A preview of the camper behaviour you’ll see this summer, from some firsthand experience.

This episode is for the first summer you are back to in-person programming after/during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Matt and Oliver are here to share their experiences hanging out with kids during the pandemic to give you the inside scoop on what you, as a camp counselor, can expect this summer. Its’ going to be different but we are here to tell you it will be ok.

Matt and Oliver speak from their perspective here so let’s talk about where they’re coming from.

Matt
- Boys at an elementary school (kindergarten to grade 8)
- His 4-year-old nephew
Oliver
- I worked up in CT in a substitute location for virtual schools and an after-school program with kids in the 5th to 8th grade.
- Now I am running an overnight camp in Florida. We just hosted a mini-camp weekend with campers 6 to 17.

Do you have any “pro-tips” from your experience working with kids during the pandemic? Please share!

E.G.E.L - Ever Growing Ever Learning

Oliver - Take some time to learn about the nature around you. Especially if you move to a new area! You can use the Seek augmented reality app to help with this. Just point your phone’s camera a learn away!

Matt - Zoo-Keepers-Game - Listen to this episode to hear more!

(more great socially distant games from Asphalt Green)

Host Links

Oliver Gregan, Summer Camp Professional
Matt Honsberger, Executive Producer of Podcasting at Go Camp Pro

What is First Class Counselors?

Camp Directors, this Podcast isn’t for you. It’s time to delegate! First Class Counsellors is for your counselling staff, the ones who are on the ground, playing with kids and changing lives.

Each week, we’ll cover practical and accessible tips that will level up your camp counsellor skills. These are things every counsellor should know, but that you may not have time to teach in staff training.

Our two hosts, Oliver Gregan, Summer and Families Camp Director at YMCA Camp Jewell and Matt Honsberger from Go Camp Pro are excited to be able to provide this resource to camp counsellors and up and coming staff, who they believe, have the most important job at camp.