So This Counselor Walks Into A Cabin …
Want to know the biggest secret about staff training? Most of the learning will not occur in formal workshops but on the job, after campers arrive. As a parent, that’s a scary thought, at first.
Mac Vs. PC
Despite this article’s title, I’m not here to extol the virtues of any particular computer. In fact, I’m here to discuss two vastly different leadership styles.
What Is Comfortable?
When my wife and I had saved enough money to buy a house, we didn’t have much left over to buy furniture. Fortunately, our parents chipped in to help us buy a three-piece set that included a couch, a loveseat, and a chair.
Leadership After Failure
onference workshops, camp publications, and staff training manuals are replete with inspirational advice on exactly how to get it right. This is how to lead a group. This is how to discipline children. This is how to run stellar activity periods.
Staying Relevant
Among the most difficult leadership transitions is that from camper to staff member. Indeed, challenges facing new leaders include:
The Adventures Of True Leaders
One of my favorite books is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Like all great youth leaders, Twain was a wise student of human nature.
Set The Tone
Let’s face it—a camp can have state-of-the-art equipment, the most pristine lakeside setting, and the best mac ‘n cheese this side of the Mississippi, but the truth is, it’s the staff members who make or break a program.
Developing The Dream Team
Wouldn't it be great if recruiting the perfect staff were this easy? Wanted: an energetic, caring, creative, open-minded, dependable, and organized person who enjoys teaching children everything we offer from archery to golf.
Tomorrow's Leaders Today
Wouldn't it be great if your captains set a positive tone in practice, anticipated problems before the team's morale sunk, and didn't have to be asked to pick up the balls and cones, or be reminded about leaving
Growing From The Inside
Internal leadership development (ILD) is a program of hiring, training, and promoting front-line staff members and supervisors from the camper ranks. The benefits for day camps, overnight
The Fear Factor
This issue blows me away. Literally. I’ve just read it cover to cover and have made note of several ideas I want to implement with my son’s baseball team. Now, I know these two things are not normally