The Day Camp Pod - From Go Camp Pro

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/debriefing-and-decompressingSummer 2022: A summer of lesson, laughs, and learning opportunities.Summer 2022 is in the books- Woo-Hoo, Congratulations. And by all accounts, it was a helluva lot better than 2021, which ain't saying much. After a more normal school year, our campers and younger staff were a bit more normalized, although you could say that our teachers were a bit frazzled. Anyhow, the kids had a great time- and we're going to talk about some of the lessons learned this past summer with our guest Sam Borek, from Woodmont Day Camp, in New City, NY.Do you read the show notes?  Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)Review us on iTunes!If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampSam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictSam Borek, Camp Owner/Director - Woodmont Day Camp-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Captivities - https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!***Join 5-Minute Fridays today at gocamp.pro/5MF***

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/including-non-neurotypical-campersEvery child deserves a camp experience. Period. Allison Krabill and Sam sit down to tell you how to help non-neurotypical campers have a successful camp experience. We're grateful to welcome The Summer Camp Society's new executive director, Allison Krabill join Sam to talk about how we can help all campers, especially the non-neurotypical campers, have a great camp experience at camp.The Summer Camp Society has created a TON of resources that are helping camps all over the world be the best they can. Here is a sampling that Allison has provided (thanks, Allison!):Our Inclusion ResourcesOur Free Stuff (including the Inclusion Specialist Guide)Our BlogOur SeminarsOur Facebook-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Sam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictAllison Krabill, Executive Director - The Summer Camp Society-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/staff-not-coming-backJustin Pritikin returns to give you an inside scoop on why your staff are not coming back, quitting and in general, “done” with the camp industry.Picking up from our past episode 66, and the Tri-State Camp Conference Session that he and I gave last week in Atlantic City, Justin is back to give us older folks some insight as to what's going through the mind of our younger staff. His words and insight have become a bit of a wake-up call for the camp industry- particularly the veterans of the camp experience- so we're giving him a forum today to keep the conversation going.-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)Review us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampJustin Pritikin, Senior, Villanova -Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!-

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/staff-holding-hostageA proactive approach to working with this post-COVID generation of staffThis past summer was intense, especially in the realm of managing our   staff who have been through a lot in the past two years. Managing staff resistance is something that comes with the job, but extreme staff resistance can rattle your cage if you're not ready for it. Our friend Emily Golinsky offers some insight and solutions to help you quell your inevitable next staff challenge uprising.-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictEmily Golinsky, Trainer, Professional Development Leader & Consultant - Bright Moose, LLC-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/equity-in-campStaff training is the opportunity to show how important DEIJ is at your org.Daniel Morias and Leslie Keller are two awesome camp professionals who over the pandemic started the Equity in Camp Initiative- and have launched a successful consulting business supporting camps through their DEI journeys. Today we welcome Daniel to the Pod to get some of his smart perspective on the work we all need to be doing to ensure that our camp community feels supported during these exciting times. Get out a pen a paper for the last half hour folks, because this is great stuff.-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Links from this show:Avoiding Gener Bias in Letter of Reference Writing-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictDaniel Morais, Director of Operations at TIC Summer Camp / Co-founder of Equity in Camp Initiative-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/day-camp-office-adminKeeping the Trains Running on Time!The Day Camp Office is the nucleus of the organization during the off-season and during the summer. Filled with multitaskers, databases, spreadsheets, phones, Emails, texts, push notifications, weather reports- and as technology changes, so does the camp office. Today we meet with two camp professionals dedicated to office administration, and if you care about the details of what we do, you'll find this very interesting.-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)-Review us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Links from this show:Summer Camp Administrators Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/206157707141026-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlayJane Dornbush - Office Manager - Camp JacobsonPeter Goldberg - Administrative Director - Woodmont Day Camp-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/purchasing-2022Don't say we didn't tell you so!We've all heard the news- The shipping containers stranded outside Los Angeles, the supply chain issues, the lack of truck drivers, the lack of workers everywhere - THIS IS NOT FAKE NEWS - this is Purchasing 2022, and if you want cups or french fries, or sports supplies - you better get your orders in now. Eric and Josh from H & H join us today to explain the reality of the situation at hand.-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Links from this show:Coming soon-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlayJosh Cohen - President - H&H Purchasing ServicesEric Forti - Director - H&H Purchasing Services-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/living-your-core-valuesYou say you're an “inclusive camp”…but are you living that every day?DEI! We can't talk about it enough, because frankly - it's THAT important. We're fortunate to be joined this week by Danny Tobin, who has experienced camp, and life, from unique perspectives that help shed light and reiterate what we all need to be doing at our camps.More about Danny at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/living-your-core-values-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)Review us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Links from this show:DEI at WAIC Board of Directors - (thanks, Danny!)-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictDanny Tobin, Director - R.M. Pyles Boys Camp-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/appreciating-staff-brandweinIt's your friend from Chicago…Michael Brandwein!We all want our staff to be professional, and we all want to support them. Great. We also want the pandemic to go away, voting rights, and peace in the middle east… These situations are HARD, and take creativity beyond what most normal humans and day camp pros are capable of. Well, who is faster than a speeding baseball, and scales tall climbing walls in a single bound- This is a job for Michael Brandwein! So get yourself a notepad, and new pen, and a hot cup of coffee- Because this, is the Day Camp Pod.-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)Review us on iTunes!-Get more Michael!Live 2022 Webinar from ACA-Illinois! Brandwein on Training : The Step-by-Step System for Planning & Presenting Your Best Staff Training EverJoin Michael and 7 other industry leaders in Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Best PracticesBack Next Episode-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictMichael Brandwein, Speaker, Trainer and Author - https://www.michaelbrandwein.com/store-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/from-the-mouth-of-babesHave you asked your camp staff what their summer was really like? Andy and Sam did - and we found out their staff are incredibly honest.For our first podcast of 2022, we're going to the source- the staff themselves- so you can hear their debrief of last summer, and their thoughts on recruiting future superstars at our camps. We're going to warn you now, that Ashley Whittington & Justin Pritikin offer up some sobering realities, alongside some great ideas- so buckle up, buttercup!-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)-Review us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Best PracticesAshley - Give little kids tiny competitive bursts - "I'll time you!" "Who can do this first!"Justin - Witches - Like the game of "mafia" but set in medieval times except, here's the trick, THERE ARE NO WITCHES. Other game - running charades relay!-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampSam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictAshley Whittington, Pee Wee Camp CounselorJustin Pritikin, Senior, Villanova -Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/2021-resolutionsHere's how our hosts are (and you can) set yourself up for success in 2022!2021 has come to a close, and Sam, Tiff and Andy have some New Year's resolutions to make 2022 the best it can be for our camp, and especially our staff. SUPPORT, training, diversifying revenue streams, and more- PLUS, a few program tips at the end.Thanks to our hosts and for our awesome listeners for making 2021 a GREAT podcasting season!-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)Review us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Best PracticesSam - Camp reunions and story sharing - ask your alumni how the skills they've learned from camp has positively impacted their livesAndy - Music makers! - Lay instruments out and let kids have at ‘em!Tiff - Help kids rediscover the parks in their own backyards - “Tour-de-la-parks” or “Beyond the Block!”-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park District-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/extreme-heat-2021The heat is ON! Here's how to not just survive, but thrive when the weather is at it's hottest!2021 was literally the HOTTEST SUMMER OF ALL TIME. The heat is on, people, global warming is real, and it ain't getting any cooler. We need to do what we can as camp operators to operate in these crazy hot conditions while keeping our campers and staff healthy and happy. Karyn Miller has been doing it successfully in sunny Arizona, in 122-degree weather even!Check it out, as she tells us “Nawtheners”, how to get it done.-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)Review us on iTunes!If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Links from this episode:Water MonsterOral Rehydraation Salts-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictKaryn Miller, Owner & Director - Cactus Day Camp-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/dream-big-cannabisMary Stein is here to tell us how she dreamed big…and how she was one of the first camps to face marijuana legalization at camp!Mary Stein started a private day camp from scratch in a neighborhood that at first didn't realize how primed for it, it was. Dream BIG Day Camp worked deals with local schools and marketed with a very small budget to serve over 1000 campers each summer. Besides that, they are located in Colorado, one of the first states to legalize cannabis- so she's got a 10-year head start on most of us, in regard to how to frame the legal weed situation with her staff- Get your notepad out, because this is a good one!-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)Review us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Tip of The WeekSam Thompson - Friday the 13th Event @ Crystal Lake - Big year-round $$$!YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictMary Stein, Founder - Dream BIG Day Camp-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/sleepaway-spirit-4An annual tradition of ours…where we talk about…traditions (and other great stuff!)Every season on this podcast, we discuss the “secret sauce” of camp- with a couple of crossover day camp pros, who have special insight. Today, we welcome Dave Skolnik from Hampton Day Camp, and Scott Leonard from Pocono Springs and ask the philosophical yet practical question- What is the Sleepaway Camp Spirit, and what are ways we inject it into our Day Camp Programs?-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)-Review us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcpYOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictDave Skolnik,  Director - Hampton Country Day CampScott Leonard, Director, Pocono Springs Camp-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/staffing-and-reorgWhat to do when it feels like you need to rethink EVERYTHING?Summer 2022 is the time.What more of a kick in the butt do you need? Staff need to be paid equitably, programs need to be rethought, value-added means something totally different nowadays and we need to be ready.And here's the thing - PEOPLE WANT CAMP. They need it more than ever.So demand is up. How do we meet the need?We need to bring some serious brainpower to this conversation - so why have one Podcast hosting team when you could have TWO!?Joining Sam and Andy is Kelly Schuna and Howie Grossinger, the co-hosts of Go Camp Pro's The Camp Owners Podcast.Together, they will take an initial dive into two of the hottest issues in camp right now - staffing and re-organization.We can't wait another second. Let's dive in.-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)-Review us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampSam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictKelly Schuna - Executive Director - Hidden Pines RanchHowie Grossinger - Co-owner/Director - Camp Robin Hood, Partner - Camp Walden & Madawaska Camps-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/camps-at-schoolSchool's out. Camp's in!You can run a great camp program ANYWHERE! If you've got the right people, a solid program and a can-do attitude, you're in.Running a day camp in a school setting, but it definitely also has some major advantages!For millions of kids across the world, schools are their camp setting!Join us for this episode as we sit down with Weston Outlaw and Isaac Brubaker, two incredible directors running camp in a school setting, to hear about how it works they bring the magic of the camp experience into schools.-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)Review us on iTunes!If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictIsaac Brubaker, PREP Program Manager, Day Camp Director - PREP Camp PatriotWeston Outlaw, Director of Auxiliary Programs, Cranbrook Educational Community -Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/2022-staffing-pt1Was staffing a slog in 2021? We have a cheat code for 2022 - her name is Kim AycockKim Aycock dedicates her life to the ins and outs of camp staffing- Recruitment, Hiring, Retention- All-round Best Practices. She trains camp staff, she posts great content on social media, she blogs, pods, and leads the ACA “Camp is a Real Job” initiative- which has a ton of online resources. We plan on having a WHOLE LOT of episodes on Staff this season on the day camp pod, and this is a great first effort- So stay tuned for some terrific ideas and ways of thinking about what we do with staff in 2022 and beyond.-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Bonus Links:Kim's latest blog post with the ACA: Staff Culture: Reclaim Your Purpose, Part 2Kim's info: Website: www.kimaycock.comFacebook: @kimdaycockInstagram: @kim_aycock_Pinterest: @kimdaycockLinkedIn: @kimdaycock-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictKim Aycock, Summer Camp Trainer & Speaker - kimaycock.com-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/multicultural-camp-dcpJust because your marketing materials say you are multicultural, or diverse, doesn't mean you are. Here's how Kevin Gordon did it, and how you can, too.Kevin Gordon is a camp owner and director who started Camp Kupugani from scratch, as a multicultural camp experience, and with a 10-point Kupugani method of character development that will blow you away. Listen and learn from this uniquely intelligent man, and come away with a whole lot of great ideas that you can implement at your camp. And FYI- the last 15 minutes of this Podcast are OFF THE HOOK amazing- so make sure you get there and pay attention.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Bonus Links:Kevin Gordon Bio: https://campkupugani.com/families/meet-camp-directors/The Kupugani Method: https://campkupugani.com/families/kupugani-method/Interesting article about bus driver shortage: https://thehustle.co/why-america-has-a-school-bus-driver-shortage/-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictKevin Gordon, Camp Director - Camp Kupugani-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/summer-2021-debriefWe're on the other side of the Summer of 2021 - Let's unpack it together.How are you?After a first, or second COVID-summer, many Day Camp Pros are only now coming out of hibernation. It was, to say the least, a tough summer.But have no fear, the Day Camp Pod is here! Join Andy, Sam and Tiff as they talk about their perspective on the summer and how they, and the industry as a whole need to move forward towards a successful, and calmer 2022. -Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Tip of the WeekSam: Negative Space Tie Dye-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park District-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/2021-mental-healthThe perfect, and most important way to wrap up our season together - Thanks for being a friend of camps everywhere Dr. G!2020 and 2021 have been quite a shock to our camp community. The clinically inclined would call it trauma. Same as a 9/11, a war, or other experiences that can shake the foundation of our emotions. While society is slowly emerging from the pandemic- things are getting better, the emotional scars will remain for a long time after. For our camper, their parents, and our staff. For this, perhaps the most important topic of the year, and our final show of the season, we're bringing in the heavy artillery - Dr. G, Debi Gilboa, joins us again to help us better understand the lay of the land in the world mental health.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-Review us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictDr. Deborah Gilboa, “Dr. G”, Parenting & Youth Development & Resiliency Expert - www.askdoctorg.com-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/mini-not-for-profit-like-forWelcome to the meshugganah motivator himself, Aaron Greenberg!The not-for-profit camping world has had it tough this past year, with nervous funders, shoe-string budgets, furloughed staff and such. But not as much so with the Jewish Camps that work with Aaron Greenberg. In 2020, Aaron was the meshugganah motivator that got the vast majority of JCC Day Camps to open up across the country. Part of that comes from his belief that you need to run your non-profit like a for-profit. Andy looks forward to you meeting with his friend Aaron.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.proReview us on iTunes!If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampAaron Greenberg, CEO - Jewish Day Camp Network-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/supporting-trans-campers-staffWe can't keep doing things the way we've been doing them if our goal is to keep all of the campers in our care safe. Welcome, Chris Rehs-Dupin!Day Camps have gone through all kinds of changes through the years. In the 1950s and 60s - the talk was probably about integration at camps. In the 1990s and 2000s we had our first openly gay staff and campers, and today - we are welcoming more and more transgender  folks in our community.Yet most camp directors of a certain age - Boomers and Xers - struggle with the implications. What will the parents say, where will they change, what about the bathrooms, and I can tell you first hand that most of that worry is for naught. Today, we are lucky to have an expert in the field - Chris Rehs-Dupin, who will give us an inside and out view of transgender campers and staff, and leave us with some tips to help make our camps as truly inclusive as we say they are.Thanks to Chris for joining us. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider donating to Transplaining at https://www.transplaining.info/one-time-gift.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.proReview us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Additional Resources - Thanks, Chris!Chris' Episode Summary - A GREAT Resource!-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictChris T. Rehs-Dupin, Speaker & Co-Founder - Transplaining-Guest Bio - Chris Rehs-DupinChris Rehs-Dupin spent the majority of his professional career (17 years) in youth development in the outdoors- including 8 years in overnight programming, and 9 years in day programming. Chris is a passionate speaker, trainer, and educator- who has spoken at numerous conferences, camps, and to larger organizations.  Participants agree that Chris works to meet them where they are- and educates in the absence of shame.Chris loves to support camps as they foster gender-inclusive practices.  He is available for consulting services, which will directly support a camp's goals within the context of their community.-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/mini-games-gamesCurt “Moose” Jackson is with Sam to share his best games and best gaming practices.This mini-pod is all about games!Games are the bread and butter of a great camp staff member and you can never have too many favourites.We're grateful for Curt to join us on this episode! If you want more Camp Programming goodness, check out his podcast at https://www.summercamppro.com/scp-pod/ In this episode, we cover:Why include games in training?How do you teach staff, to teach games, to campersHow can you make your own game?What equipment can you provide your counselors to keep in their backpacks?“New” games, Inclusive games, transition games.-Bonus ResourcesSam's game guide - School Age New Games IICurt's Hip Pocket Activities Booklet - Thanks, Curt!Curt is offering a free copy to our listeners. Just use the discount code DAYCAMPPOD (doesn't need to be in caps). It will be good all through May.Here is the link...https://patchworkmarketplace.com/product/hip-pocket-activities-booklet-template/-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/circle-tacoUsing circles (…and tacos?) to help our campers be their best this summer. Welcome, Emily Golinsky!Most Day Camps fancy themselves masters in the art of Circle Time, but we doubt that most look at it as an act of restorative justice. To quote a golden Bob Ditter metaphor, camp is about making change, and Emily Golinsky is going to walk us through a framework that you are going to want to use with your team this summer, when we start seeing challenging behaviors. She also has a phenomenal metaphorical take on our lovable, less typical kids involving Tacos that we can't wait for you to hear.-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Tip of the WeekAndy: Adding another level of hierarchy to the mix to support the  increased needs of campers this summer - “Assistant Division Leader”Sam: Building a better sprinkler systemEmily: “Kids do well when they can“-Additional Resources - Thanks, Emily!The Awkward Taco: Social Skills at CampRestorative Circles & Circles for Conflict Resolution-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampSam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictEmily Golinsky, Trainer, Professional Development Leader & Consultant - Bright Moose, LLC-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/mini-camp-training-dave-malterWelcome back to the Podcast, Dave Malter!Andy and the great Professor Dave Malter are here to talk about the complexities that will go into training staff to serve kids that have been living in a pandemic for a WHOLE YEAR now.It's going to be a different kind of training, so we need to bring in the pros to help us get ready.Thanks to Professor Dave for coming and sharing his insights.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.proYOUR HOST:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampGUEST:David Malter aka “Professor Dave”, Speaker, Trainer and Consultant - ProfessorDave.campAndy PritikinDavid Malter - AKA Professor DaveSPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/frank-brandweinWelcome back, Michael Brandwein!Like a day camp guardian angel, Michael Brandwein has been bestowing wisdom upon us for longer than many of our listeners may roam this earth- How does that make you feel, Michael? The defending champion of Day Camp Pod guests returns in our third season to defend his belt- in a unique way that you've likely not experienced him before. Michael, like all of us, is supremely concerned about mental health this camp season- including OUR OWN, and he's back to share his awesome insight and perspective with us.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.proReview us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Tip of the WeekAndy: Michael's Multiple Soccer Goals - Kick it up a notch!!!Sam: Hungry HipposTiff: Big Life Journal & Kindness is Cool Boxes!-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictMichael Brandwein, Speaker, Trainer and Author - https://www.michaelbrandwein.com/store-More from Michael!Michael's six bestselling books are Training Terrific Staff, Vols. 1 and 2, Skill of the Day: What Great Leaders of Young People Do & Say, Super Staff SuperVision, Learning Leadership: How to Develop Outstanding Teen Leadership Programs at Camp, and his latest, Growing Great Qualities in Kids: The L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M. Technique for Bringing Out the Best in Young People. All are available directly at www.michaelbrandwein.com/storeTo reach Michael regarding staff and leadership training, virtual and face-to-face, please contact him at mail@michaelbrandwein.com-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/mini-camp-activitiesSPONSORED CONTENT - Thanks to Camptivities for their support!Day Camp schedules come in all ways shapes and forms, but most of us have the same goals- to create a wide-ranging and engaging program that kids can enjoy and learn from. Set activities, electives, special events.All present challenges to balance, and there are very few pieces of software that have proven to be able to do it. Today we talk with Ryan Rosen from Camp Kinneret and Camptivities about all of this, and more.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-YOUR HOST:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampGUEST:Ryan Rosen, Director - Camp Kinneret & Founder - Camptivities-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/liquid-sunshineIt's time to learn to dance in the rain, folks!At day camp we don't have rainy days, we have Liquid Sunshine, and it's not raining until we say it is. My brother lives in Seattle, where it rains almost every day, and nobody complains. As we camp directors like to say- “there's no such thing as bad weather, just inadequate clothing.” Rainy days are more than a weather phenomenon, they are a state of mind, AND… they are an amazing exercise in PREPARATION- Put your galoshes on people, it's time to get wet!-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Tip of the WeekAndy: Lightning Protection (www.bblightning.com) - And cans of soda for prizesSam: Picture Scavenger HuntTiff: Do things that adults do- Paint ‘n' Sip (Paint ‘n' Pop Tart), Mocktails and Karaoke, Vision Boards, etc.Cricket: Ask your staff- get ideas from them, use PINTEREST!!!-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictCricket Snearing, 30 years as Administrative Director and Rockwood Adventures Teen Travel Director at Sesame, Current Summer Ceramics Teacher at Camp Walden, NY-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/mini-advocacy-goldWelcome back, Jonathan Gold!Review us on iTunes!Please help us welcome back the man, the myth, the legend, Jonathan Gold to this Day Camp Mini-Pod!Tune in to hear more about:WHY Government advocacy- It's like an insurance policy- and it's also a bit pricey.Forming your own State Government Advocacy program like we did. www.njcgap.org Examples of how it worked for usIt's really hard and frustrating, and usually doesn't workPandemic Open Houses for Recruiting Campers this SummerIf you want kids to come to you face-to-face in June, their parents are willing to come to you now face-to-face and visit your camp… AND THEY WILL SIGN UP!!!You will show them that you know what you're doing- give them confidenceAnd you can figure out how to do it safely and effectivelywww.youcanbook.mehttps://calendly.com/ Andy's effective Virtual Open HousesDo you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-YOUR HOST:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampGUEST:Jonathan M. Gold, MBA, PhD, Camp Owner/Director - the Arbor Group of Camps-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/you-can-do-itA Love Letter for Camps Considering Running in 2021 - from Go Camp ProReview us on iTunes!If you're able to run camp this summer, we want to make sure you know you can do it.This special Go Camp Pro Podcast is for camps out there who are on the fence about running this summer. We support each other in this industry and we believe that it's on all of us to help each other succeed. Here's one of our contributions.Chris Hudson from Camp Highlight - who did no run in 2020 sits down with Andy Pritikin from Liberty Lake and Kelly Espinosa from Kennolyn Camps, who did run in 2020. Tune in to hear about why camp is more important than ever and learn about Andy and Kelly's fears, tears and cheers when it comes to running camp during a pandemic.We don't know many things right now, but we know that kids will need camp this summer more than ever. They NEED you.We are in the business of changing children's lives and they've never needed a life-changing moment more than this one.If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampKelly Espinosa, Day Camp Director - Kennolyn CampsChris Hudson, Camp Director - Camp Highlight-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/mike-stillsonMeet Mike Stillson - A True Day Camp Maverick!Review us on iTunes!The Camp Industry has some great leaders. We've interviewed a bunch of them, and we've got another one for you. Mike Stillson showed tremendous leadership in guiding his organization to open last summer, and continue programming through the offseason. Regionally, as the reigning President of the Western Association of Independent Camps, he's been a steady hand in moderating the ins and outs of the pandemic for day and resident camps west of the Rocky Mountains. Nationally he co-founded “Save Next Summer” to help ensure that ALL camps in North America can flourish in 2021. We can't wait to introduce you to all to Mike-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Tip of the WeekAndy: Automated Marketing SystemsSam: Pie Irons and Dutch OvensMike: Calendly, COVID Reports & GET VACCINATED-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictMike Stillson, Executive Director - Valley Trails Summer Camps-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/mini-marcy-browerA spotlight on a wonderful woman in camping, Marcy BrowerReview us on iTunes!There are some amazing people who blaze a trail for change;Marcy and Bob founded and operated Circle M Day Camp in Wheeling Illinois for 45 years, one of the first private camps to hire minority staff and enroll minority children.Her interest in opportunities for children eventually influenced the whole of private camping in the national organization of private camps.Marcy and Bob founded the Mid states Camping conference in 1993. And Marcy was an American Camp Association Illinois Board member and then served on the National Board and an endless list of committees.Marcy was active in the civil rights movement and in the struggle for the rights of the LGBTQ community, particularly in ACA. She raised funds for civil rights groups and labor unions by sponsoring folk music concerts on the campgrounds during the 1960s, and marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington in 1963.Here is an article they wrote in the 1960's for American Camp Association:https://www.acacamps.org/resource-library/articles/desegregating-circle-m-day-camp-determination-succeed-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-YOUR HOSTS:Sam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park District, Vice president ACA IllinoisGUESTS:Colette Marquardt, Executive Director of ACA Illinois-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/parks-and-rec-podThe ins and outs of one of the largest groups of day camp providers, Parks & Rec departments!Review us on iTunes!Municipal Parks and Rec. programs might have more day campers across North America each summer than all the private camps in the United States combined. They are local, convenient, and tax-subsidized affordable. The multi-tasking people who lead these summer programs are local heroes who put together engaging, memorable experiences with shoe-string budgets, limited facilities, and a WHOLE LOT of creativity that we can all learn from. For all of our Parks & Rec. frontline worker listeners, this episode is for YOU.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Tip of the WeekAndy: PickleballSam: Hot Dog SwitchTiff: Shadow Tag, Water GamesJanet: Camp isn't about you, it's about the kidsMike: Tech tip - Sling work scheduling appYOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictJanet Dellett, Director of Parks and Recreation - Middletown TownshipMike Gianatasio, Superintendent of Recreation - Berwyn Park District-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/mini-dave-thoensenA conversation with Andy Pritikin & Dave ThoensenPlease help us welcome Dave Thoensen to this Day Camp Mini-Pod!Tune in to hear more about:Private Day Camp BUSINESS practicesFiscal responsibilityLast summer: PPE purchasing, staffing, parent communication- your amazing resource of same day covid-testingRunning a Pre-School in a pandemicEarly Enrollment - creating a buzz, always recruitingWhat camps should be doing NOW- staffing, (And shouldn't be doing- capital improvements)Government advocacy - local level - even DIY!ACA volunteeringWhy you should open this summer, if you can.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampGUESTS:Dave Thoensen, Camp Owner/Director - Tamarak Day Camp-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/hard-timesIt's not all waterslides and s'mores, folks! Here's how to persevere through the hard times, to get back to the good ones!The world changed for us all in March 2020, with life, and camp, and business becoming more stressful and challenging than ever before. But “what does not kill us, makes us stronger,” diamonds are formed under pressure, success comes from learning from our failures- We could go on, but you get the point. Guess what kids, life is tough, running a camp has tremendous challenges, and the more we overcome these challenges, the stronger we become as camp directors, as leaders, and as people.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-Episode Resources & LinksJustin Pritikin TedTalk: https://youtu.be/1_UYVew7TEYWarehouse Fight: https://nbcares.org/-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Tip of the WeekAndy: cagemask.com - neck gaiter - https://cagemask.com/product-category/neck-gaiter/ Sam: Monday.comTiff: FREE stuff: jotforms.com, canva.com-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park District-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/mini-scott-brodyHow Scott Brody and The ACA supported camps through the dark days of summer 2020.Andy is joined by his longtime friend, colleague and business partner, Scott Brody, who also happens to be the Board Chair of the American Camp Association, with a concentration the past 4 years on Government affairs.Tune in to hear about Scott and the ACA's response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and what they did to literally give camps the playbook to run in a pandemic.Hear more about:How Scott got into camping, and what his current position is important position in this important moment of time.What is it about the sleepaway spirit… at Day Camp?Explain the extensive work that the ACA has been doing BEHIND THE SCENES, starting with the pandemic response- EHEDo you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-Relevant Links:https://www.kenwood-evergreen.com/https://www.everwooddaycamp.com/https://www.sewataro.com/ACA Covid-19 resource page-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampGUESTS:Scott Brody, Owner & Director - Camps Kenwood & Evergreen-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/traditions-at-day-campPowerful ways to draw kids into the wonder and magic of your Day Camp.Kids love predictability, kids love silliness, kids love TRADITIONS. Most every camp out there has some kind of traditions that have woven their way into your program or facility- It's part of the cool, uniqueness that makes your camp… a CAMP! Some traditions are great, some should be removed, and you don't have to be a 100-year-old sleepaway camp to have them. You can argue that a brand-new, small indoor day camp can have them, and that they are even more important in that setting. Today we're joined by two of the camp industry's favourite millennials, Jack Schott and Laura Kriegel, who before starting their own program, travelled across the country in search of cool traditions. Sit back and take notes, because YOUR camp is about to get better, without spending a cent!Tune in to hear Sam, Tiff, Andy, Laura and Jack pass the mic to share their favourite camp traditions!-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-Episode Resources & LinksFind these at https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/traditions-at-day-camp-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictLaura Kriegel, MSW, Co-Founder and Executive Director - Camp Stomping GroundJack Schott, Co-Founder and Executive Director - Camp Stomping Ground-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!-Bonus - Andy and Sam's Big list of Traditions!Find this at https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/traditions-at-day-camp

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/ppp-era-acaTimely info for American Camps - Jan/Feb 2021For many camps and small businesses in the United States, the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program was a lifesaver- enabling us to keep our best people employed which we navigated the uncharted waters of the covid-19 pandemic. Starting January 13, the second round of PPP has been made available to qualifying businesses, as well as other resources like the Employer Retention Credit. While most of us may be good at running a summer camp, this other stuff is both supremely important and pretty darn confusing- which is why we have called for an EMERGENCY Podcast with ACA National Chair Scott Brody and the great Steve Baskin - so that we can better grasp the options that can ensure our financial solvency as we enter the 2021 camp season.Tune in to hear about:What we need to know about the PPP situationThe issues of timing, and filing for forgivenessWhat's coming down the pike.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-Important Links:Andrew Ziv's thorough explanation of ERC & PPP - https://andrewziv.substack.com/p/breaking-down-the-employer-retentionSBA / PPP - https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-programIRS / ERC - https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-employee-retention-credit-under-the-cares-act-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampGUESTS:Scott Brody, Owner & Director - Camps Kenwood & EvergreenSteve Baskin, Executive Director - Camp Champions, Camp Pinnacle, Partner - Everwood Day Camp-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/preschool-program-2021They're the most fun, the most magical, the most squirmy and they're the future of camp. Here's how to rock your preschool camp programming!Pre-Schoolers are the little saplings of day camp. Show them and their families a good time, and you have an annuity that can last a decade. That said, they are completely different on so many levels, compared to elementary and middle schoolers. Today we'll deep dive into the world of the littlest people in our campsTune in to this episode to hear about camp programming, the arts, games, special events, facilitation tricks and MORE - all for the wee ones!Enjoy!Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Tip of the WeekAndy: Skip's Rubber Duckie idea: Give every kid a rubber duckie, put them in the shallow part of the pool, and tell the kids to go and get them! It will get them right in the pool!Sam: Perspective training - Line staff up, and every other one kneels down to give the staff the perspective of a pre-schooler looking up with their counsellors. That's why we get down on one knee!Tiff: Taking your current curriculum and make it age-appropriate for every level to make sure everyone feels seen and related to.-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictDiana Vroman, Elementary Schools Site Director - Crystal Lake Park District-Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!-Sam's Mega-List of Preschool Programming!Found at https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/preschool-program-2021

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/dei-at-day-camp-pt2Here's part 2 of this important conversation with Dr. Perry and Dr. Ozier.One of the silver linings 2020 has been the awakening of many camp professionals to the glaring lack of diversity in the camp industry. Besides camps that cater to children living in the inner-city, Summer camp- like many American institutions, has historically been a white proposition. Today we will discuss what we can do within our organizations, to help make change. Thank you for joining us for this important discussionIn this second part of a two-part episode, we cover:Goal is uplifting ALL humanityStaff training, and ongoing staff stuff through the season (when you see it, say it- see what? say what?)How to talk to campers about it- proactively (like on Mondays when laying down the rules), and when kids slip up- how to address it. Communicating racism, diversity, tolerance with little kids vs. big kidsParent Communications- Website, Parent Resource Guides, what to “say” on a tour-Episode ResourcesFind all resources: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/dei-at-day-camp-pt1Positive White Racial Identity Development.pdfAli Michael piece: What White Children Need to Know about RaceThe Racial Healing Handbook-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictDr. Chanika Perry, Director of Education Programs - Hands On AtlantaDr. Lance Ozier, Senior Educational Consultant - Teaching Matters-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pr!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/dei-at-day-camp-pt1The Day Camp world is being reborn after the summer of 2020. Let's rebuild it into a world of diversity, equity and inclusion.One of the silver linings 2020 has been the awakening of many camp professionals to the glaring lack of diversity in the camp industry. Besides camps that cater to children living in the inner-city, Summer camp- like many American institutions, has historically been a white proposition. Today we will discuss what we can do within our organizations, to help make change. Thank you for joining us for this important discussionIn this first part of a two-part episode, we cover:Developmental appropriateness- inappropriate, but age-appropriate- use as teachable moments- don't dismiss.“Got it from parents”NAMING defensiveness- “Not seeing race”Avoiding the topicHow do we show off- How do we represent camp validity to all peopleNot avoiding… accepting, knowing what the community values.Step 1- Hiring diverse staff-Episode ResourcesFind all resources: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/dei-at-day-camp-pt1Positive White Racial Identity Development.pdfAli Michael piece: What White Children Need to Know about RaceThe Racial Healing Handbook-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictDr. Chanika Perry, Director of Education Programs - Hands On AtlantaDr. Lance Ozier, Senior Educational Consultant - Teaching Matters-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/essence-of-campWhen you take away all of your camp's window-dressing, what's left? Andy and Liz Kimmelman dig into it on this Mini-Pod.Every camp we've spoken to that opened during Summer 2020 quickly realized that all the bells and whistles they've accumulated over the years were insignificant, as their downscaled, back-to-basics programming was embraced and enjoyed by the campers and staff in ways like we've never seen before. For camp directors like Liz and Andy Kimmelman, and myself to a degree, this was a welcome awakening for the future of our camps. THIS, is the Day Camp Pod!Tune in to hear about:Nicknames...Summer 2020 reckoningWhy do you think this happened?Opportunities for Autonomy, mastery and connection!Do you think that people (including parents) will remain content to keep it simple?Changes we made that we will keepWebsite revisionsAdvice to our day camp colleaguesUnplug, outdoor, explore, play moreDo you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampGUESTS:Liz Kimmelman - Owner/Director - Camp Tumbleweed-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/mark-transportWe're always doing a bit of a turnaround at camp, so let's hear from a Day Camp Pro who's a…well…pro at it!Review us on iTunes!Being successful in the camp industry these days calls for strong, courageous leadership- and on Long Island, Mark Transport has made himself known amongst his camp peers, local and state government, and in the media.In this episode, we cover:Mark's camp origin story, from dentist to resident camp to day campSleepaway Camp SpiritTransitioning school kids into camp kidsBeing a Turnaround ExpertFacilityNot seeing the problemsChange is essentialMark's Experience Running Camp Summer 2020Using the MediaTalking in front of the cameraDo you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Tip of the WeekAndy: A tip from Joanna Warren Smith - teach your staff to answer the phone intentionally - ex. “Liberty Lake, this is Andy speaking!”Sam: Use kernels of corn instead of live bait for fishing programs.Mark: 1. Your camp is evaluated by how nice your bathroom is           2. Directors- GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY- do frontline work, builds morale-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictMark Transport, Owner/Director - Crestwood Country Day Camp-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/perseverance-in-day-campingWe will persist. Kids need camp too much for us to give up.Review us on iTunes!The last 8 months have been emotionally trying for all of us- Whether you opened in 2020, or chose not to open, this has been a rite of passage like none other- with no self-help books or TedTalks to lead the way. In these times of uncertainty, we must find it in ourselves to have the grit and resilience that we preach to our camp community each summer- Dalia Librus is an Israeli Day Camp director who has had to run camp through other kind of tough situations that can give us all a little perspective these days. Tune in to hear about:Dalia's fascinating origin story - convincing her school to start a summer camp programWhat day camp is like in Israel- in times of war and civil unrestNot just rain clouds up in the sky!!!Perseverance and Grit- and learning to deal with tough situations, as they become normalized.Such parallels to Covid-19, summers 2020/2021Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampGUESTS:Dalia Librus, Director of External Programs - American International School in Israel-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/sleepaway-spirit-pt3“The Mont-sters of Day Camp” are here for our annual episode on harnessing the spirit of overnight camp at your day camp!If YOU have experienced both day camp AND resident camp, agree that a great day camp captures the “Sleepaway Camp” Spirit- This episode, our third annual episode on this topic, attempts to solve the riddle of WHAT IS the Sleepaway Camp Spirit, and what can we do in our meager little day camp setting between the limited hours, staff going home every night, and kids ratting us out to their parents- The answer, we can do a whole lot.In this episode, we cover:What do people who don't know day camp, not understand about the culture?What are we even talking about - sleepaway camp spirit?What concepts are we able to “bring over” from the overnight camp experience?What cool things our camps do to give that vibeChallenges to achieve this - Staff that go home at night, parents who interrogate their kids every afternoon, etc.Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Tip of the WeekAndy: Games like capture the flag and other wide games that kids sometimes don't get to do in a day camp experience.Sam T: Find a giant cardboard distributor - backdrops, cardboard regatta, photo boards, the possibilities are ENDLESS!Tiff: Run a New Years eve slumber party - ginger ale, ball drop, toast at noon, pyjamas, movies, popcorn, the whole 9-yards!Sam B: 6 Team Olympics in One Day - use stories to fuel the excitementYOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictSam Borek, Camp Owner/Director - Woodmont Day CampGordon Josey, Owner/Director - Breezemont Day Camp-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Here are some art projects that teens will actually enjoy!Review us on iTunes!On this mini-pod, Sam sits down with Cricket to tell you about some of their favourite art projects that are winners with teens!And since it's hard to do an audio-only show of crafts, here is a write-up of the crafts!Thanks, Sam and Cricket!-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOST:Sam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park District, Vice president ACA IllinoisGUEST:Cricket Snearing, 30 years as Administrative Director and Rockwood Adventures Teen Travel Director at Sesame, Current Summer Ceramics Teacher at Camp Walden, NY-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/2021-staff-recruitment-and-retentionWe're not exactly sure what the summer of 2021 will look like, but we know we'll need a great team of staff! Here's how to get them on board, and keep them around!As we navigate the pandemic waters, the staffing landscape has skewed a bit. Some might say that potential staff are more available than ever. But are they willing to work at camp? Are their parents willing to allow them to work at camp? And how has the proposition of working at day camp changed.We have tremendous benefits over most any other summer jobs, and our challenge continues to be figuring out how to translate the camp experience into a language that neophytes can understand and appreciate.We welcome Kim Aycock and Jolly Corley to the Pod to help share some best practices with our listeners.In this episode, we cover:Recruitment: what advantages do we have within/coming out of a pandemic?Internships and travel abroad cancelled or limitedUtilizing alumni connectionsHow to get people back to your camp in 2021, when your camp didn't run in 2020?Staff Culture = Camp CulturePanic & being “stuck”  is realSo many questions, so few answersImportance of communication/transparencyBe a Stress DetectiveReturn to Your Values (before, current, ideal)Why reinvent the wheel - look to great leaders in times of crisis  (Winston Churchill) for guidance “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” — Winston ChurchillFrame the Summer, Invoke Destiny, Define Victory/Success, Redefine HardshipDo you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-Day Camp Tip of the WeekAndy: Intentional Staff Bonding - Tie Dye NightSam: Mafia GameTiff: Survey staff what victory/success looks like at the end of this summer (goals). Cool tool Opinion X helps with surveys: https://www.opinionx.co/Kim: Disruptus Game (great for ideation, innovation...Disruptus revolves around new ways to create, transform, or improve ideas or objects)Jolly: Pool Noodle Games for Social Distancing-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictJolly Corley, Speaker and Director - Camp RobindelKim Aycock, Speaker, Trainer, Teacher and Go Camp Pro Contributor - www.kimaycock.com-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/

Find more at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/eleanor-eellsCelebrating a foundational Camp Professional. Tune in to learn about Eleanor Eells and her legacy in camping in part, through Title XX funding.Review us on iTunes!Eleanor P. Eells was a leader and inspiration within the field of camp throughout her life. She was an active participant in the Settlement House and Social Service Agency camp movements and a pioneer in therapeutic camping. She was one of the founders of the Fund for Advancement of Camping and served as its director through FAC's formative years.Eleanor Eells had an equally important influence on the American Camp Association. She worked with FAC to support programs such as ACA's 1970s standards research and rewrite; the pilot Camp Director Certification Institute; the Camping Unlimited/Intergrouping Project; ACA's last reorganization; and securing government funding for campership use. Her greatest contribution was helping individuals and camps start new programs. When these programs were operating, she shared results with countless others.Eleanor Eells' life was an example for the camp professional. The first recipient of ACA's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, Eleanor Eells passed away in her 94th year in Calgary, Alberta.We're so excited to welcome Gordie Kaplan to this mini-pod to discuss an extremely important figure in the camping industry, Eleanor Eells!Tune in to hear about:1. How did you end up working with Eleanor?2. What was the societal problem that the two of you were trying to remedy that led to Title XX?3. Describe Tittle XX?4. Title XX in the COVID year, how we adapted program's to still serve campers.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.proIf you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcpYOUR HOST:Sam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park District, Vice president ACA IllinoisGUESTS:Gordie Kaplan, Camping Industry Veteran - ACA-IL-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/blog/women-of-gcp-podcastWhat do you call it when you gather a bunch of female camp and podcasting pros in a room? You call it AWESOME.In today's special crossover episode, Beth Allison from Camp Code hosts a conversation with several of the women who podcast with Go Camp Pro. Today's episode features Rachel Kent and Cassie Bloy from Beyond Camp, Sam Thompson from the Day Camp Pod, Kelly Schuna from The Camp Owner's Podcast, and Ruby Compton from Camp Code and Gabrielle Raill from CampHacker and Camp Code. Listen in as these women discuss their mentors who inspired them in the industry, challenges women face working at camp and advice for new camp pros. Interestingly, all of these women have also attended the Women in Camp Summit in previous years. During the episode, they discuss some of their biggest takeaways from the event as well as what they are most looking forward to for this year's Live Virtual Summit taking place December 2-3. Find out more about the Women in Camp Summit Live Virtual event at https://www.womenincampsummit.com.Gabrielle announced this year's Summit will also feature the first of the “Becoming Allies” series with an event titled “Becoming Allies: Supporting Women in Camp” on December 4. Folks who want to participate in the Allies event can register through this link: https://acai.wildapricot.org/event-4051965-The Women in Camp Summit needs your support! The planning team for the Summit has set a $7,500 fundraising goal to offer scholarships to attendees and off-set the costs of hosting this unique professional development event. Every dollar counts. Donate today and donate again on the Day of Giving for the Women in Camp Summit on November 24. Donate here: https://acai.wildapricot.org/allies/-Love this episode?Find more Podcast goodness at gocamp.pro/podcast. Also, if you want to support the work that we do, please consider subscribing to the shows, and leaving us a rating in your favourite Podcast app.-On This Episode:Beth Allison, Camp Consultant and Co-Owner - Go Camp ProGabrielle Raill, Camp Director - Camp OuareauRuby Compton, Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby OutdoorsSam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictKelly Schuna - Owner - Hidden Pines RanchCassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Member Risk - Girl Guides of Canada

Find show notes and links at - https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/day-camp-from-scratchPost-COVID, the world is going to be in need of more connection than ever. What better way is there to connect than at camp? Here's how to start your own!Review us on iTunes!If only one out of every six American children attends summer camp programs, there's a whole lot of potential campers out there, just waiting for YOU to create a day camp closeby to their neighborhood. So now what? How do you go from that great little idea to a fully functioning day camp that's signing up campers, hiring staff, and getting ready for opening day? Stay tuned- and we'll let you know.In this episode, we cover:Location location location!Business, marketing and branding plansQuick and easy camper registration.Set up open house- “Meet the Director” events- Zoom, in-person, etc.Create YouTube/Facebook/Instagram videos- Tell them who you are, why you're doing this, and how awesome it's going to be!How do you ingratiate yourself with the local community and become a partnerHow do you position your proposition? What does the local community need? Who is the oversight in your area? DCFS, Health Department, ACA?And much much more!Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.proIf you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcpDay Camp Tip of the WeekAndy: Portable Ga-Ga Court- Inflatable, wooden, plastic- whatever. Create “camp” anywhere!Sam: T-Shirts for winter that say “Ask me about my awesome camp” or follow me to…Tiff: Google-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park District-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/day-camp-kitchenHappy Kitchen - Happy Camp. Here are some best practices for camp kitchens of all kinds!Review us on iTunes!Running a food service at your day camp is not typical, and it certainly isn't in the talent wheelhouse of most camp directors. But for those who can pull it off, it can be an awesome perk for your camp families- while hopefully not being a huge financial or managerial burden upon you. We're joined today by Sam Borek, who honed his kitchen skills at resident camp, and who actually enjoys managing the ins and outs of the day camp kitchen.Tune in to hear about:Determining MenuChoosing food vendorsHow do the kids ORDER their meal each day?How is it served, non-pandemic, during pandemic (next summer)DessertsAllergiesHealthyNot Healthy- Snacks, Ice Cream/Ice PopsDo you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It's SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampGUESTS:Sam Borek, Camp Owner/Director - Woodmont Day Camp-SPONSORS:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you've gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It's so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!