Accredited Summer Camps - CampHacker #4

Getting Accredited by the American Camps Association (or you local association)

It was a great pleasure to chat today with Dave Bell from CampLeadership.org about the value of camp association accreditation - for the camps and for the visitors themselves.

We missed having Dan, Gab and Joe on this episode and I look forward to our last recording before taking some time off for Christmas.

Is your camp accredited?   Have you found that process a help or a hinderance to being a better summer camp?

Leave us an answer in the comments below.

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Summer Camp Staff Interviews - CampHacker #3

How to interview staff for a summer job

In this episode Dan, Gab, Joe and I take some time to talk through their interview processes.  When you listen you'll hear just how differently each camp does it and get some great ideas for your own hiring.

It's funny how circumstances have meant such a different process for each of us: for Dan does a lot of Skype interviews, Gab talks to each person new to Ouareau at least 3 times, Joe meets everyone in person, at the camp that Beth & I used to direct we didn't do interviews but had a different process all-together.

I think you'll get at lot out of this one!

What did you do at your camp to make sure you get the right people for the job?  Leave us an answer in the comments below.

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Hiring summer camp staff - CampHacker #2

Recruiting great staff

In this episode Dan, Gab, and I talk about hiring next year's staff:   How we recruit, what we look for in new staff and what we do to bring back the all-stars of the summer before.

What did you do at your camp to make the end of summer special?

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Debriefing Your Summer - CampHacker #1

Welcome to the CampHacker audio podcast for summer camp directors and leaders.

In this episode Dan, Gab, Joe and Travis talk about the end of summer and what we do at camp to examine how the year went, give our staff a great send off and start recruiting for next season.

What did you do at your camp to make the end of summer special?

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Thanks for the evening, friends.