Camp Code - Leadership & Staff Training Podcast for Camp Directors
Camp Code helps resilient camp leaders hire, keep, and train staff better. Each episode gives practical tips that solve real problems and build strong teams. Our hosts understand camp staff and share useful ideas that work in everyday camp life. You’ll learn ways to make camps more welcoming, help staff feel confident, and prepare your team for anything. Find simple advice for recruiting, training, and supporting your camp staff from trusted experts. Listen to Camp Code and discover how to build a resilient camp staff where everyone feels like they belong and can grow. Featuring 3 of the top trainers in the summer camp industry: Beth Allison, Gabrielle Raill and Ruby Compton, Go Camp Pro is pleased to present Camp Code.
Episodes
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Building Bridges: Inclusive Leadership in Camp Culture
In this episode of Camp Code by GoCamp.Pro, the hosts discuss the importance of integrating peripheral staff members, such as kitchen, maintenance, and admin staff, into the camp community. They emphasize that running a camp should focus...
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Find full show notes and links at: https://www.gocamp.pro/campcode/leadershipstrategieswithtravis
Leadership, Resilience & Rekindling Passion in Camp Operations
In this episode of Camp Code, hosts Gabz, and Beth Allison return for the twelfth season to explore leadership training, industry updates, and practical strategies to support camp directors in a post-pandemic landsc...
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Camp Health Essentials: Expert Tips for a Safe Summer
In this episode of Camp Code, hosts Gabrielle and Beth speak with Dr. Amy Greer, an infectious disease expert, about maintaining a healthy camp environment. They discuss key health risks such as COVID-19, measles, and whooping cough,...
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Inclusive Leadership at Camp: Insights from Simone Gamble
In this episode of Camp Code, hosts Gabrielle and Beth sit down with Simone Gamble from OAAARS to discuss creating safer spaces for BIPOC communities through intersectional, anti-oppressive lenses. Simone shares the importance...
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Preparing for Camp Season: Key Focus Areas for Success
As the much-anticipated camp season draws closer, it's essential for camp leaders to shift their focus onto key areas that ensure a successful and enriching experience for everyone in...
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Find full show notes and links at: https://www.camphacker.tv/camp-code/engaging-multigenerational-staff-during-training
A Great Episode From The Archives!
Beth and Gabz are still in full-on conference season wrap up so we'll be back with a new episode in two weeks.
In the meantime, here's a "Camp Code Classic!" - our most downloaded episode.
Enjoy!
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Camper Leadership Skills: Strategies for Effective Development
In this episode, the hosts of Camp Code dive into the importance of developing leadership skills in campers. They discuss strategies such as creating a list of desired skills, celebrating mistakes, offering campers choices,...
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Find full show notes and links at: https://www.gocamp.pro/campcode/technology-and-social-media-in-camp-leadership
Tech & Camp Leadership: Maximizing Tools Without Losing Focus
In this Camp Code episode, our hosts dive into the impact of technology and social media on camp leadership. They explore whether technology has been beneficial, how it has changed the game, and ...
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Navigating Camper-Staff Conflicts: Building Relationships & Win-Win Solutions
In this Camp Code episode, Our hosts recognize that our industry is all about relationships. We're people. We're learning to live in community five days a week or ...
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Align, Think, Respond: Scenario Training Staff
In this Camp Code episode, Chris Rehs-Dupin from TQAMP discusses the importance of running realistic scenarios during summer camp staff training to foster critical thinking and create safe and inclusive envir...
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Hiring Trends and Challenges in Summer Camps: More Results from Ultracamp!
In this episode of Camp Code, Donnie Keel from UltraCamp shares findings from the Summer Camp Employment Study, offering valuable insights on hiring, training, and retaining camp staff. The ...
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Building Stronger Teams Through Accountability at Camp!
In this episode of Camp Code, hosted by the GoCamp.Pro team, Gabz and Beth discuss the critical role of accountability in summer camp settings. Highlighting its impact on trust, productivity, and performance, they delv...
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Exploring Diverse Scenarios for the Future of Summer Camps | Camp Ahead
In this episode of Camp Ahead, hosts Joe, Jess, and KJ put their scenario planning skills to the test as they discuss diverse future scenarios related to organizational mergers, technology, and mental health, exempli...
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Exploring Camp Futures: Key Drivers and Scenario Planning
In this episode of Camp Ahead, hosts Joe, Jess, and KJ expand on the idea of scenario planning as an essential tool for thinking about the future. They discuss key drivers such as climate change, economics, demographics, technological ...
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A new show from Go Camp Pro! Camp Ahead!
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Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/campahead/intro-to-mental-time-travel
Welcome to Camp Ahead: The Futurology of the Summer Camp Industry
In this inaugural episode of the Camp Ahead podcast, Joe Richards, KJ Williams, and ...
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Summer Camp Staffing: Challenges and Solutions Revealed
In this episode of Camp Code, Donnie Keele from UltraCamp unveils the findings of the Ultracamp Summer Camp Employment Study, which surveyed 157 camp directors and 615 students to unearth key trends shaping summer camp hiring today. Gabz ...
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Dig deep with your hiring process!
In this episode of Camp Code, brought to you by GoCamp Pro, the hosts delve into advanced hiring processes for summer camps, sharing favorite interview techniques, key questions, and critical steps to take once staff are onboard to ensure ...
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Dive In!
One of the most important decisions we make every season is who we hire to fulfill our mission and care for our campers and their families. This is of course one of the most important jobs, it’s also one of the most stressful.
How do we get our vision and help our potential staff me...
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Ready, Set, Action!
Welcome to part two of evaluations we covered options and now we’re moving onto creating a vision and putting things into action.
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Ch-ch-ch-changes!
We’ve discussed program and procedures we shared how we would take that information and create some strategic planning and now we’ll be talking about how to get on board with any changes bigger or small that you’ll be implementing this coming summer.
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