Sending Campers Home (With Intention!) - CampHacker #166

It may not happen often, but when you, unfortunately, have to send a camper home, you need to get it right.

One of the unfortunate realities of being a camp professional is that it’s likely that eventually, a camper is going to have to go home early.

Whether it’s because of a medical reason, or a behavioural one, a camper going home is never easy. It can send shockwaves not only to them and their parents/caregivers but to your entire camp community.

That’s why it’s important that you don’t leave the “going home” process to chance and instincts.

It’s a good thing that Kate Taylor has dropped in to share her stories and best practices with Travis, Joe and Chris! Tune in!

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9 Things New Families Need to Know - CampHacker #165

How to make campers & families feel like insiders - before they even get to camp!

After a few years away from a regular summer, we likely have more new families than ever.

One of the biggest “shake off the rust” things that we need to remember is how we welcome and prepare new families for their, or their camper’s first time at camp.

Joe, Travis and Gabz get together and share their best practices for helping new families feel like they already have a place at camp, before they even set foot on the property!

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An Honest Conversation About Staffing - CampHacker #164

There’s still time to be proactive. For this summer, and the ones to come.

Here we go. The camp season is on its way and while we’re so desperately ready to be back, we have to face the reality that the camp industry, like many others, is facing a real staffing crisis.

Whether it’s pay, whether it’s work-load or whether it’s COVID, we need to be more intentional than ever about how we recruit, hire, and retain great staff.

The whole team is here to talk not just about where they’re at, but what decisions they are making to ensure that the staffing culture (and numbers) is strong for years to come.

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Succession Planning - CampHacker #163

The year after you leave camp, how will it be doing? How does that reflect on your succession planning?

What’s the plan?

Seriously.

When you, or another senior staff leaves…

Who will pick up where you/they left off?

Where are the procedures?

What are the most important parts of the culture?

Who knows the wifi password?

Yes, even that last one. We’ve said it multiple times on the CampHacker Podcast so this shouldn’t be shocking…but…YOU AREN’T GOING TO BE THE DIRECTOR SOMEDAY!

So how prepared are you?

Have no fear, the CampHacker gang is here! Travis, Gabz, Chris (welcome back, Chris!) and Joe are ready to share the ways that they think about succession planning every day at camp.

Bonus Links!

Because you read the show notes - and that’s pretty neat!

Joe’s “Your Future at Camp” Activity - Instructions for Folding

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