How To Engage The Community!

April 21, 2011 · Filed under Resource · Tagged , , ,

Great thoughts from “Let’s Talk Camp” on how to engage the community through the many social media communities at our fingertips. Good content is the obvious key but this article really gets down to the best way to tackle this seemingly simple idea.

Dear Anonymous,

Let me first thank you for your question and welcome you to the discussion.

You have a great question and my answer is simple…GREAT CONTENT!

Now, you might be thinking “sure, that’s a simple answer but how do I do that?” There is a blogging principle of  the 3 C’s.  Comments, Conversation and Community.   These 3 C’s are huge with social outlets such as Facebook and the good news is that Facebook helps make the process easy.

via Let’s Talk Camp

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Explore 30 Camp Reading Program

April 20, 2011 · Filed under Resource · Tagged , , ,

The Explore 30 Program seems rather interesting and I’m curious if anyone in our group has considered or is actually participating this summer. I think we can all agree that we need to find new ways of keeping camp relevant but how do we incorporate what seems like such an academic type activity into our every summer day schedules. My first thought is book club activities or a cabin time activity but that’s just me. Any of you have some other ideas or ways to incorporate a program such as Explore30 into our camp programs?

Sound off in the comments. 🙂

Explore 30The Challenge

During the summer children experience “summer learning loss” when they are not involved in high quality programs with opportunities for skill building. As a result, young people can forget up to 2 months of academic instruction, particularly in the areas of reading and math when they are not in school.

[From Explore 30 Camp Reading Program]

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Encourage Camp Parents to Ask Questions!

February 14, 2011 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged ,

DSC_0018.jpgWe tell our families and many of you probably plaster it all over your marketing materials. As camp professionals we know families should take the time to research camps and what questions to ask before sending their child away. Many parents do it but others may not give it as much thought. Then at the end of their campers session they wonder what went wrong. With so many camps catering to the many different interests you really need to find the right fit for your camper.

I have seen a variety of articles over the years that address many of these things but I wanted to share one I ran into today. This article gives you a great breakdown on what parents should do once they have decided their child is going to camp for the first time. This article is not necessarily for the first time camper but more for the first time parent. I encourage you all to read “A Survival Guide For 1st Time Summer Camp Parents” and share this with your families. If you haven’t shared this type of information with your families, please do so. Parents love it when you step up and help them make the decision. Many parents want to send their children to camp but they are just a little scared. Help them make the right decisions and put some of their fears at ease.

I wish you all a successful recruiting season.

Cris

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