What Day Camp Directors need to know about the major trends in the industry.

Part of the job of every great Camp Director should be time set aside for big picture thinking. In that time, directors should not only be thinking widely about their organization but the landscape of the industry as a whole.

In many cases, if you are up to date on the latest trends in the industry, there are many things that you can proactively do NOW to set your self up for success LATER.

Your staff, families and campers will thank you for the deep-thinking you did 2 years ago.

On the Day Camp Pod, we usually focus on a specific topic that Day Camps need to know about. For this episode, we are zooming out to give Day Camp Pros some time and space to look broadly at the industry.

To help with that, Sam, Andy and Ehren are joined by some incredible Day Camp Pros that have an incredible vantage-point on the industry. As former staff, directors, owners and now consultants, Jed and Roz Buck (https://www.rozandjed.com) are here to add to a discussion on the hot-topics that you should know about as you prepare for the upcoming season.

Tune in to hear about:

• Jed and Roz’s camp experience, classic camp love-story and how they got to where they are now.

• How the customer-service expectations are changing in our industry

• What camps are doing to assess and change their culture

• Unique perspectives and ideas on staff training and engagements

• Some awesome program tips that will make your camp better THIS summer!

Did we miss something? Please let us know in the comments or by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro

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The Day Camp Program Tip of the Week

Andy: Doggie Dive

Sam: Handshake - for jobs/internships (https://www.joinhandshake.com) + games laminated on a keyring for staff!

Ehren: Staff scavenger hunt teaming old and new staff, incorporating camp songs and other camp cultural pieces.

Roz: Making the downtime FUN-time! Giving them games intentionality.

Jed: BEFORE orientation actually starts - give the staff something to do- games, anything- make it fun!!!

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

• Roz and Jed Buck, Camp Consultants - rozandjed.com

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