More with Less - The Scott Arizala show

Making camp staff training fast and effective

When I first heard Scott's timeline for his summer camp staff training I was floored.  I know that we felt like we couldn't fit it all in to 8 days (plus a weekend) and here Scott was doing it all in 2.5 days.

In this week's show Scott walks through prioritizing the few important things to being a great camp staff and making sure that they know those things VERY well. 

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Uploaded by Scott Arizala on 2013-06-03.

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About Scott Arizala

Scott is one of the leading experts and premier trainers on kids, staff and the experience of summer camp. He earned his B.A. from Ithaca College, with a double major in Psychology and Sociology with a concentration in Gender Studies. He has been involved with camps and youth development for over twenty years as a camper, counselor, administrator, teacher and consultant.

About Travis Allison

Travis is a former Executive Director of the 5 summer camps of Cairn who now works as an online marketing strategy advisor who specializes in the private school and summer camp industries.  

Travis produces the CampHacker podcasts and blog, the Scott Arizala show, and manages the Summer Camp Professionals group on Facebook.

A Big CampHacker Thank You!

We are so grateful to our Scott Arizala Show sponsors.  We hope you'll check them out and consider them for your camps this summer.

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Special Needs - The Scott Arizala Show

Find out each child's unique interest to motivate them to participate in summer camp

I've been lucky enough to always work at camps where kids with special needs have been directly integrated into the cabin group with kids who's need are a bit more traditional.    I think it has added so much to our camp program and the spirit of the place.

I was so grateful to Scott for choosing this topic this week.  He has so many great ideas to share about how to help the campers, work well with their parents and show your staff how to shine in this environment.​

Uploaded by Scott Arizala on 2013-05-27.

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About Scott Arizala

Scott is one of the leading experts and premier trainers on kids, staff and the experience of summer camp. He earned his B.A. from Ithaca College, with a double major in Psychology and Sociology with a concentration in Gender Studies. He has been involved with camps and youth development for over twenty years as a camper, counselor, administrator, teacher and consultant.

About Travis Allison

Travis is a former Executive Director of the 5 summer camps of Cairn who now works as an online marketing strategy advisor who specializes in the private school and summer camp industries.  

Travis produces the CampHacker podcasts and blog, the Scott Arizala show, and manages the Summer Camp Professionals group on Facebook.

A Big CampHacker Thank You!

We are so grateful to our Scott Arizala Show sponsors.  We hope you'll check them out and consider them for your camps this summer.​

3Adventures - international summer camp staff

About Scott Arizala

Scott is one of the leading experts and premier trainers on kids, staff and the experience of summer camp. He earned his B.A. from Ithaca College, with a double major in Psychology and Sociology with a concentration in Gender Studies. He has been involved with camps and youth development for over twenty years as a camper, counselor, administrator, teacher and consultant.

About Travis Allison

Travis is a former Executive Director of the 5 summer camps of Cairn who now works as an online marketing strategy advisor who specializes in the private school and summer camp industries.  

Travis produces the CampHacker podcasts and blog, the Scott Arizala show, and manages the Summer Camp Professionals group on Facebook.

A Big CampHacker Thank You!

We are so grateful to our Scott Arizala Show sponsors.  We hope you'll check them out and consider them for your camps this summer.​

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Favourites - The Scott Arizala show

Developing a consciousness to be fair to all your staff and campers

A camp director's time is the best currency we have to offer.   We, obviously, don't pay our staff what they are worth (for all of the responsibility that they have) but giving a moment to truly listen to a staff member or camper can mean a great amount.

Uploaded by Scott Arizala on 2013-05-13.

I love Scott's trick of tracking how much time, and whether it is positive or negative, that he spends with each staff member.  By being conscientious and measuring he can make sure he counters his natural human instinct to play favourites. 

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About Scott Arizala

Scott is one of the leading experts and premier trainers on kids, staff and the experience of summer camp. He earned his B.A. from Ithaca College, with a double major in Psychology and Sociology with a concentration in Gender Studies. He has been involved with camps and youth development for over twenty years as a camper, counselor, administrator, teacher and consultant.

About Travis Allison

Travis is a former Executive Director of the 5 summer camps of Cairn who now works as an online marketing strategy advisor who specializes in the private school and summer camp industries.  

Travis produces the CampHacker podcasts and blog, the Scott Arizala show, and manages the Summer Camp Professionals group on Facebook.

A Big CampHacker Thank You!

We are so grateful to our Scott Arizala Show sponsors.  We hope you'll check them out and consider them for your camps this summer.

Camp TV - summer camp video producers

Bullying and Teasing - The Scott Arizala Show

People bully because it works

Scott's model for how human relationships work: a cycle of asking yourself Am I Cool? ​then there are Freak Outs and finally we take some Action. 

Uploaded by Scott Arizala on 2013-05-13.

What can we do, as camp leaders, to create good connections with our kids and help them have to tools to build good relationships?​

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About Scott Arizala

Scott is one of the leading experts and premier trainers on kids, staff and the experience of summer camp. He earned his B.A. from Ithaca College, with a double major in Psychology and Sociology with a concentration in Gender Studies. He has been involved with camps and youth development for over twenty years as a camper, counselor, administrator, teacher and consultant.

About Travis Allison

Travis is a former Executive Director of the 5 summer camps of Cairn who now works as an online marketing strategy advisor who specializes in the private school and summer camp industries.  

Travis produces the CampHacker podcasts and blog, the Scott Arizala show, and manages the Summer Camp Professionals group on Facebook.

A Big CampHacker Thank You!

We are so grateful to our Scott Arizala Show sponsors.  We hope you'll check them out and consider them for your camps this summer.​

3Adventures - international summer camp staff

About Scott Arizala

Scott is one of the leading experts and premier trainers on kids, staff and the experience of summer camp. He earned his B.A. from Ithaca College, with a double major in Psychology and Sociology with a concentration in Gender Studies. He has been involved with camps and youth development for over twenty years as a camper, counselor, administrator, teacher and consultant.

About Travis Allison

Travis is a former Executive Director of the 5 summer camps of Cairn who now works as an online marketing strategy advisor who specializes in the private school and summer camp industries.  

Travis produces the CampHacker podcasts and blog, the Scott Arizala show, and manages the Summer Camp Professionals group on Facebook.

A Big CampHacker Thank You!

We are so grateful to our Scott Arizala Show sponsors.  We hope you'll check them out and consider them for your camps this summer.​

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Time Management - The Scott Arizala Show

How to Maximize Your Summer Camp Staff Training Time

How can we help our camp staff recognize and prioritize their precious time?   Scott talks today about ways to maximize your own time in the summer and ways to teach your staff to do the same.

There are some great ideas for staff training sessions and for modelling the correct behaviours.  Scott also give directors ways to measure and feel comfortable with the progress that staff makes during training time.​

How do you teach your staff to practice great time management skills?  Leave us your answer in the comments

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Uploaded by Scott Arizala on 2013-04-05.

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About Scott Arizala

Scott is one of the leading experts and premier trainers on kids, staff and the experience of summer camp. He earned his B.A. from Ithaca College, with a double major in Psychology and Sociology with a concentration in Gender Studies. He has been involved with camps and youth development for over twenty years as a camper, counselor, administrator, teacher and consultant.

About Travis Allison

Travis is a former Executive Director of the 5 summer camps of Cairn who now works as an online marketing strategy advisor who specializes in the private school and summer camp industries.  

Travis produces the CampHacker podcasts and blog, the Scott Arizala show, and manages the Summer Camp Professionals group on Facebook.

A Big CampHacker Thank You!

We are so grateful to our Scott Arizala Show sponsors.  We hope you'll check them out and consider them for your camps this summer.

Camp TV - summer camp video producers​

3Adventures - international summer camp staff​​​​

Self Care - The Scott Arizala Show

Teaching Summer Camp Staff to (occasionally) Put Themselves First

It's hard to find the balance between FOMO (fear of missing out) and taking good care of your self at summer camp.   It's hard as a director and it's even harder as a counsellor.

On this week's show, Scott talks through some of the problems of pushing ourselves too hard and how to make sure we are getting the rest and breaks we need.​

His other focus is the summer staff.   Scott lays out some criteria for observing your staff and noticing when they need to be told "It's time to catch up on your sleep.  Go to bed."​

Take care of yourself.​

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About Scott Arizala

Scott is one of the leading experts and premier trainers on kids, staff and the experience of summer camp. He earned his B.A. from Ithaca College, with a double major in Psychology and Sociology with a concentration in Gender Studies. He has been involved with camps and youth development for over twenty years as a camper, counselor, administrator, teacher and consultant.

About Travis Allison

Travis is a former Executive Director of the 5 summer camps of Cairn who now works as an online marketing strategy advisor who specializes in the private school and summer camp industries.  

Travis produces the CampHacker podcasts and blog, the Scott Arizala show, and manages the Summer Camp Professionals group on Facebook.

A Big CampHacker Thank You!

We are so grateful to our Scott Arizala Show sponsors.  We hope you'll check them out and consider them for your camps this summer.​

3Adventures - international summer camp staff