Every year you come back to camp, it becomes less and less about yourself. Here’s how to support the newbies!

We have a 2 for 1 episode for you!

First up, we bring you an exclusive interview with one of the newest and youngest Executive directors of a YMCA camp in North America - exclusive for you! Tune in to hear about how he went from a counsellor just like you to reaching one of his biggest camp dreams out there.

As well, we have a real topic today and it's close to the heart for Oliver. How do you welcome new staff? Camps every year introduce new staff from all over, internationals, never been to camp domestics and first year counselors who were once CITs.

How do you as an experienced staff help them feel as welcomed, included and informed as possible.

It’s not just up to your directors to welcome new staff!

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

Games, songs, and other super-practical tips that you can use at camp next summer.

Matt: The 4 chord progression for most pop songs - Guitar - Em - C - G - D, Ukulele - Am - F - C - G

Oliver: The pinecone game! Help your facility staff while playing a game with campers!

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.