COVID-19 and Summer Camps - As of March 20th, 2020 - The Day Camp Pod
What we know about COVID-19 and how it is affecting summer camps as of March 20th, 2020.
In these interesting, uncertain, wild, scary times, we wanted to keep the camp world up to date with what the leaders in the industry are thinking, saying and doing when it comes to COVID-19 and it affects on the summer camp world.
Andy, Sam and Ehren are joined by Joel Bennett, a camp veteran and consultant who recently led an excellent ACA “crucial conversation” webinar about the coronavirus situation. We also have with us Colette Marquardt, the Executive Director of ACA Illinois, and Travis Allison the curator of the Summer Camp Professionals Facebook Page, co-owner of Go Camp Pro and the curator of the Go Camp Pro Coronavirus Slack Group.
In this emergency episode, we discuss:
Open Houses, Camp Tours, etc. - Everything is on hold
Effective communication in an era of disinformation with current families, prospective families, hired staff, prospective staff and campers
Cash flow - marketing, purchasing, staffing, lines of credits, loans, etc.
What if the Camp Season Doesn’t take place?
Developing creative solutions for potential staffing challenges.
Working Remote without Missing a Beat: Best Practices
Did we miss something? Please let us know in the comments or by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro
Disclaimer
This is not legal advice, nor does it act as a substitute for keeping yourself up to code with your governmental health regulations. Please act with an informed and current perspective.
Resources
Go Camp Pro’s COVID-19 & Camp Master Resource Page
Go Camp Pro’s Camps & COVID-19 (free) Slack team (even if you have an existing Slack account you'll need to create another one for this new Team)
YOUR HOSTS:
Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day Camp, past president ACA NY/NJ, partner/founder Everwood Day Camp, founder/past president NJ Camps Government Affairs Project
Ehren Gluckstein, Assistant Director - Camp Robin Hood - Robin Hood Leadership Centre & Corporate Rentals, Volunteer Ontario Camps Association (OCA) annual conference/accreditation visitor
Sam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park District, Vice president ACA Illinois
Joel Bennett, Principal @ Joel Bennett Consulting
Colette Marquardt, Executive Director of ACA Illinois
Travis Allison, Summer Camp Consultant - CampHacker.TV, Founder at Go Camp Pro