Camp Code - Leadership & Staff Training Podcast for Camp Directors

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links here: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/surprise-delight-staff One of the most important things we can do for youth is to show them that we’re thinking of them.  ♫ The weather outside is frightful, but Beth, Ruby and Gabrielle continue to be delightful ♫  In this episode as they look to give you ways to show your appreci...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at:  https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/disagree-and-discuss-with-care To disagree is not to destroy, it’s to dream about new possibilities. Here’s how to teach your staff that. In this episode our hosts are here to help listeners to understand that conflict can be good, it can create new ideas, decisions or avenues for n...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find more at https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/hiring-in-uncertain-times Inviting staff into our uncertainty. That’s what hiring for Summer 2021 is all about! If you haven’t listened to the four-part mini-series devoted to our camp professionals helping YOU, you should go back and have a listen! This is the first episode after the mini-series and the...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/blog/women-of-gcp-podcast What 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 f...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find more at https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/taking-care-of-your-staff One of the most affordable AND most important things you’ll do at camp this summer. If you have listened to the three earlier episodes focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic, you’re already prepared with a new set of tools on your belt to help YOU as a camp professional. In the final...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/camp-code/professional-development-in-2020 In an off-season like no other, there is still room (and a need) to grow your skills! Get growing with this episode of Camp Code In part three of our four-part series focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic, we dive into the importance of professional devel...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Find more at https://camphacker.tv/camp-code It’s going to be easy to de-prioritize yourself in the lead up to be 2021, let Camp Code help you move yourself up your to-do list.  In part-two of the four-part series focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to help you take care of one of the most valuable things in your life, you! To be the most eff...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Welcome to season 8 of Camp Code!  Well, that was a summer that we will all remember for the rest of our lives. To kick off season eight (that’s right folks, eight seasons on Camp Code) we are launching a four-part mini-series to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affects you, the Camp Director.  Ruby, Beth and Gabrielle are back after the mo...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! That’s a Wrap for Season 7 of Camp Code! As summer approaches, the Camp Code season finale is here!  Multigenerational staff may not be applicable to your camp today, but it absolutely will happen at some point, and what better time to have this in the back of your mind as summer camps eagerly way and adjust to many new guidelines being put in place...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Ruby Compton + Emma Kennedy = Staff Training Brilliance! Switching things up this week, Ruby is on her own interviewing the fantastic Emma Kennedy, Director of  “Camp La Grande Aventure…en Anglais” summer camp, from Saint-Donat, Quebec, Canada. Camp La Grande Aventure….en Anglais is an English camp for francophones. Emma’s camp is located close to G...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Put out the spark before it becomes a dumpster-fire. Give your staff the tools to avoid and work through drama. Summer camp staff are usually a tight-knit group. As well, the expectations of a happy go lucky summer with friends vs the hard reality of living together in community smack into each other. This type of cosmic splatter happens to any and...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Giving staff the tools to be able to have one of the most important conversations of their lives & directors the tools to make their culture even safer. This week, our hosts Gabrielle, Beth and Ruby explore the impact that the #MeToo movement has on summer camps.  As summer camp leaders, empowerment begins with you. Educating people and Sexual h...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! How to help your future leaders see their future at camp! Are you like Gab? Does your camp have that special “little black book?”. You know, the one where you keep all the names of the campers and young staff that you just know will be great leadership team members someday? As directors, we are always looking out for the future. We do this because t...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Not everyone is an all-star camp staff at the beginning. We need to help them get there! As camp leaders, we’ve all been there.  We've all hired staff that are great on paper, but who just didn’t perform the way we thought they would.  However, just because they may not be starting out the way you hoped, doesn’t mean they cannot become the grea...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Make your meetings so extraordinary, your staff will actually look forward to them! How’s that for a challenge? At camp, we have the awesome privilege to get to inject every single moment with creativity and find new ways to engage our staff and campers. So why should meetings be any different? All meetings have a framework to follow to make any mee...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! How to help your domestic and international staff acclimatize to your camp. The full ensemble is back! In this week’s episode Gabrielle, Beth and Ruby dive in to explore the culture shock of staff and developing techniques to train international staff. International staff members are a wonderful addition to your team, and, it takes a little extra wo...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! How do you train future staff? Look to your campers! You might notice that this week, Ruby is steering the Camp Code ship by herself! Not to worry, the triumphant trio will be back next episode, and you’re going to love this one! Tune in to hear Ruby’s interview with Dan Davis, the Camp Director of Camp Rockmont . Dan has dedicated over three decade...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Because conflict is going to happen, people! The Camp Code crew is back for their very first episode of 2020! To ring in the new year, this episode is filled with great tips and tricks, helping to give staff the tools to deal with conflict. Gab dives into an array of acronyms such as the A.C.T Program - Awareness, Communication and Together, and V.I...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Keep your returning camp staff passionate and invested with continuing education opportunities The Camp Code team would like to wish all of our listeners a Happy New Year! As we start ringing the bells to bring on the start of the 2020 Camp Year, Ruby, Beth and Gabrielle give you the best practices for continuing education for returning staff. Inves...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! The most basic human desire is to be able to fit in. In this episode, our hosts dive into stereotypes, managing life pressures and teaching our staff how to build self-esteem, create their potential and give them the superpowers required to battle any self-esteem issue. As Ruby identifies, in order for summer camp leaders to teach self-esteem, it is...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! It All Starts with Trust! Managing summer camp staff, no problem...managing summer camp staff that don’t trust one another, that is where the challenge lays. Having staff sharing information, collaborating and working toward common goals is the foundation of trust and can bring the best out of your staff. Beth defines trust as reliance on the charac...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Teach your staff and campers the value of #getoutside! Stop reading these show notes and just get outside! Leadership Training Best Practices Your Hosts: Gabrielle Raill , Camp Director -   Camp Ouareau Beth Allison , Camp Consultant - CampHacker.tv Ruby Compton , Chief Exploration Officer - Ruby Outdoors       

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! Camp is weird! Let’s help staff navigate. Building off of what we learned from Episode 56 , we wanted to focus on some of the findings our Camp Directors friends came across this past summer. Focusing on the outside world, and fitting in on some the cultures we develop at camp, we want to focus on some guidance to help prepare your staff for a summe...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! After a shortened Season 6 and a lot of questions from fellow listeners, WE ARE BACK with Season 7. This episode is dedicated to those moments where you as a camp director see something and say, “Are You Freaking Kidding Me!?”. Our hosts Beth, Ruby and Gabs have plenty of experience as Camp Directors and they are here to share stories of times where...

Have some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us! More and more directors are saying they are finding their staff less and less willing to make decisions. In a world where there are constantly more options available to us, to make a decision can be downright paralyzing. Listen in as Gabz, Ruby, and Beth discuss their best ideas for helping to empower and educator your staff on being smart decision...