Category: staff training
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To all the staff members that I have fired – I wish you well.
There is no part of me that wants to see a youth get fired from summer camp. As a camp director I want to see you grow, learn and succeed. I want to see the passion light up in your eyes. I want to see you change the life of a child. I want to…
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Summer Camp – making the impossible possible
As a camp director I spend time thinking about our facilities, our maintenance needs, updating policies and procedures, and generally thinking about the logistics of summer camp. I need to be vigilant to remind myself that the community of camp is the most important thing. The feeling, the welcoming, the emotion is what makes camp,…
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Camp Staff – Be Careful…
Summer camp is in the business of making memories. Camp is about the memories that campers take away. Every moment of every day is your opportunity to create these memories for your campers. Not just the opportunity, but the responsibility. You have a huge responsibility to give the campers the best possible memories of summer…
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I was the fat kid at camp
I was the fat kid at camp. This fact shaped my entire camp experience. Being the fat kid was not easy, kids made fun of me, names were called, fights happened. You might think that I would grow to not like camp. What made the difference for me? The staff – the way the staff…
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Summer Camp Matters
Summer Camp Matters It matters to kids. It matters to society. It matters to the future. Summer Camp matters. It matters to the child who comes with no friends and leaves with forever friends. It matters to the child who has had a hard year at school and camp is their escape. It matters to…