Community Building, Part 1 - Camp Code #3

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Leadership training is critical for laying the foundation of your camp community. If staff is prepared to support one another, play alongside one another, resolve conflicts that arise, and work as a united team, then orientation has been a success.

A Best Practice for Leadership Training:

Create a large-scale visual representation of the important elements of each session.  This will make it easier for staff to remember the message of the presentation and allow the artists to share their skill.

The Mission: Training Staff on the Compass of Camp - Camp Code #2

Giving Direction to Your Summer Camp Staff

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The mission is your compass. We must teach staff to use the mission of camp to guide their actions just as you teach someone how to use a compass to find their way.

A Best Practice for Leadership Training:

Empower staff to become guardians of the mission so they are truly inspired, committed, and on board.

12 Things You Should Say During Your Staff Training - Camp Code #1

Essential Leadership Training Statements for Summer Camp 

Here you'll find a list of the 12 sentences that should come from your lips during training and why these words are so powerful.

1. Your time is valuable and I am going to respect that. 
2. Marketing for next year begins opening day of camp this year. 
3. This is not last summer. 
4. What are your expectations for me/admin staff/leadership team? 
5. This is our "boysenberry".
6. Let me make this perfectly clear.
7. I am here to support you. 
8. You will make "ripples".
9. This training is for you so use it.
10. What do you want to offer camp this summer?

Listen to the episode for the 2 bonus statements and complete details.