop our skills at camp, sometimes the intent behind what we are doing gets lost. What are your goals, what do you want the end picture to look like? Make sure staff members experience the intent behind what you are doing.
	21 Apr 2014	Training Youth Development Professionals - Camp Code #7	00:37:21
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Those not in the industry can sometimes think that “camp staff” means glorified babysitter, someone who is simply watching children and making sure they have fun. Those of us who truly believe in the importance of summer camp understand that a youth development professional is fundamentally different; we want to grow the whole person. We want to create people who will change the world and make a difference. How do we prepare our staff?
	25 Apr 2014	Interview with Tom Heck - Camp Code #8	00:45:10
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Read more about Tom Heck (and Duct Tape Team building Games) at http://www.teachmeteamwork.com/
	25 Apr 2014	Returning Staff Facilitating Training - Camp Code #9	00:45:37
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! If we are running successful camps, we have a large number of staff returning every year. Instead of it becoming a problem where our returning staff are bored, disengaged, and quite possibly disruptive, we want to challenge them and help them take it to the next level; we also want to use their skills and experience to help teach the next generation of staff. What avenues can we explore to make training a useful and positive experience for staff who’ve done this before? A Best Practice for Leadership Training: Thanks to Dr. Tim Elmore, we learned to put our training on ICE: When teaching this generation of staff, make sure to use... I - images that lead to C - conversations that lead to E - experiences that change their lives.
	01 May 2014	Staff Manuals: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly - Camp Code #10	00:35:16
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Because there are a couple of different strategies, because they are critical for accreditations, because yours could make or break you...because there is lots of room for creativity. A Best Practice for Leadership Training: “Wreck this Journal” is a book that has instructions for destroying it. Check it out and see how you can add this concept into your staff manuals. Here are the 1st three instructions in the book (1) carry this with you everywhere you go (2) follow instructions on every page and (3) order is not important.
	15 May 2014	Intelligent Leadership Training Design - Camp Code #11	01:00:53
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! We CANNOT stress enough the importance of well-thought out, well-planned, and exceptionally intentional leadership training. As camping professionals, we need to think through every minute of every day of training and use each one to our advantage - whether it’s making the most of a learning session, a time of community building or ensuring our staff is well-rested and ready to go when the campers finally arrive. As always, we want to be intentional with everything we do. A Best Practice for Leadership Training:It is vitally important to learn the names of your staff. It is an important step in making your staff, especially new ones, feel like they are appreciated and being cared for. Do whatever you have to do to learn their names ahead of time: create a cheat sheet, study your staff bios, practice with other staff. Repetition is the key. Be sure to introduce your staff in engaging and personal ways.
	23 May 2014	That was LAST Year...this is THIS Year - Camp Code #12	00:43:20
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! “That’s not the way we did it last year.” “The former director let us do this…” Whether you are a new director who is running the show for the first time or a veteran who just had a rough summer, how do you hit the ground running this summer towards positive change? A Best Practice for Leadership Training: Help your staff members to learn to arrive to training sessions on time by making the times memorable. Have your sessions begin at times like: 9:03, 10:47 or 2:18. If they still have trouble, take a page from Michael Brandwein and wait for the stragglers to arrive, calming and gently explain that you will all leave the room together and, in 2 minutes, all come in together to begin the session. Chances are, they will never be late again.
	18 Jun 2014	Memorable Moments - Camp Code #13	00:46:26
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	21 Oct 2014	How to Start Working on Training Now - Camp Code #14	00:54:35
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! A great leadership training takes a year to plan. Starting on leadership training now allows you the time to craft creative ideas, to gain buy-in from staff as you hire them, and to gather resources to support your brilliant vision. Identifying where your areas of strength and weakness were during training now will lead to a clearer picture of what leadership training should look like this summer. A Best Practice for Leadership Training Ask your staff the question "What tips and tricks would you share with someone in your position next year?" This can be done during their exit interviews, final coaching sessions, or during return staff interviews for the next summer. Asking this will tell directors what lessons really stuck with the staff throughout the summer (what you taught well or what the staff needed the most) and it will also show what was missed or not stressed enough during training. When you are wondering where to start with building training now, this question will provide your foundation.
	14 Nov 2014	Building Your Summer Camp Leadership Team - Camp Code #15	00:46:44
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Every director needs that group of people who can be there when you can’t be. These staff members are the eyes and ears of the director and must be capable of seeing and hearing the needs of the staff and the campers. Camp directors need teams of people who fully understand the camp’s philosophy and mission and who not only know what needs to be done to fulfill it but are passionate about the work to be done. Best Practice: Look for leadership team members who want to have their own staff members succeed. That leadership team candidate must be capable of doing the frontline job but even more importantly, he or she must understand the value of letting others stand up and be in the spotlight.
	21 Nov 2014	Training at a Girls Camp - Camp Code #16	00:58:12
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! The Camp Code team addresses what makes all-girl camp different and how to train your staff to embrace those differences to foster the best experience for participants. This is an episode for anyone who has females on staff, not just those in a single gender environment. Listen in for insights on exactly what it is that women want and how to empower your female leaders.
	05 Dec 2014	Ask Dr. G: Respect, Responsibility, and Resiliency - Camp Code #17	00:31:55
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! The Camp Code team is proud to host upcoming ACA National keynote speaker Deborah Gilboa M.D., aka Dr. G, on the show to share her ideas on what parents are struggling with today and how camp can help. Dr. G. answers questions about how to make staff training great and get the behaviors out of our campers (and staff!) that we want. One of the best tips we picked up from Dr. G is that parents today often strive to keep their children happy always. However, for a child to be able to seek out his or her own happiness as they grow older, they must learn how to cope with setbacks and seek internal motivation and rewards on their own. Best Practice for Leadership Training Check out Dr. G's YouTube Channel for a parenting videos (uploaded every Monday) for tips on how to handle specific behaviors in your campers. These make for great content for your camp's social media, as well as training tools for your staff.
	19 Dec 2014	Live Different: Interview with Cristal Earle - Camp Code #18	00:29:03
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Christal Earle is the co-founder of Live Different, an organization that is about seeing change, building hope, and embracing a lifestyle of caring for people, not “stuff.” Christal spoke with the Camp Code hosts about how to empower young leaders to greatness and how to help them fully embrace camp’s mission and become a champion for your organization.
	02 Jan 2015	Best Interview Practices - Camp Code #19	00:59:54
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Though we often consider the first day of staff training the time when we begin absorbing our new team into the camp culture, the reality is that staff orientation starts during the application process. Is the person trainable? How will he or she work on the team that is assembled? Does the applicant "get it?" Join Gab, Beth, and Ruby for a discussion of their favorite interview questions and time-tested ways to figure out if an applicant is a good fit. Best Practice for Leadership Training Your hiring process has to be what is best for camp. It is a hard job but you, as the director, are the one that has the big picture. You must put the effort in to make the hiring process be whatever the camp needs. It may involve re-interviewing return staff and asking some hard questions. These are the most important decisions you will make all year. If something feels off, trust your gut. Ask questions to your return staff about things that didn't follow your camp philosophy that happened the year before. You can say "I am offering you a job but here is my concern from last year and that cannot happen again." Hiring is not about being their friend. Make sure they understand that you must do what is best for camp. And never apologize for high expectations.
	16 Jan 2015	Training at a Boys Camp - Camp Code #20	00:53:54
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	01 Feb 2015	Use This Video Clip! A Quickfire Dozen YouTube Videos to Enhance Training - Camp Code #21	00:29:39
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Meatballs - "We want gossip!" Andrew Solomon - Love, no matter what Wet Hot American Summer - Are you going to pick that up? First Follower: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy Jack Vale - Social Media Experiment Sir Ken Robinson - School Kills Creativity Arc'teryx - 35 Jessica's Daily Affirmations John Jacobson - Double Dream Hands Aimee Mullins - The opportunity of adversity 10 Most Awkward Moments Improv Everywhere - Subway Art Gallery Opening, Salvation Army Bell Choir
	13 Mar 2015	Staff Training Themes - Camp Code #22	00:44:36
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! To generate excitement, energy, and buy in from our staff, a theme during training can quickly communicate that this job is like no other. Themes can range from connecting to the history of camp to making references to current popular culture. A great staff training theme can put a fresh spin on information that is taught every year and inspire your returning leaders to create a memorable experience for those around them. On this episode, the Camp Code team presents nine different themes and activities that can be plugged in to your staff training today. Best Practice for Leadership Training Have your staff "come as a child!" Everything about training can be framed through the experience of a kid. When staff arrive, greet them with known childhood characters. Make time everyday to play for the sake of playing. Build forts and have story time. Hold a meeting as superheros in secret headquarters. Host a tea party. Make puppets. Plan a birthday party evening program. Create a space that reminds your staff of the audience they will be catering to all summer long. It will help your staff reconnect with their childhood experiences and teach them how take those memories and recreate them in more intentional and purposeful ways.
	07 Apr 2015	Best of #ACANat15 - Camp Code #23	00:41:32
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! When camp professionals gather for a conference, there is much to be learned. With the backdrop of jazz music and beignets, the Camp Code team was fortunate enough to gather in New Orleans for the American Camp Association National Conference. Highlights included the opening keynote starting with a marching band, meeting Dr. G. in person, and all three Camp Code hosts meeting in person together, and then presenting a session together too. In this episode, the Camp Code team reflects on their key take homes from the week of networking, education, and fun. Ultimate Tic Tac Toe Notes from "I'm Going to Make This Place Your Home" Tool: Evaluation of your camp day - Ritual vs routine Best Practice for Leadership Training Thanks to Scott Arizala's presentation at the National Conference. Today's best practice is backward induction. First, set the goal and then work backwards so staff will know, do, and believe everything about their job. Start with with the end product and figure out the steps immediately proceeding reaching that end goal. Next write down the steps for those steps and so on until you have worked backward to where you are standing right now. This process helps take a seemingly huge task and break it down into smaller projects while also building your program in as intentionally as possible. A big thanks to all of our listeners who attended our session at #ACANat15! We loved meeting each of you.
	01 May 2015	Building Confidence in Leaders - Camp Code #24	01:00:10
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! As camp professionals we want what is best for our camper families. For this to happen, staff must be at their absolute best. For staff to give 100% commitment, they must feel good about themselves. Staff members must fully understand the mission of the organization and have a keen knowledge of where their support systems are throughout the summer. Millenials may be labeled as unconfident, unsure, and constantly desiring feedback but the Camp Code team thinks they make wonderful leaders and explain how to get your young leaders to reach their full potential. Best Practice for Leadership Training Add a spot at bottom of lesson plan or curriculum for your training sessions for “What would I have done differently?” After running a session, write down quick notes based on a self-evaluation of the session. What would be more effective if shifted around? What seemed to really speak to the staff? If there are training pieces or “I wish I had done…” moments, then you can add some of those throughout the rest of the summer. This process will really help when planning for the next year.
	08 May 2015	Maximizing Training Time to Get to Know Your Staff - Camp Code #25	00:49:48
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! At the end of staff training, you are making some critical decisions for how your summer will play out. You will likely make decisions about counselor pairs, age group assignments, and who will be supervising who. For all of them, it is helpful to know your staff so you can plug them in to play to their strengths. There's a lot of going on during staff training and so it can be difficult to make time to get to know your staff as well as you can. However, it needs to be a priority. Getting to really know the people who will be fulfilling the promises we've been making all year to parents is critical to your stress level this summer. Best Practice for Leadership Training Present a session about the Art of Public Speaking. This can happen just prior to a meal so that during the meal your staff can give toasts during that meal. Give staff topics and a small notecard and writing utensil to write notes if they need to. This will tell you how staff rise to the occasion, how comfortable they are speaking in front of others, and how they operate creating something on the spot. Who shares gratitude? Who is sarcastic? Who is hilarious? There is much to be learned from this activity and much to be shared. Enjoy!
	13 Nov 2015	Training for Camp Directors for Detoxing from Summer - Camp Code #27	00:52:11
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Hooray! The off-season is upon us! The campers have gone home and your staff are returning to their mundane lives. It is critical for directors to understand that there is a certain "detox" period from camp every year. Everybody experiences this re-programming a little differently and the Camp Code team shares some of the tips as well as their challenges with adjusting back to off-season camp director life. "So what do you do the rest of the year," they ask. Have you tried answering, "What do I not do?" Best Practice for Leadership Training At the end of the summer, consider yourself an athlete in recovery. Michael Phelps wouldn't be asked to jump right back in the pool and compete at his highest level immediately after the Olympics have concluded. You need time to recharge and reflect and get away. At your next annual review, ask your supervisors for the time you need at the end of the summer and for these days to not count as your vacation days. Consider asking to work only half days the week after camp. Perhaps your only responsibility for that week is keep up with email. Or, perhaps you will turn on your vacation reply and have a staycation. Make a list now for what you need at the end of next summer and ask for it.
	08 Dec 2015	Recovering When Things Go Really Wrong - Camp Code #29	00:51:38
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Episode #28 we talked about when the literal stuff hits the fan. This episode addresses some of those worst case scenario moments and how camp directors can best recover and move forward with their staff members. From the tough conversations to doing what is right for camp to some of our worst nightmares as directors, Beth, Gab, and Ruby share some of their best tips for handling circumstances no one wants to talk about and training your staff to minimize liability exposures in their jobs. Best Practice for Leadership Training Following a bad or hard situation, show staff members how to align their focus with the solution, not the problem. Teach staff that professionals focus on where the organization is headed from here, rather than reveling in the drama or sadness of the crisis itself. Give staff time to feel and be human and process the experience. Provide external resources to help with that processing. Then set your sights forward and lead them towards healing.
	15 Dec 2015	Managing Up: Training Your Bosses and Board - Camp Code #30	00:42:47
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! When hiring seasonal staff, directors look for applicants that are trainable. However, you inherit your boss/board/Executive Director/CEO when you accept a position. Ever wish you could conduct staff training specifically for your higher ups so they will do things the way you want to do them? In this episode, learn what it takes to get those above on you on the organizational chart on board with your ideas. Big shout out to Rosanne Badowski for the term Managing Up. You can check out her book on Amazon right now. Best Practice for Leadership Training Today's best practice comes from our friends Scott Arizala and Dr. Chris Thurber and their unofficially titled "Stump the Hunks" EPIC session at ACA National in New Orleans in 2015. When asked how to get the boss to do what you need them to do, they suggested this tactic. Have your boss happen to accompany you to witness whatever challenge/inefficiency/problem that you are hoping to address. Ask "Have you noticed how when it rains, our staff get particularly grumpy while waiting in the rain with the kids to go into lunch? Do you have any ideas for how we could make this better?" or for the bold ones of you out there, instead state the following as a follow up to your Have You Noticed question, "I've noticed this as well and I wonder if we gave each cabin a large umbrella to decorate to use on rainy days if they would be more excited about rainy days?" By simply asking "Have you noticed...", you bring the boss into the discussion and make them a part of the problem solving, even if they don't do any of the problem solving.
	06 Mar 2016	Teaching Your Staff to Sell Camp - Camp Code #32	00:34:47
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Your summer staff are trained on your mission and are bought in to the why of camp. Who better than your staff to help you market camp than those who really know it inside and out? Tune in to today's podcast to learn how to teach your staff some basic sales strategies that will impact your bottom line. Best Practice For Leadership Training: Track which of your cabin staff from the previous summer have the most campers returning this summer. Give public praise to these staff members (whether they are returning or not) during staff orientation this summer and challenge your summer staff to be one of those counselors that managed to provide such an incredible experience for their campers, that they all HAD to come back to camp. Additionally, tell your staff the retention rate from the previous summer and challenge them to go above and beyond that number.
	10 Mar 2016	Is This How It Looks To Get Fired? - Camp Code #33	00:50:31
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! By talking about what it looks like to get fired from camp, you may find that your staff make better decisions, which, in turn, actually reduces the likelihood of you having to fire staff as often. Gab, Beth, and Ruby discuss how they train their staff about the termination process, what worked and what didn't, and some best practices for letting someone go at camp be as drama free and mission-focused as possible. Best Practice for Leadership Training Gather your male and female staff members separately and discuss with each of them how they want to treat the other gender. Bring the groups back together and have the groups share with one another their commitment to how people should be treated at camp.
	23 Mar 2016	Summer Flings and Healthy Partnerships: Training for Relationships at Camp - Camp Code #34	00:34:12
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Ah...the birds and the bees and the smell of horomones at camp in the summertime. Whether in a single gender or co-ed environment, the reality of it is people fall in love at camp. And some people think they fall in love at camp. And it makes sense as folks are living and working closely together and acting genuinely and passionately day in and day out. Many of your staff likely have common values in life and when they find each other at camp, it can be a beautiful thing. Or it can be disruptive and fueled by drama. Today's podcast focuses on how to train your staff on what it means to have a relationship at camp and some best practices that Beth, Gab, and Ruby have found can lead to a drama-free summer. Best Practice for Leadership Training Never underestimate the power of a handwritten note to provide praise and establish that you acknowledge the impactful work another person is doing. Whether it is an employee, a supervisor, a conference presenter, or a random person you encounter in life, everyone can appreciate a small token of acknowledgement from another person.
	01 Apr 2016	Engaging Return Staff During Training - Camp Code Episode #35	00:50:00
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! "Coming back for your second, or third, or 85th season at camp can be a glorious thing. You understand the weird rituals and chanting that seem to spontaneously erupt throughout the day and when somebody whispers Color War, you understand exactly what is about to happen. But man, training is such a drag because it is all the same stuff all over again. Why do I have to attend training when I've seen it all before?" If your return staff seem to take this attitude, then this podcast is a definite must listen for you. Best Practice for Leadership Training Hold a Program Area Fair during staff training. Activity Leaders staff a booth about their activity. This gives Program Staff an opportunity to share some of the ideas about what they will be doing in the activity for that summer. Play a game, display a craft, or decorate your booth in the best way possible to represent your game. The rest of the staff can mosey from booth to booth carnival style and learn more about the various program areas around camp. This helps staff to understand what will happen at that activity all summer and also allows Activity Leaders to take ownership and show off their talents and specialty area for the summer.
	17 May 2016	Last Minute Staff Training Checklist - Camp Code #37	00:43:00
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Season 3 of Camp Code wraps up with THE checklist to ensure you are ready for staff training this summer. Invest some time in to making sure all of these things are done to ensure a smooth training and thus a smooth summer for all. Best Practice for Leadership Training This week's tip comes from Skyline Camp and Retreat Center's Director Matt Henry. Divide staff training in half. Do five days at the beginning of the summer and then do five more in the middle of the summer to dedicate to retraining staff. Think about how much fatigue, burnout, and drama that could be dealt with with a few days to refocus the staff back on the mission. If you can't do a full five, think about in scheduling your session dates next year if there is a way to carve out some time to do staff development midway through the season. HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
	15 Jun 2016	Linchpins at Summer Camp - Special Summer Wishes from Camp Code	00:08:51
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	27 Oct 2016	Cleaning Up After the "Perfect Storm" Summer - Camp Code #38	00:42:03
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! As camp people, we sometimes find ourselves looking around thinking "Universe, what else could you possible throw at me?" and sometimes that all happens before 9 AM. Some summers are just like that and often it is due to circumstances totally out of your control. This episode will talk about how to heal and recover from the "perfect storm" summer and how to lead your team when it feels like very little went right. Best Practice for Leadership Training Build a relationship with a local mediation organization. Face it, in camping, we are in the relationship business and sometimes an objective ear and voice can be the key to working through conflicts. Often these organizations may be able to provide training for your year-round and seasonal staff as well.
	14 Nov 2016	Staff Applications Are Part Of Your Training - Camp Code #39	00:51:11
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Puzzled by why you can't seem to find the right staff each summer? Perhaps it is because of the wording, structure, and requirements of your staff application. Gab, Beth, and Ruby discuss the must-dos (and a few must-don'ts) to help you start your staff training before your people are even hired. Best Practice for Leadership Training Is there a way to add a creative element to your staff application so folks with a wide variety of talents can exhibit their strengths? Have you thought about sharing your expectations for a job at your program via video, podcast, or original song? Using visual tools and letting applicants hear from you and other people really sets the tone for community building and gets the expectations across in your tone.
	25 Nov 2016	Saying Goodbye To Long-Time Staff Members - Camp Code #40	00:45:20
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! If you work in camp long enough, you will either watch a long-time staff member (director, year-round staff member, long-time seasonal staff member) leave or you, yourself, will opt for something different from #campdirectorlife. While camp directors tend to be the types to be inclined to keep this kind of news on the extreme DL, it is imperative to the health of your camp community that you create space and time for campers, their families, and staff to say goodbye. Best Practice for Leadership Training Write all of your teambuilding and group games on individual notecards (1 game per card). Divide them by type (Examples: icebreaker, active, large group, easy initiative, fixed elements). Grab an index card box and organize all of your games in the box with the appropriate labels. When it comes time to design a program, just pull out the cards you need for the day. You may want to number them too so it's easy to get them back in place! (HT to Travis for this best practice!)
	08 Dec 2016	Essential Training for a New Director - Camp Code #41	00:38:39
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! While we spend a lot of time planning staff training for our summer staff, it is not uncommon to expect new year-round directors to jump in without providing them the tools for success. Beth, Gab, and Ruby are joined by special guest, Travis Allison for this special episode of Camp Code. Best Practice for Leadership Training As a new director, build your support system and include at least one of each of the following: a person who is always willing to listen, a person who is objective and can tell it like it is, and a person who has been working in camping who can serve as a mentor.
	02 Feb 2017	12 New Ideas for Staff Training - Camp Code #42	00:46:52
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Thought you had heard all that the Camp Code hosts have to offer? No way! There's always new ideas flowing out of this podcast! Check out this week's episode to hear twelve brilliant brand new ideas for staff training that you can plug into staff training this year in this quickfire style episode. Best Practice for Leadership Training Encourage employees to have a personal or creative project for the benefit of the organization to work on during some portion of their work hours. This will allow employees to think critically about what they can create for the organization and offers opportunities for sharing and buy-in among your team. Come say hi! Also, the Camp Code team will be on the camp conference circuit and presenting this season so check them out at ACA National, Tristate, or Midstates! If you are listener, please come find Gab, Ruby, or Beth and tell us what you want to hear in future episodes.
	14 Feb 2017	Training Employees Who Know More Than You - Camp Code #43	00:49:58
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Whether you are new director at an established camp or are simply training staff in program areas that aren't in your repertoire, sometimes we have to train staff who know more about some subject areas than we do. Joining the Camp Code hosts today is Chantal "Match" Jackson to share some ideas for how to create an engaging training even when you don't know it all (even if your staff think they do!) Best Practice for Leadership Training Ask your staff to create a list of things or skills they can each teach. Be creative in how you display these to the rest of the staff. Make sure everyone’s names go beside “What they can teach.” Have them put those aside and then ask staff to write in their journals a list of things they want to learn. When they are all done, put them in small groups to share what they can teach and what they want to learn. After some time to share, gather the group back together and discuss what talents and skills have been exhibited and make a plan for how to continue fostering a learning environment for the staff.
	06 Mar 2017	Creating an Inclusive Camp Community - Camp Code #44	00:41:51
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! In a world where exclusion can quickly become a theme, camp professionals are remarkably good at creating a safe space where campers and staff can feel empowered to find themselves and be themselves. I think we can all agree that the world would be a different place if every child went to camp and learned how to co-exist with the community around them. Listed below are some resources mentioned during the podcast for leading sessions to promote an inclusive community. Connectability.ca Trainingforchange.org teampedia.net University of Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching Best Practice for Leadership Training This episode's best practice comes not as a practice, rather more of a quote. Thanks to Maggie Howe from Gwynn Valley, she shared the insight that "The stronger an organization's culture is, the more exclusive they may become." Consider this idea as you integrate gaining buy-in from staff and campers and celebrating diversity. Camp can change the world and being welcoming to all is a place where we can really raise the bar.
	02 Jun 2017	Training for Satellite and Offsite Staff - Camp Code #45	00:36:32
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! If your camp runs programming with staff that are off-site for most of the season, this podcast is for you! Beth and Ruby discuss best practices for carrying on camp traditions, setting these staffers up for success, and providing support and training even if you are on different sides of the continent.
	23 Dec 2017	Moving Forward After a Really Great Summer - Camp Code #46	00:35:14
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! When things go wrong, we tend to analyze and question what could have been done differently and how to prevent these scenarios from playing out again. Sometimes, we have really fantastic summers when everything pretty much goes as, or better than, planned. These summers are worth reviewing as well to be sure to capture what is worth repeating, what should remain in that glorious summer, and what should change for the future. Was it a great one for you this summer? Tell us what you plan to do again using #CampCode.Best Practice for Leadership TrainingRemember the concept of maintenance! You may be focused on launching new programs and reviewing how to improve them in the future, but don't forget about the old standards that may need some upkeep. Often cleaning is a big part of maintenance. Clean out that arts & crafts closet. Have staff clean program supplies and gear regularly. Set aside time to clean your office and workspace, not only throughout the summer, but also DURING the summer. And if it's not you who has the time and space to do so, don't be shy about spending the money to get that cleaning and maintenance done.
	23 Dec 2017	Balance of Theory and Practice for Training - Camp Code #47	00:41:42
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! It can be tricky to strike a balance between sharing with staff why certain topics they learn during staff training are important with the time invested in practicing the skills they are taught. Join Beth, Gab, and Ruby for a discussion about how to get just the right mix of thinking and discussion and hands-on activities for your training this year.Best Practice for Leadership Training At the end of your week, write out all the things you want or need to get done for when you return to work. Then take a critical look at your list and evaluate whether what's there is doable for one day. Reassign deadlines or weed out tasks as you see fit.When you return to work (after the weekend or after vacation), reassess your list and set realistic deadlines for the tasks on your list as you plan for your week.Give yourself permission to go on vacation and turn off the ever-running to do list that is the camp director brain.
	08 Jan 2018	Using Mealtime Intentionally During Training - Camp Code #48	00:43:09
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Meal times offer opportunities for connections and teaching and every second of staff training is valuable. Every person has to eat. Can these three truths come together and help relieve the time pressure so many of us feel during staff orientation? Consider how much of your summer is spent collective in mealtime so if you aren't already treating the meal like a program area, this summer think about the shifts you can make to use that time as efficiently as possible.Best Practice in Leadership TrainingIn the spirit of creating a safer and more inclusive eating space for all your campers, instead of asking others if he/she "wants seconds or thirds" instead simply ask, "Do you want more?" This alleviates any stigma that may come with wanting seconds, thirds, fourths, and beyond.Have you heard?Gab, Beth, and Ruby are offering a 12-week masterclass to help directors build their staff trainings this winter/spring. Over the 12-weeks, participants will partake in weekly phone calls, set aside time to build staff training schedules, and discuss ideas for training with other like-minded #camppros who can't get enough of talking about training! If staff training feels like one big project where you aren't sure where to start, or you want to revamp your training and give it a fresh new look, this course will help you design the best staff training, and in turn, have your best summer yet. See you there?
	08 Jan 2018	Consent at Camp - Camp Code #49	00:56:50
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Teaching campers and staff about consent in a vitally important way Though recent headlines have brought this concept to the forefront, this has been a conversation that has been ongoing. This is not a fad conversation and right now, there is an opportunity for youthe development professionals to dive deep and make influence real change in the world. It is critically important that the concept of consent is taught at camp to both campers and staff this summer and from now on. #Wehavetobebetter and bring the conversation forward. The industry of camp has a role and responsibility to reset the narrative of the disrespect and disconnection that leads to allegations and assault. Teaching campers about consent within the framework of empowering campers to take ownership of giving consent over their own bodies, not only in sexual situations, but in the broader context of everyday life. Best Practice in Leadership Training Consent is not a male-female issue. It is a power issue. Recognize that people in your camp community have different levels of power and the concept and language of consent allows for a discussion that helps empower all voices to be heard. Consent as Tea Campus Toolkit for Creating Consent Culture Ask Doctor G Youtube Channel University of Minnesota Consent Policy Teachconsent.org Tell us your ideas or reflections on this episode by using the following hashtags: #wehavetobebetter and #campcode. Want more Camp Code? Gab, Beth, and Ruby are offering a 12-week masterclass to help directors build their staff trainings this winter/spring called Designing Staff Training: A Masterclass with the Cohosts of Camp Code. Over the 12-weeks, participants will partake in weekly phone calls, set aside time to build staff training schedules, and discuss ideas for training with other like-minded #camppros who can't get enough of talking about training! This course will... help you design the best staff training. provide access to a private Slack workspace. hold you accountable to your staff training design timeline. break down staff training planning into digestable chunks. provide a small and perso
	04 Feb 2018	12 More Quickfire Videos for Staff Training - Camp Code #50	00:27:54
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Video continues to be a powerful resource in this day and age. Beth, Gab, and Ruby discuss 12 more of their favorites that can be incorporated into staff training this year. Gabz Videos Misunderstandings Knowing our limits Visual Note Taking This Grandma Is Trying To Use Google Home Beth’s Videos Raising Successful Kids Transgender Kids Failure is the only way to Learn The Power of Introverts Bonus: How to Start a Movement Ruby's Videos Say My Name Right Where the Wild Things Play TED Talk - Dark Side of the Subjunctive Fear Setting On the day of this 50th episode, Gab, Beth, and Ruby want to say a huge THANK YOU to all of our listeners for tuning in, sharing ideas, and continuing to lead extraordinary staff orientations each summer. Thank you for making the camping industry great. Here's to 50 more!
	05 Mar 2018	Helping Staff Know If Their Gifts are Best Used at Camp or Elsewhere - Camp Code #51	00:45:09
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Every camp director has had that staff member who needs to move on from camp but having the conversation can be difficult. Tune in to hear Beth, Gabz, and Ruby share their best tips for having those conversations now and how to build this idea of "growing elsewhere" into your camp culture so anyone in your community understands that it may be in everyone's best interest to move on. Best Practice for Leadership TrainingAfter a session during training and the possibility of moving on, have staff write you a short letter on their own. Get each person to write to you, the camp director, and to fill in the blanks.Dear [Camp Director]If I am ever exhibiting these behaviors:_______________________________please sit down and have the talk with me. I'll be scared to leave camp and try something new, but if you say these things to me,_______________________________, it would be helpful. I know you are always thinking of the best interests of camp and of me and I also know that I will always have a place here and this will always be my home. And here are ways I'd like to have this conversation:(Add your own ending/sign off)Then, partner staff up and have them read their letters out loud. Be sure to tell them that you will be doing this as part of the activity so staff don't feel like they have to share things that are to deeply personal.
	13 Jun 2018	Designing Training for Volunteers - Camp Code #52	00:33:35
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Many camps have some portion of their staff comprised of volunteers. Be it your nurse for the week who is also a camper parent and trading their work for their child's camp tuition or a community member who simply loves to give back to camp, it is important that these folks get trained too.If your camp is staffed entirely by volunteers, a complete staff training is still necessary; however there are additional considerations for executing that training, especially when volunteers are coming and going throughout the summer. In this episode, Gabz, Beth, and Ruby discuss some of their recommendations for training volunteers.Best Practice for Leadership TrainingConsider implementing a recognition program for volunteers that highlights the amount of time (in whatever increment makes sense for your camp) that a person has dedicated time to camp. Bonus points for it being a wearable that can be worn at and outside of camp. By having this visual recognition, other in the community become aware that it is, not only an option to come give time to camp, but also that it is a celebrated and valued.
	22 Sep 2018	Women in Camp Summit Crossver Episode with Rec Heads and Camp Nerds - Bonus Episode	00:28:05
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Gabz, Beth, and Ruby have spent the last several months working with Colette and Kim from ACA Illinois to put together the first annual Women in Camp Summit. Patti Sampson of Patchwork Marketplace teamed up with the Camp Code co-hosts to do a crossover episode of the podcast to talk about this exciting event. Check out the Rec Heads and Camp Nerds podcast here and learn more about the cool work Patti is doing at Patchwork Marketplace and how you can get involved! Also, if you aren’t following Patti on Instagram, she is a boss at Insta stories. Check out how to do it well! The deadline to register for the Women in Camp Summit is October 1, 2018. Reserve your spot today! Women in Camp Summit November 7-9, 2018 Chicago area - St Charles, IL - Pheasant Run Resort $300 (some meals included) Register for the Summit NOW Can’t make it to the Summit but want to help a sister out? Help a sister out - Donate now
	08 Oct 2019	Training Staff to be Decision-Makers - Camp Code #55	00:41:23
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! More and more directors are saying they are finding their staff less and less willing to make decisions. In a world where there are constantly more options available to us, to make a decision can be downright paralyzing. Listen in as Gabz, Ruby, and Beth discuss their best ideas for helping to empower and educator your staff on being smart decision makers at camp. Best Practice for Leadership Training When making a decision with a group, explain the Data - Debate - Decide framework for decisionmaking. First, a group must gather data before making a decision and that process may be quite simple or very involved. Next, once the relevant data is on the table, take time to debate the issue at hand using data-based arguments. Finally, take the step to make a decision. The decision may be that more data is needed! Regardless, having this framework can be helpful when discussing issues that are multi-faceted that lead to roundabout conversations where you are covering the same info again and again. By being able to identify what stage you are in, the 3-Ds can help you understand what you need to move forward. HT to Les McKeown at inc.com for this concept that Ruby really really likes.
	22 Oct 2019	Are You Freaking Kidding Me!? - Camp Code #56	00:43:56
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! After a shortened Season 6 and a lot of questions from fellow listeners, WE ARE BACK with Season 7. This episode is dedicated to those moments where you as a camp director see something and say, “Are You Freaking Kidding Me!?”. Our hosts Beth, Ruby and Gabs have plenty of experience as Camp Directors and they are here to share stories of times where even they were at a loss! From sounding happy on the phone, riding public transit to doing laundry are all examples of some of the things that we, as directors may take for granted, but are still so necessary to teach our young leaders. Tune in as our hosts explore ways to work through challenges such as: Running scenarios to help camp staff work through real life examples Journaling beside your bed. Write down your frustrations at night in one place and ToDos for the next morning. Interview new staff and veteran staff at the end of the year asking “what do you wish that a new staff member knew prior to the start of summer” Teach the chores by front loading expectations with staff Leadership Training Best Practices “Can I show you something” is a phrase that great leaders use. From teaching staff how to budget or greeting parents, or teaching great things at camp. Mentoring staff is a key part for both yours and camp staff success. Your Hosts: Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - CampHacker.tv Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors
	05 Nov 2019	Adjusting to Camp Culture - Camp Code #57	01:02:08
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Camp is weird! Let’s help staff navigate. Building off of what we learned from Episode 56, we wanted to focus on some of the findings our Camp Directors friends came across this past summer. Focusing on the outside world, and fitting in on some the cultures we develop at camp, we want to focus on some guidance to help prepare your staff for a summer at camp. Our hosts Beth Allison, Ruby Compton and Gabrielle Raill dig in to the following topics: Empowering the staff.. More and more, parents are calling to ask questions about contracts and/or asking for time off for their kids. We want to empower the staff, and are always looking for ways for staff to be accountable for their own employment. Cellphones are a crutch that is a part of our culture, however; at camp it can interfere with the important connections that get created at camp. Vaping! Sleep habits, reflecting on the research of sleep and implementing these with staff Moving from living alone, to having interaction all of the time and how we get staff to welcome being in reach with people at all times. Leadership Training Best Practices Overcoming the cell phone issue as a staff with a joy list Gather the staff together with 5 flip chart papers and markers. Get the staff talking and adding things to categories on sheets like “this made me smile”, “this makes me happy”, “this was a memory or magical moment that I remember most”. The kicker: Then ask them, “how many of these moments happened because of a phone?” This can open up a conversation about your cell phone policy and how phones can help or hinder connection. Your Hosts: Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - CampHacker.tv Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors
	19 Nov 2019	The Indoor Generation - Camp Code #58	00:47:42
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Teach your staff and campers the value of #getoutside! Stop reading these show notes and just get outside! Leadership Training Best Practices Your Hosts: Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - CampHacker.tv Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors
	03 Dec 2019	Building Trust with Staff - Camp Code #59	00:40:18
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! It All Starts with Trust! Managing summer camp staff, no problem...managing summer camp staff that don’t trust one another, that is where the challenge lays. Having staff sharing information, collaborating and working toward common goals is the foundation of trust and can bring the best out of your staff. Beth defines trust as reliance on the character, ability, strength or truth of someone or something. Breaking that down, trust means that you rely on someone else to do something, to the extent that you are willing to put yourself on the line for that thing. Trust is what brings teams together, so in this episode Gabrielle, Beth and Ruby breakdown how to develop trust within your team. Below are some tips on how to develop trust with your staff, we encourage you to listen in for more on... Starting with online meet and greets Using staff training as a job interview for the Camp Director. Use it as a way to work for your staff to earn their trust Work with your staff to build connections. Set the expectations with senior staff, and have them work with new staff to build connections and confidence Because I said I would - a TED talk on making promises, keeping them and the honour of our word Have a listen to hear about the great list of tricks and tips on how we can engage our staff and develop trust ultimately building great staff for your summer camp. Leadership Training Best Practice From Beth: Align your words with your actions. When you notice your staff doing something that they maybe shouldn’t be doing, try asking “So, what’s your plan?”. You may be surprised by their thoughts and ideas and it will help maintain trust! Your Hosts: Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - CampHacker.tv Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Thanks to our sponsor for this episode: logo-camp-gig-transparent.png This Go Camp Pro podcast is sponsored in part by CampGig - CampGig is more than just a job board, CampGig is designed to be the most useful matching/search tool for camps and camp staff. Camps can sign up today to scan and search through CampGig’s vast selection of candidates. If you’ve ever wanted an “easy-button” for finding your next great camp staff, then head over to CampGig.com and set up your camp’s profile today.
	17 Dec 2019	Building Self-Esteem in our Camp Staff - Camp Code #60	00:49:24
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! The most basic human desire is to be able to fit in. In this episode, our hosts dive into stereotypes, managing life pressures and teaching our staff how to build self-esteem, create their potential and give them the superpowers required to battle any self-esteem issue. As Ruby identifies, in order for summer camp leaders to teach self-esteem, it is important to always start with yourself. Take the time to learn your triggers that affects your mood and your view. After paying attention and awareness to your own mental health, it will allow you to grow to then be able to teach your staff. Low self-esteem can trigger negativity, and can at times overpower the words of leaders at camp. Gabrielle explains a method she uses called the “SAS”. Stop what you’re doing, approach appropriately, speak kindly. In Gabriel’s experience, it is the speak kindly portion that promotes self-esteem. It’s about taking the conversation and add a flare of positivity. For all the great tips from Gabrielle, Beth and Ruby, have a listen to this episode. Leadership Training Best Practice From Ruby: Put an instructor who is willing to be vulnerable and says a challenging situation they dealt with and sets up what the challenge was. Describing the situation, they get the counsellors and leaders in the room to ask other questions to gather information from the instructor. All the participants then discuss what they would have done in groups. Afterwards - the instructor describes what they did to manage the situation, and using the info from the staff, adding how they would change their response if the situation were to arise again. Shout-out to http://beetlesproject.org/ Your Hosts: Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - CampHacker.tv Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Thanks to our sponsor for this episode: This Go Camp Pro podcast is sponsored in part by CampGig - CampGig is more than just a job board, CampGig is designed to be the most useful matching/search tool for camps and camp staff. Camps can sign up today to scan and search through CampGig’s vast selection of candidates. If you’ve ever wanted an “easy-button” for finding your next great camp staff, then head over to CampGig.com and set up your camp’s profile today.
	31 Dec 2019	Best Practices for Continuing Education for Returning Staff - Camp Code #61	00:50:15
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Keep your returning camp staff passionate and invested with continuing education opportunities The Camp Code team would like to wish all of our listeners a Happy New Year! As we start ringing the bells to bring on the start of the 2020 Camp Year, Ruby, Beth and Gabrielle give you the best practices for continuing education for returning staff. Investing in staff throughout the year is a key component to their success. Lack of growth opportunities is one of the key reasons for employee turnover. As employers, if you continue education, you will get highly educated staff, bringing new ideas to the table. Happy camp staff are loyal and this is shown in their productivity. As a benefit for staff, having continued education will allow them to gain different opportunities at camp, enhance self-image and have a positive impact on life. One of Beth’s ideas is to poll staff throughout the winter to see what they would like to learn. Based on that, you can develop a learning day for staff to focus primarily on what they actually want to learn. Ruby talks about building on an idea she remembers from school when you could win the chance to be Principal for the day. For Ruby, this meant pizza at lunch and not confining to school uniforms, but if you expand upon that idea and develop a Director for the day, you can incorporate this into your program and allow returning staff to get insights on what it takes to become a Camp Director. Have a listen to get all the tips and tricks from these pros! Leadership Training Best Practice From Gab: Have you ever had some great returning staff who are more than qualified for their role, but who are showing signs of disinterest in some of the summer camp training sessions you are running? One idea is to put these staff in a group and have one of them lead where they go around camp, planting flags around spots where they learned life lessons. On the flags, they can write the story of their lesson. What this will do is throughout your summer leadership training sessions, your staff will see the flags, read them and think about what camp does for them. At the end of your sessions, have your new staff go around and plant the same flags, but this time, write down what life skills they would like to learn at camp. Your Hosts: Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - CampHacker.tv Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Thanks to our sponsor for this episode: This Go Camp Pro podcast is sponsored in part by CampGig - CampGig is more than just a job board, CampGig is designed to be the most useful matching/search tool for camps and camp staff. Camps can sign up today to scan and search through CampGig’s vast selection of candidates. If you’ve ever wanted an “easy-button” for finding your next great camp staff, then head over to CampGig.com and set up your camp’s profile today. As Ruby identifies, in order for summer camp leaders to teach self-esteem, it is important to always start with yourself. Take the time to learn your triggers that affects your mood and your view. After paying attention and awareness to your own mental health, it will allow you to grow to t
	14 Jan 2020	Conflict Between Staff - Camp Code #62	00:55:45
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Because conflict is going to happen, people! The Camp Code crew is back for their very first episode of 2020! To ring in the new year, this episode is filled with great tips and tricks, helping to give staff the tools to deal with conflict. Gab dives into an array of acronyms such as the A.C.T Program - Awareness, Communication and Together, and V.I.P - Validate feelings, Investigating and Problem-solving. She also goes in-depth talking about The power of mirroring and how to use mirroring to build connections with people. Ruby talks about the importance of dealing with conflict in person. Too often, conflict involves emotions, and emotions cannot be shared over text, so having face to face discussions are the keys to success. As Camp Directors, it is important to equip your staff to some conflict management work for you. Your staff need the practice, and you cannot do it all! Beth provides listeners with a ton of insight and explains that EVERYONE must take proactive steps to handle conflict. Personality tests are something that we should all take at various stages of life, camp leadership is one of those times and here is one Camp Codes favourites: True colors personality test. We are all going to be faced with it at some point, so Beth explains some key improvisational negotiation tactics: Let people tell their story Bring a reality check to the table Identify the true impediment. Leadership Training Best Practice From Ruby: When dealing with conflicts, Show awkward moments video to kick things off. These people all lived through these awkward moments, so you can get through your conflict conversations! Your Hosts: Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - CampHacker.tv Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Thanks to our sponsor for this episode - CampGig This Go Camp Pro podcast is sponsored in part by CampGig - CampGig is more than just a job board, CampGig is designed to be the most useful matching/search tool for camps and camp staff. Camps can sign up today to scan and search through CampGig’s vast selection of candidates. If you’ve ever wanted an “easy-button” for finding your next great camp staff, then head over to CampGig.com and set up your camp’s profile today.
	28 Jan 2020	Training for the Transition from Camper to Staff - Camp Code #63	00:49:03
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! How do you train future staff? Look to your campers! You might notice that this week, Ruby is steering the Camp Code ship by herself! Not to worry, the triumphant trio will be back next episode, and you’re going to love this one! Tune in to hear Ruby’s interview with Dan Davis, the Camp Director of Camp Rockmont. Dan has dedicated over three decades as a camp leader and has an abundance of knowledge to share with us. Transitioning Campers to Staff starts early on in your camp journey. Dan talks about doing little things such as putting returning campers further from the dining hall or the beach and giving them the slight responsibility of having to walk that much further and still being punctual for meals and activities. Have you ever wished you had a second chance at a job Interview? Dan talks about his experience with giving staff a second chance at an interview. Sometimes it can be eye contact or even slight body language that can make an interview start to go sideways. Dan and Ruby talk about getting a do-over and stopping an interview when things are going wrong, but taking that pause to address whatever it is that is not going well, then giving the opportunity to the potential staff to restart the interview process. If a potential staff member accepts the do-over and is able to make the small adjustments to have a better interview, it is a good indicator that you are interviewing someone that is capable of change, accepts criticism and most importantly, is really interested in the role they are applying for! We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode Leadership Training Best Practice From Ruby: Never miss the opportunity to talk about reminding your staff to sit up, and take a deep breath when sessions are going long. What happens to the brain when you sit up and take a breath of fresh air can really get the body stimulated again. A bonus tip for today is to try to start every training with questions to be answered. This will allow both the trainer and trainee to understand that at the end of the session, a certain question is to be answered...creating a partnership between everyone involved. Your Hosts: Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Special Guest Dan Davies - Camp Director at Camp Rockmont Thanks to our sponsor for this episode: This Go Camp Pro podcast is sponsored in part by CampGig - CampGig is more than just a job board, CampGig is designed to be the most useful matching/search tool for camps and camp staff. Camps can sign up today to scan and search through CampGig’s vast selection of candidates. If you’ve ever wanted an “easy-button” for finding your next great camp staff, then head over to CampGig.com and set up your camp’s profile today.
	11 Feb 2020	Culture Shock and Training International Staff - Camp Code #64	00:39:48
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! How to help your domestic and international staff acclimatize to your camp. The full ensemble is back! In this week’s episode Gabrielle, Beth and Ruby dive in to explore the culture shock of staff and developing techniques to train international staff. International staff members are a wonderful addition to your team, and, it takes a little extra work on your part! On top of the usual onboarding, there’s more intention that needs to go into the way that you help that staff member develop initial relationships with senior staff and ensure that they are feeling comfortable and valued within the camp community. Being valued is something that every employee finds desirable. As a leader, it is up to you to find ways to make your staff feel valued. When hiring international staff, there are a lot of things to take into consideration: Having conversations about cultural differences between your international staff and the country you are in Showcase the international staff’s culture, by introducing their food, games and songs to your staff Assign a staff ambassador to international staff, make the ambassador your go-to person. Before your international hire arrives, find a camp alumni to sponsor this hire, so they could write to them at camp and be part of their camp family For more tips and tricks, tune in to this episode! We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode Leadership Training Best Practice Credit: Ellen Nash - Camp Northland B’nai Brith It’s important that you look every single staff member in the eyes every single day. By doing this, you let the staff know that you see them and acknowledge them for their efforts. Always have a staff snack in the evening as pretty much all of the staff show up and do as Ellen does and serve as many staff members as you can. By serving the staff, Ellen gets the opportunity to greet them, socialize and thank folks for their work each day. Your Hosts: Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - CampHacker.tv Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Thanks to our sponsor for this episode: This Go Camp Pro podcast is sponsored in part by CampGig - CampGig is more than just a job board, CampGig is designed to be the most useful matching/search tool for camps and camp staff. Camps can sign up today to scan and search through CampGig’s vast selection of candidates. If you’ve ever wanted an “easy-button” for finding your next great camp staff, then head over to CampGig.com and set up your camp’s profile today.
	15 Feb 2022	Boundaries and Building Community Norms - Camp Code #101	00:35:17
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/boundaries-and-community-norms More on boundaries - because we all need to hear it. Happy Valentines day camp pros! In this episode (and as always) our hosts are here to spread their love and joy for camp. After celebrating 100 episodes, we are back to our regular programming. This week, we continue from where we left off in episode 99, focusing on boundaries and building community. If you haven’t listened to episode 99 perhaps have a listen to that first. Today, we explore what boundaries are, what they look like, defining the difference between healthy and unhealthy boundaries and their related effects. Afterwards, we dig into how exactly boundaries at camp can be used. Finally, we explore the terms ‘consent’ vs ‘cooperation’ and what this all means at camp. The most important piece to all of this, is to examine what boundaries look like with staff. Developing training sessions with your staff to help define boundaries and letting them know that it is okay to say ‘no.’ In parallel, take a moment to make things perfectly clear that boundaries will be crossed and people will make mistakes. We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Ruby (From John, Director of Camp Kadesh) In any conflict, there are three types of people; red, blue and gray people. Red personalities are angry and aggressive and often do not think before they speak. Gray people ignore the conflict and pretend it does not exist and blue people are perfect, wonderful and kind. Be the common ground in a conversation, always be blue. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	01 Mar 2022	9 Things You Might Be Surprised You Need To Teach Staff - Camp Code #102	00:43:25
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/9-things-you-might-be-surprised-you-need-to-teach Chalk it up to the pandemic, but it’s time for some re-teaching. In this week’s episode Gabz, Beth and Ruby recognize that as we get closer to the summer camp season, camp directors are already planning out their summer. To help camp leaders, our pros are here to break down 9 things that we think every camp leader should be prepared to teach! The ability to talk to strangers. This includes parents, campers, vendors, shop owners in town. Developing “small talk etiquette” will help your camp staff be more confident, demonstrating that they are leaders within your organization How to have a successful day off. Some of your staff might be new, teaching them where they can go and what they can do on their time off is valuable for your staff. Helping your staff to set their boundaries and using language such as “During downtime, I like to…” Matching/mirroring - finding new ways for your staff to build their own rapport with other people Life skills! Teach your staff how to use the basic tools around camp including screwdrivers, wrenches, plungers. Take it one step further, how to turn off water at camp, how to use a fire extinguisher or maybe even how to change a tire! Teach staff how to do laundry. This sounds self-explanatory, but your staff may have never done laundry before in their life. Silence is okay - become comfortable with the silence Teach staff that there is life beyond camp and that be real with your staff that they will not be able to respond to family and friends in real-time. Teaching staff to connect in new ways, like written letters are important. Learn a morning routine and how to conserve your energy to last all day Play, play, play - Camp is supposed to be fun. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Beth: Staff need to know what to do offsite and onsite. We need to talk about staff behavior on their day off because even when they are not working, they are representing camp. I used to love when I got calls from cottagers and shops telling me that staff were being respectful to others. One thing we should focus on is ensuring our staff knows what to do if they run into trouble while offsite. To help, give your staff business cards with camp phone numbers, addresses or any pertinent information that may be needed during an emergency. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at
	15 Mar 2022	Do This Now to Prepare for Staff Training - Camp Code #103	00:30:45
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/do-this-now-2022 Prioritize to Stabilize - Let’s get ready for the summer! Up north here in Canada, our friends on the west coast are already enjoying fantastic outdoor spring weather and golf. In Ontario, we continue to be fooled that spring is here with warm weather followed by another dumping of snow, but one thing is for certain; spring is around the corner. What that really means is that the camp season is quickly approaching so we as camp leaders need to start pretty for staff training (if we haven’t already started!) In this episode, Beth, Gabz and Ruby are here to remind us of all the things we should be doing to help us better prepare for camp. Below are some of the topics covered, and to know why they are important, you will have to listen to what our camp pros are saying! This list will get you started: Start journaling at night Create your categories and sort the “Good to know and Glad I did” Put mints in your pocket! Do your research! What issues could come up for you at camp this summer? What’s going on in your local communities Anything different you should know about the city, public or government land that you normally use? What’s the buzz in professional development? Update staff evaluations Collaborate with camp colleagues to build training Review and reimagine the way you do things currently Check in on your own professional development Whatever you need to organize, do it now Build your staff community - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Ruby: This practice is borrowed from Organize 365 and is called the Sunday Basket. Put a basket in your office that is all of those maintenance tasks, bills, correspondence, subscription renewals. Throughout the week, fill that basket and on Sunday (or your day of choice), go through and do all of those tasks. This saves you the mental guilt of “I should be doing this task” because you have set a time later in life to do it! - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	29 Mar 2022	What to Do When Your Lose Your Dream Team - Camp Code #104	00:37:56
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/lose-your-dream-team It’s one of those, not “if” but “when” types of situations… As camp directors, we’ve all had THAT summer where many of our senior staff and our reliable leaders have started their life beyond camp. When we lose our reliable staff, we have to reset and revisit our needs at camp. Beth, Gabz and Ruby have all been there and have curated a to-do list to help leaders adjust for a summer with new staff. Below are a few highlights and to take in all the insights. Have a listen today! Revisit your job descriptions and evaluate the needs of what you are looking for Adjust the positions and required training to meet your realities Reach out to those dream team employees to learn what did/did not work Leverage online meetups to train new members of your team and develop your foundation Prepare to provide extra support to new leaders Use mentorship (previous staff members) who can come in to support the new leaders Consider dynamic duos for leadership roles - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Gabrielle: Before Gabz comes to camp, she writes down the names of staff members on a thank you card and then set a timeline on when she needs to distribute them. Writing the names at the beginning of camp training helps keep her accountable on reflecting and thanking each of her staff members and recognizes how grateful she is to be surrounded by your staff. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	12 Apr 2022	Mid-Season Inservice Training - Camp Code #105	00:36:29
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/inservice-training One of the best ways to dedicate your team to continuous improvement! Believe it or not, staff training doesn’t end on the last day of your orientation. In fact, a great strategy to keep staff engaged, motivated, and excited throughout the summer–and fight off those mid-summer-slumps–is to continually offer training and learning opportunities as the season progresses. Today’s episode focuses on some of our best ideas for conducting training throughout the summer. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Ruby Collect information from your staff! One way that I did it was that I would put up a piece of paper that is in the staff lounge/workspace within easy access for all staff and ask the questions “What would you’d like to be discussed during the next staff meeting?” By doing it this way, staff could anonymously fill them out and then I could choose things that were important for the next meeting. Often, I would bring up the topics and check them off on a list in front of the staff to show the staff that I value their feedback. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	26 Apr 2022	Acknowledging White Privilege in Training - Camp Code #106	00:55:03
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/white-privilege-at-training Our staff are ready for this conversation…are you? White privilege is real and it’s everywhere, even at summer camp. Join us today as we talk about what we can do about it. But first, here’s our disclaimer: We are looking at this through the lens of three white individuals and our focus today is to encourage white folks to do the work. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Beth - Credit to Peggy McIntosh Peggy McIntosh is the founder of the seed project and says that in order to understand the way privilege works, you have to be able to see patterns and systems in social life but you also have to care about individual experiences. One’s own individual experience is sacred, testifying to it is very important but so is seeing that it is set in a framework outside of one’s personal experience that is much bigger and has repetitive statistical patterns in it. In an article by Harpers Bazaar, Peggy shares 20 everyday examples of white privilege that are taken advantage of to shed light on some of the realities experienced in real life. The full list of examples curated by Peggy McInstosh can be found at nationalseedproject.org. Have your staff break into small groups and talk about these examples. Another example is Learningforjustice.org which has a toolkit and resources that can be used to help facilitate camp training. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	10 May 2022	Setting Guest Speakers Up for Success - Camp Code #107	00:34:49
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/setting-guest-speakers-up-for-success You treat everyone in your camp community with intention and care…do you do the same with the guest speakers you bring to training? If you are utilizing guest speakers this year, you want to listen to this episode. As folks who have both hosted guest speakers and people who HAVE BEEN the visiting speaker, we have some opinions to share. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Gabrielle Raill: When you are planning, compare your core objectives with your list of training sessions. If a session doesn’t meet at least 70% of your core objectives, then don’t do it during training or change HOW you run it so you meet your core objectives. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	25 May 2022	9 Things You Must Do With Your First Year Staff - Camp Code #108	00:39:45
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/9-things-you-must-do-with-your-first-year-staff You probably have more new staff than ever, here’s how to set them (and yourself!) up for success! Training season is almost here. This summer, we want to be sure our new staff members are set up for success. Here are our top tips for doing just that. Make them feel like you’ve been waiting all year for them to arrive. Send a link the day before with instructions for when they arrive on the camp road. With return staff, reverse engineer and imagine what the last day of camp will look like AND THEN, have them think through how do we accomplish that vision starting with when staff arrive Give them space to let home know they have made it okay and then take away their technology Bring your returning staff in before the new staff Create times for new staff to show skills that they have Have multiple avenues for asking questions Provide them with a support system! Reinforce the idea that not everyone will remember everything from staff training, then show them the transformation of what they learn now compared to before training Do camp chores together! - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Gabz (Borrowed from Claudes Cameron) Bring your staff together! One thing you can do is offer old camp swag to new staff members. Staff could donate what they wanted to the campership fund. The asking price was $1. Doing this gives new staffers old camp swag, giving the perception that they have always belonged to that camp. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	07 Jun 2022	The Industry is Struggling…What’s Next? - Camp Code #109	00:58:00
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/the-industry-is-struggling This needs to be sustainable, for us, for our staff and for our organizations. Sometimes it feels like the challenges of being a camp professional are too impossible to overcome. You are not alone in feeling this way. Today, Gabz, Beth and IRubytalk about the ever-changing and uncertain landscape of the world and how camp can survive as we move forward. The world around us continues to get busier, with increased tensions both socially and culturally. Yet, we continue to believe that the camp experience is one of the most life-changing opportunities in a young person’s life. Camp allows individuals to be loved for the person they are and allows people to adapt, grow, change and learn from their mistakes. If you have a story, share it! Camp stories allow you to connect with others, it allows people unfamiliar with camp to learn about the opportunity for their children. Camps also need your help! If you have a story you are willing to share, please bring it to https://Thankstocamp.ca As we close out the latest season of Camp Code, we wish everyone a fun summer filled with magic and adventures for your campers. As leaders, go out and help to shape the future of your new staff and create new memories for your campers. Thanks for the season, friends! - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Ruby You owe it to yourself to be organized! Create yourself a spreadsheet of everything you order, complete with notes, current prices and links to the product. Your future self will thank you! Ruby usually builds her lists in the fall once camp is done and when it comes time to order supplies, the links are readily available, making the process much easier for you! - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	25 Oct 2022	If Your Summer Wasn't Perfect...You're Not Alone - Camp Code #110	00:51:12
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/campcode/not-perfect-summer Let’s normalize talking about our challenges - we have to be in this together Today on Camp Code, we take a trip into the mind of Gabrielle, hearing all about her camp season, the many challenges and frustrations she experienced, and the ways in which she pivoted to finish her summer on a positive note. Listen to what she has to say and know you are not alone. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Gabrielle Raill If you can start now, build the professional relationships you need to help support you, do it! Year over year, your own mental health, physical health will change. As leaders, there are times that you will push yourself to the limits, so surround yourself around staff that have your back and support you. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	08 Nov 2022	What Do We Do Now? - Camp Code #111	00:40:28
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/campcode/what-do-we-do-now-2022 This was the most unpredictable summer ever. Where do we go from here? In our first episode of Season 10, we heard all about Gabz’s summer at Camp Ouareau. We heard a lot from her about a few key issues this summer: dealing with COVID 19, the mental health of our staff, campers and, of course, the other staffing concerns that came because of the first two issues. We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - What Do We Do Now? “Beneath every behavior there is a feeling. Beneath each feeling is a need. When we meet that need, rather than focus on the behavior, then we begin to deal with the cause, not the symptom.” -Ashleigh Warner Take some time to review some of the behaviors from your staff this summer that you found challenging. Sit down with your leadership team and write down examples of those behaviors that made you pause, reflect or lose sleep. After you have got your list, try to but yourself in the shoes of the people who had those behaviors and reflect on what those people may have been feeling at the time.. Make another list of the feelings you explored. Finally, have a discussion with your leadership team around behaviors. It’s easier to talk about behaviors when you recognize what your staff may have needed in those moments. Focus on the causes, not the symptoms. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	22 Nov 2022	How to Best Set Up International Staff for Training - with Bethany Wright - Camp Code #112	00:55:44
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/campcode/how-to-best-set-up-international-staff-for-training How to Best Set Up International Staff for Training Summer camp training and staff recruitment is becoming more and more crucial for our success every single summer. One avenue we haven’t discussed yet, is the importance of international staff. So many camps are lucky enough to have international folks as part of their staff community. Today we invite Bethany Wright, an international staff member that worked for Camp Walden this past summer. Bethany is here to share some of her best ideas to find, train, and support our international hires. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Bethany Wright Don’t forget to check in with all of your staff members after the campers arrive. Summer camp staff and leaders go through so much during training to prep for the summer and once the kids arrive to camp, we often flip and focus solely on the children. - Normally in that first week of camp, it’s crucial to check in with your staff in either smaller groups or in a staff meeting. Checking in during that first week of camp allows you to close the loop on staff training, shows that as leaders you care about the wellbeing of your staff and then allows you to focus on the summer. - Special Guest: Bethany Wright, International Camp Staff & Summer Camp Blogger - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	06 Dec 2022	Staff Retention in a so called Post Pandemic World - Camp Code #113	00:46:53
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/campcode/staff-retention-post-pandemic-world Staff Retention in a Post Pandemic World The Camp Code hosts recognize that the camp world is changing, rapidly, and in some cases, drastically. The way we used to do things just won’t cut it anymore. Over the years and now more than ever, hiring and keeping staff has become an issue that so many of us struggle with. Join us today while we discuss: Staff Retention in a So-Called Post Pandemic World - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Gabrielle Imagine being in a spot where your staff training sessions have been planned and leaders have been given the time to prep for the session they are leading. The day has come and a new team member is a bit concerned over the session not being ready and wants to have some extra time to finish their session. - To help enable your staff to be more prepared and set expectations, why not set a goal for your staff to preemptively create instructional videos on their session. These videos do three things: - Help your staff develop the muscle memory they need to present material in person. Influences your staff to create powerpoints that can be used in their instructional videos. Allows you to start developing a staff training library with a collections of sessions that your staff can refer to or watch in the event that they miss a session. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	20 Dec 2022	How to Build a Positive Camp Culture - Camp Code #114	00:22:01
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/campcode/how-to-build-a-positive-camp-culture How to Build a Positive Camp Culture In our last episode, we touched on the importance of a positive camp culture and how it can help retain staff year to year. Today, we will dive into HOW we can actually create a positive camp culture. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Beth Ask your staff to come up with a list to the question “What are the signs of a toxic workplace?”. The staff will come up with things like “there are no boundaries with work”, “people don’t trust each other”, “there is no support for our staff growth”, “there is constant dysfunction and confusion” etc… - Any of these are a red flag for your camp culture. Create a large poster with all of these behaviours, create little red flags and put the poster somewhere where campers cannot see it, like the staff lounge. Further, have your staff put a red flag next to the sentence where an employee feels like they are in a toxic environment. - Check on this poster daily and remove the flags as you deal with the issue. This shows your staff that you’re paying attention to what they need, resolving issues and most of all, you are focused on creating a culture that is positive and inclusive for everyone. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	03 Jan 2023	Ideas to Help Staff Foster Creativity - Camp Code #115	00:40:41
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find links and full show notes at: https://gocamp.pro/campcode/ideas-to-help-staff-foster-creativity Ideas to Help Staff Foster Creativity Our camp staff have not had a so-called “normal summer” in three years. Additionally, our lives, especially for our younger population, is more and more online. With that being said, it is not surprising that our newer counselors are struggling a bit to unleash their imaginations with in-person activities. Join us today as we discuss ideas to help them foster their creativity and bring out their inner child. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Inspirations Below are a few of the inspirations that our hosts shared during this episode! Michael Brandwein Jed Dearybury Chad Littlefield - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Gabz - Inspired but Travis Allison Travis usually travels with cue cards in a box. Cue cards are filled with games, notes and outcomes from various games. This is a great tool that helps camp leaders keep track of the activities that worked as planned with their staff. - For your staff, you can provide your staff with cue cards and at the end of training sessions, set time aside for your staff to write things down and create their own notes. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	17 Jan 2023	Improving Initiative in Staff - Camp Code #116	00:35:20
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find links and full show notes at: https://gocamp.pro/campcode/improving-initiative-in-staff Improving Initiative in Staff Can you teach your staff to take initiative? Is it even something they can learn or are you just born with it or without it? One of the stressors for Directors we hear most often is the lack of initiative some of their staff seem to have. It can become a big frustration so let’s discuss how we tackle a lack of initiative in staff. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Ruby - Saying responses such as “thank you for bringing that up!” and “thank you for asking that!” when staff ask us questions or bring up concerns, let them know that we appreciate them reflecting on whatever is going on. Most importantly, it helps demonstrate that we appreciate feedback/questions in our culture. As long as it feels genuine, your enthusiasm to teach and responses will encourage others to do the same. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	31 Jan 2023	Training Middle Management Part 1 - Camp Code #117	00:42:04
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/training-middle-mgmt-pt1 Training Middle Management Part 1 Middle managers are at the heart of any camp, driving everything from bottom-line performance to culture to development of future staff. Because of their unique position, research shows that developing middle managers can improve your entire organization’s health and set a positive tone in your culture. But how do we develop and train them well? Let’s talk about it. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Beth - Middle managers face a constant barrage of opposing agendas. Therefore, your middle managers must be skilled at leading up, leading down, and leading across. Take the time to teach your staff about the importance of connection. Teach middle management about servant leadership. You are not “above” you are “below” providing care for your people. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	14 Feb 2023	Training Middle Management Part 2 - Camp Code #118	00:34:33
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/training-middle-mgmt-pt2 Training Middle Management Part 2 In our first episode in this series, we chatted about middle management and your mission, their time management, and teaching about having an “in charge mindset.” Today we continue our discussion about training middle management and unlock some more juicy secrets to getting the best out of these dedicated and hard working folks. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Ruby - As a leadership team, developing an end of year report is crucial for your own development and the future of your camp. Take the time to reflect and document how you spent your time, what are some useful things for you to remember and a wish list to help make camp for next summer. Finally, documenting things you learned about yourself, how you work with your supervisor and writing down anything you want the next person in your role to know are positive ways to work on your own development and help camp succeed for years to come. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	28 Feb 2023	Training Middle Management Part 3 - Camp Code #119	00:31:49
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/training-middle-mgmt-pt3 Training Middle Management Part 3 In our second episode in this series, we chatted about getting folks into a mindset, envisioning their day, envisioning themselves in their role, and how we can give them tools to best support them. Today we continue our discussion about training middle management and unlock some more secrets to getting the best out of these dedicated and hard working folks. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training Gabrielle - Bring your passion to camp, in small increments. This summer, I plan on bringing a bulk amount of Lego to camp for our summer camp leadership training. Why Lego? If you bring something that you were passionate about as a child, your staff will feed off of it. Showing something that you were passionate about gives your staff permission to be constructive, be a bit silly and have some fun. Additionally, Lego is durable, meaning you should get lots of repeatable uses out of it. Here are some of the activities I have planned. - Different colour pieces of lego for a voting system or understanding system. Using a green brick will demonstrate you understand something fully, yellow somewhat understood, a red brick being used shows that perhaps clarification is required and a blue brick could represent that you can teach the class and maybe you should be paired up with someone who used a red brick. - Divide into teams, have each team build a creature and once complete, every team can put their creature in the middle. Then introduce a topic and each team take a different creature from the middle and have them describe using that creature, how they feel about a topic. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	14 Mar 2023	Staff Stamina - Camp Code #120	00:39:08
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/staffstamina Staff Stamina - Camp Code #120 We have been hearing across the industry that summer staff don’t seem to be quite as “in-shape” as they used to be – that is that perhaps they don’t have the stamina to make it through the physical and emotional labor of the summer. Let’s talk about the training they need to get pumped to do their personal best. Resourceful Reads Chris Bailey - The Productivity Project Gretchen Ruben - The Four Tendencies - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Ruby - With Ruby’s experience in outdoors training, often they speak about the five ways that a body loses heat. There’s a simple metaphor when translating body heat to employee stamina. For today’s best practice, we’re going to explore the metaphor of a body losing heat with a body losing energy. How do we lose heat/energy? - Radiation – Heat lost from exposed skin - Exposure from vulnerability Convection – Heat lost from wind displacing a layer of warm air near your skin - Camp and community environments are draining and will pull energy from you. Evaporation – Heat lost when the body loses water from sweating - Working hard Conduction – Heat lost though contact with a colder object such as cold floors or ground - giving & maintaining other people’s energy Respiration – Heat lost from breathing cold air - lost energy through maintaining the status quo. Once discussed and shared with the team, have your staff discuss how to insulate their energy loss. Your Hosts: Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - GoCamp.Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	28 Mar 2023	Accountability For Your Camp Experience - Camp Code #121	00:30:45
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/staffaccountability Accountability For Your Camp Experience Being accountable for our words and actions is a life skill, and it’s ongoing. How do we best prepare and mentor our staff to be accountable for all they do throughout the summer? We all know the basics: setting expectations and setting boundaries. In this episode we dive in to help you to have tools (or enable YOU to be accountable) for teaching accountability. Episode Resources Fish Philosophy Alliance for Camp Health - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Beth - After teaching camp staff a topic, ask for their input. Then, ask them what happens when folks don’t practice <insert the topic/skill that was taught during the session here>. For example, Beth ran a session with staff called “Wherever you are, be all there.” During that session, Beth wrote the following phrase on a whiteboard and asked staff to fill in the blank: Own your own ________. Staff responded with answers like mistakes, space, attitude, health, drama, conflict, laundry. After, I put groups in to small discussion groups and asked “What happens when you don’t own your _______.” After some time, bring the group back together and ask “What falls apart when people don’t own their stuff.” Finally, I asked “How does this make you feel” and ask staff to reflect on issues and discuss how to avoid the pitfalls that the groups came up with. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	11 Apr 2023	What If My Staff Hate Me? - Camp Code #122	00:39:51
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/what-if-my-staff-hate-me What If My Staff Hate Me? We spend our entire careers caring for people, building community with our staff, and working incredibly closely with a wide variety of personalities. We do all that we can to make everyone feel welcome and a part of our team but what happens if you begin to feel that someone just doesn’t like you? We know it seems ridiculous since you are all amazing camp folks but…it happens. What can we do about it? Listen in to find out! - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Ruby - Be the best boss that your staff have ever had. How hard can that be? Be honest and upfront with your team that there are times throughout the summer that your staff may be upset or angry with you and that is okay. Describe to your staff that every decision you make is for their wellbeing and the wellbeing of camp as a business. Sometimes that means your staff will have to do stuff that they don’t necessarily want to do, because you are the boss. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	25 Apr 2023	Getting Myself in the Right Head Space Right Now - Camp Code #123	00:31:27
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/getting-myself-in-the-right-head-space-right-now Getting Myself in the Right Head Space Right Now We all know the excitement, anticipation, stress, anxiety, joy, eagerness, and all the other range of emotions that directors feel this time of year. As we head into the wrap up of our podcast season, we wanted to be sure to include, as one of our last few episodes, a few ideas to get all of you in the right head and heart space, so listen in today to help prepare for the adventure ahead. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Gabrielle - A friend of mine made me a care package last summer that was something I could carry with me all summer long. This fanny pack was curated with my favourite pens and notebooks. Then my friend filled the fanny pack with “other stuff”, which my friend described to me as to be used when campers or staff need something from you. This “other stuff” included cheap pens, hair elastics, band aids, hand sanitizer, friendship bracelets and cue cards. This kit of supplies that I could use to help staff or campers, it makes you feel good for helping people and it helps manage your own stress levels when you know you have what you need to help make camp successful! - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	09 May 2023	It's All About Research - with Mandi Baker - Camp Code #124	00:50:58
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/campcode/its-all-about-research It’s All About Research - with Mandi Baker What we do is incredibly important, WE know that and YOU know that, but how do we make sure that everyone else around us knows that? We back it up with research! Join us today with Mandi Baker as we interview one of the leading researchers in the industry. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Mandi Baker - Camp employment is super useful for developing social and emotional skills (affection abilities). Camp employment also prepares people for real life, keep in mind that camp is a place for people to experience and deal with real life problems. Summer camp creates a safe place for people to work through complex problems. Be mindful of social and emotional skills that your staff are developing continuously throughout the summer. Think about how to show people how they overcame a challenge and tie in how to do even better next time. Special Guest: Mandi Baker, Passionate Researcher at Torrens University - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	23 May 2023	Creating Spaces of Belonging - with Chris Rehs-Dupin - Camp Code #125	00:45:15
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/campcode/creating-spaces-of-belonging Creating Spaces of Belonging - with Chris Rehs-Dupin We’re always working to understand how belonging can be transformative in our spaces and our world. Today we chat with Chris Rehs Dupin of Transplaining for camps to help us, as we work to build inclusive practices that will create spaces of belonging for campers and staff of all gender identities and sexualities. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Chris Rehs-Dupin - Leadership training starts WAY before the actual leadership training. It begins and continues with our experiences. One thing we’ve built at Camp Reimagined is a document that has very specific culture interview questions to ensure the people we interview have a deep understanding of our culture. The goal is to ensure our staff have some of the skills and understand some of the language we use. Every interview we do, has the same five culture questions to demonstrate our value for equity and justice. Special Guest: Chris Rhys Dupin, Executive Director of Camp Reimagined and founder of Transplaining for Camps - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	17 Oct 2023	Preparing for Post-Pandemic Campers - Gabz's Summer Part 1 - Camp Code #126	00:27:18
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.camphacker.tv/camp-code/kids-these-days Can you really prepare for post-pandemic children? To kick off season 11 of Camp Code, Beth and Gabz take the time to debrief the summer at Ouareau. Part one will focus on the campers - what Gabz and her team did to meet the needs of campers (and the staff) and be successful. Whether your summer felt like a success or not - these episodes will help you not only hear the raw honesty of a fellow camp director, but will help you start thinking about what you can do now to make summer 2024 excellent. Tune in to hear about the changes Gabz made to leadership training in 2023 to be able to better support campers and how did she have to pivot once campers arrived and she was met with their needs? - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Gabrielle Raill Also a brother-sister tip! If you have access to a freezer, get some fun ice-cube molds! It’s a fun and silly way to add some joy and take care of people. Who doesn’t love some a cool-burst in their water-bottle! - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Imagine camp registration software that actually gives you MORE time for what you love - CAMP! With UltraCamp, you can effortlessly track attendance, manage staff, streamline registration, and more. Explore now at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode.
	31 Oct 2023	Partnering with Post-Pandemic Parents - Gabz's Summer Part 2 - Camp Code #127	00:31:56
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.camphacker.tv/camp-code/post-pandemic-parents Parents, Caregivers, Camper’s, Grownups, How Have THEY changed since the pandemic? Just as our campers have undergone a serious shift post-pandemic, so too have the caregivers. We’re back to pick Gabz’s brain to hear more about the summer of 2024 at Camp Ouareau and how she’s looking to 2024 with a new lens. If you missed part 1 - check it out here: https://www.camphacker.tv/camp-code/kids-these-days Whether your summer felt like a success or not - these episodes will help you not only hear the raw honesty of a fellow camp director, but will help you start thinking about what you can do now to make summer 2024 excellent. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Beth Allison A good mindset to have (especially with parents) - that difficult people all have a story. Stop seeing parents as an issue to deal with and start seeing them as people to fight for. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Imagine camp registration software that actually gives you MORE time for what you love - CAMP! With UltraCamp, you can effortlessly track attendance, manage staff, streamline registration, and more. Explore now at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode.
	14 Nov 2023	Creating Productive Transitions When Employees Leave or You Leave - with Colette Marquardt - Camp Code #128	00:44:40
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.camphacker.tv/camp-code/creating-productive-transitions-when-employees-leave-or-you-leave Creating Productive Transitions When Employees Leave or You Leave - with Colette Marquardt - In the world of Summer Camp, staff members come and go every year. How can we make these transitions both positive and productive. Join us and our guest, Colette Marquardt, Executive Director of ACA Illinois, to find out! - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Colette Marquardt - As a Director, always be IN the training. Do your best to remain engaged as it allows you to role model what your expect of your staff throughout the summer. Build your staff training around your schedule, to ensure you do not miss key leaning opportunities. Special Guest: Colette Marquardt , Chief Executive Officer, American Camp Association - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	28 Nov 2023	Volunteer Training Management - with Matt Wilfrid - Camp Code #129	00:40:13
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.camphacker.tv/camp-code/volunteer-training-management-with-matt-wilfrid Volunteer Training Management - with Matt Wilfrid - In this podcast episode with guest Matt Wilfrid, we spotlight Campfire Circle, an Ontario-based organization supporting families and children facing serious illnesses. Campfire Circle’s extraordinary volunteer program, led by volunteers aged 19 to 90, is central to their success. These volunteers contribute their time and skills to diverse roles, from the Toronto office to community programs and overnight camps, totaling over 135,000 hours of support. The organization’s training and ongoing support are tailored to each volunteer’s unique needs. Campfire Circle’s volunteer program is a shining example of the transformative power of community-driven, intrinsic motivation. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Matt Wilfrid - Take advantage of offsite events during staff training. Ideas can include mini golf or hiking, as long as its offsite to break the cycle that takes place off camp. What’s even better is going to these offsite events with intention. In Matt’s example, before they left for minigolf, they had their staff divide into four categories based on skill. Allow your staff to put themselves into their own group to allow them to set their own expectations going into the event. Put intention into your offsites to help include all your staff. Special Guest: Matt Wilfrid, Summer Camp Professional, Executive Producer and Consultant at Go Camp Pro - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	12 Dec 2023	What Ruby Learned This Summer - Camp Code #130	00:34:07
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.camphacker.tv/camp-code/what-ruby-learned-this-summer What Ruby Learned This Summer - Life is all about unchartered territory and trying new things. Join us as we dissect Ruby’s summer camp adventures and find out what she learned about not only the industry but also herself. The gang’s all back together for this podcast and we’re excited to glean all we can from Ruby’s summer exploits. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Ruby - Take a few of your stuff and run them through the first week or so of your CIT program. It gives your staff the opportunity to learn the roots of that particular camp. A CIT program in general has a guide to lead senior campers to the next step in becoming staff at camp therefore, training is ultimately rooted throughout the sessions. It does create an odd dynamic at times between staff and camper so camp leaders do have to take the time to understand the implications for their camp. For Ruby, it was a genius experience to take part in staff training and then have the new staff take part in the start of the CIT session to apply what they learned at training. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	26 Dec 2023	Unintentional Teachable Moments - Camp Code #131	00:39:48
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.camphacker.tv/camp-code/unintentional-teachable-moments-2023 Unintentional Teachable Moments As Camp professionals, we are always looking to improve, be intentional with all our training and programming, and to see the big picture. There are moments that happen at camp every now and then, however, that teach us that we missed something. We need to be open to these every-day little experiences so that we can continue to take the best care of our people. Join us for the stories and the lessons learned. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Gabz - Sometimes life events will come up that prevents your staff from attending portions or all of staff training! Your staff knows themselves best and it is your role to support them. In today’s example, Gabz had a staff member who remained in isolation during staff training and recognized that to help them prepare for the first days at camp, they should write down the daily schedule on old t-shirts so they could easily look at their own shirt to recognize what’s coming next throughout the day! - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	09 Jan 2024	What We Learned at the Women in Camp Summit - Camp Code #132	00:34:51
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.camphacker.tv/camp-code/womenincampsummit2023 - What We Learned at the Women in Camp Summit When camp pros gather, it is always extraordinary. We just had the pleasure of attending the Women in Camp Summit and it was truly amazing! Join us for the stories and the lessons learned from sessions, village time, connecting, networking, and playing together. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Ruby - Lifeguard training at camp is weather dependent. Yet, as camp leaders, we depend on our staff to obtain the right training and certifications to ensure our camp programs run throughout the summer. Inclement weather is going to happen, leverage your resources to ensure your lifeguards are trained. Local community centres or hotels may have availability throughout the day that you could rent in the event of bad weather. Pool availability and your capability to rent them is going to help to ensure that your camp’s lifeguard training and schedule stays a float! BONUS We were once again reminded this year at the Women in Camp Summit that some folks are just going to come early to help. As camp professionals, it’s always important to keep a list of tasks that need to take place. We’re all camp people and we’re always willing to help, always keep that in mind. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	23 Jan 2024	Key Skills We Need To Work on In 2024 - Camp Code #133	00:34:37
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.camphacker.tv/camp-code/key-skills-2024 Here is what we need to focus on to make the upcoming summer the best it can be! Talking with Camp Pros at Conferences this Fall, we’ve noticed a lot of similar issues folks are dealing with. Join us as we discuss key skills that require our focus for a positive and successful 2024 camp season. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Beth and inspired by Kelly Schuna Vulnerability is a powerful tool that we should all learn to harness and today we want to share thoughts on how we believe vulnerability can be used to repair relationships. As leaders, there are going to be times where we need to have hard conversations AND there will be times where we screw up having those conversations. When we go back to that person to reconcile, there are three phrases that you can use to demonstrate vulnerability: I didn’t like how I handled that. So… that wasn’t my best work. Here’s what I wish I would have said. Teach these phrases to your staff. It demonstrates reflection in our work and demonstrating vulnerability allows us to recover from our mistakes with ease. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	06 Feb 2024	9 Sentences You Want Your Staff to Say - Camp Code #134	00:29:42
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.gocamp.pro/campcode/nine-sentences Here are 9 things that we want your staff to say! Nine sentences! You know…the ones that make for better experiences for both our campers and our staff. Listen in today! - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Kate In today’s episode we focused on the nine things we want our staff to say. What about the sentences we don’t want our staff to say? As a part of your summer training, front load both the things you want and don’t want your staff to say! We’ve prepped you with a short list that comes to mind: “I don’t have time for that!” - We want our staff to remember to make time for things. Be it helping a colleague or supporting a child, it is our role to find ways to support each other. “That’s not my job!” - Camp is all about community and communities come together to help out when and where is needed! “Calm Down/Your Okay” - This dismisses someones feelings and as camp leaders, we need to demonstrate empathy with our campers. “That’s so cute / you're so cute” - This can show that you are fantasizing on or about someone and the way they look. We 100% support the idea of sharing compliments and recommend we focus on things that can help construe confidence in our campers. - Special Guest: Kate Taylor, Camp Consultant, Stephane Richard Development Consulting Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	20 Feb 2024	How to Help our Staff With Stress - Camp Code #135	00:42:45
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Stress is everywhere around us. Learn how to deal with the stress in a world of chaos! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.gocamp.pro/campcode/manage-stress Stress has become such a big part of all of our daily lives. From troubling things going on in our world to the personal stress that staff may be feeling from the hard work at summer camp. We all need to have tools and resources to cope. Join us today as we discuss what we can offer staff to help them deal with what we face at camp and what life will throw their way. - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Beth Let’s frontload this by saying that Beth is in no way diminishing people’s triggers. There are ones that are certainly important and we need to be aware of them. People have gone through so many different types of stress, PTSD, etc… When we are stressed, we are often on the lookout for our triggers, big and small. There are words or signs or triggers that can cause us to be more negative, anxious or fearful. Why not teach your staff to pay attention to their glimmers, the opposite of triggers. The little moment of peace or joy that allow our nervous system to be safe and connected. When you look for them, you will find them everywhere. At the end of your training day, ask your campers to share their glimmers to allow you to focus on the bright moments throughout the day. Special Guest: Kate Taylor, Camp Consultant, Stephane Richard Development Consulting Your Hosts: Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - GoCamp.Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors
	05 Mar 2024	Are Staff Actually Different Than They Used to Be? - with Kim Aycock - Camp Code #136	00:58:36
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! The world around us is changing, but have our staff changed over time? Listen in today to find out what are pros have to say! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.gocamp.pro/campcode/arestaffactuallydifferent We often hear camp directors tell us that staff are so different than ever before? Is this actually the case and, if so, what can we do about it. Join Gabz, Beth, and our special guest Kim Aycock to hear our thoughts. - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Kim - Let’s find ways to introduce our staff to the reality of working at camp. If we could find ways to introduce our staff to camp, show them what camp looks like or feels like. Kim created a handout called A “sense” of camp for new or returning of staff, with a “scent” sticker of camp with a scratch and sniff sticker. A copy of this ides can be found here! - Special Guest: Kim Aycock, Camp Consultant, https://kimaycock.com/ - Your Hosts: - Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - GoCamp.Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors
	19 Mar 2024	Sneaking in the Basics During Training - Camp Code #137	00:36:32
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! At camp, we always want to teach the new stuff, but sometimes we REALLY want to sneak in some basics. Listen today to find out! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.gocamp.pro/campcode/sneaking-basics We all try our very best to pack absolutely everything we can into staff training. How do we find room for it all? How can we sneak those basic skills our staff all need to know into an already packed schedule? We’ve got some ideas. Just us and our special guest, Kim Aycock. Best Practice for Leadership Training From Gabz One idea that I use to help reinforce learning taught throughout training is to have designated staff members act as note takers during the day. The following day, provide print outs of the notes everywhere your staff will be. On the tables during meals, in the bathrooms, on staff pillows and literally everywhere else possible. One thing I like to do is provide notices on the walls in the bathrooms highlighting whats going to be covered today and key takeaways from yesterdays training. Writing things down and sharing with your staff helps to reinforce retention with you staff and can be a tool to demonstrate progress for your staff during the training sessions. Special Guest: Kim Aycock, Camp Consultant, https://kimaycock.com/ Your Hosts: Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - GoCamp.Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors
	02 Apr 2024	Twenty Years of Staff Training - What We’ve Learned - with Chris Rehs-Dupin and Al Murray - Part 1 - Camp Code #138	00:48:23
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.gocamp.pro/campcode/20yearstrainingpt1 Twenty years of staff training, wrapped up into a two part podcast series. This is part one! When you’ve been running staff training for decades, you have seen a lot, tried a lot, and, of course, learned a LOT. Join us, and our special guests, Chris and Al from TQAMP as we share our best secrets, practical tips, and stories. There are so many…we have 2 parts! For now, have a listen to part 1 and get ready for part 2 to release on April 16th! - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Chris One of the more important things you can do is to know what you are going to do first at staff training. Throughout the first hour or two of staff training, be extremely intentional to set the tone for your staff training. You can use these moments to have your staff reflect on their own nervousness and anxiety in a way that helps to build empathy with campers for their first couple of hours at camp. - Special Guest: Chris Rehs-Dupin, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director at TQAMP Al Murray, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Directory at TQAMP Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	16 Apr 2024	How to Teach Accountability to Your Staff - With Kim Aycock - Camp Code #139	00:46:25
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://www.gocamp.pro/campcode/teachingaccountability Teaching Accountability: where character meets competence, creating champions of responsibility! One of the most important traits to teach staff at any company, not just at summer camp, is accountability. Join us today and our special guest Kim Aycock as we discuss how to teach accountability to your staff. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Kim Supervising seems to fall to the bottom of our list. We want to ensure we provide supervisors with appropriate check-ins, all the way through the summer. Helping supervisors on how to manage time and reminding those supervisors that there are things that only “they” can do and things where they can “empower” others to complete tasks off of their todo list. - Special Guest: Kim Aycock, Camp Consultant, https://kimaycock.com/ Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsor… UltraCamp Wouldn’t it be refreshing if your registration software gave you *MORE* time? With UltraCamp, you can track attendance, manage staff applications, streamline registration, and much more. Get back the time you need to focus on what is really important: *CAMP!* Find out more at ultracampmanagement.com/campcode/
	24 Sep 2024	Reflecting on the Successes and Challenges of 2024 - Camp Code #140	00:40:25
Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! We’re Back! And so it begins another summer in the can and now we reflect on the challenges and successes of 2024 as we begin to prepare for the 2025 season. Join us today as we share the issues, the stresses and the rewards of this past summer. - We hope you love this episode of Camp Code! If you do, please consider subscribing to the show, and leaving us a rating in your Podcast app. It’s SO easy, just head to https://ratethispodcast.com/campcode - Best Practice for Leadership Training From Gabz We implemented a new protocol to manage cell phone usage, now in its second year, and it's been highly effective. Previously, staff needed cell phones for music and photos, which created confusion about who could use personal phones. To solve this, we bought five second hand Android phones with fluorescent orange cases, easily identifiable as camp property, and set up a sign-out system for staff use during programs. They also got a Spotify account for music. Key staff, like directors, put orange tape on their personal phones to distinguish them as official. This reduced unauthorized phone use significantly compared to the previous year. - Your Hosts: Beth Allison, Camp Consultant - Go Camp Pro Ruby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors Gabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp Ouareau - Thanks to our sponsors… UltraCamp Imagine camp registration software that actually gives you MORE time for what you love - CAMP! With UltraCamp, you can effortlessly track attendance, manage staff, streamline registration, and more. Explore now at ultracampmanagemnent.com/campcode. BowlineHQ Camp Leaders: Win back your time to what matters most, your campers. Bowline's comprehensive accounting, back-office solutions, and tech-enabled team free up your staff to focus on your mission. Visit bowlinehq.com to learn more and book a free 2-hour financial diagnostic.

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