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Send us a textFind full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/dream-big-cannabisMary Stein is here to tell us how she dreamed big…and how she was one of the first camps to face marijuana legalization at camp!Mary Stein started a private day camp from scratch in a neighborhood that at first didn’t realize how primed for it, it was. Dream BIG Day Camp worked deals with local schools and marketed with a very small budget to serve over 1000 campers each summer. Besides that, they are located in Colorado, one of the first states to legalize cannabis- so she’s got a 10-year head start on most of us, in regard to how to frame the legal weed situation with her staff- Get your notepad out, because this is a good one!-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)Review us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It’s SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Tip of The WeekSam Thompson - Friday the 13th Event @ Crystal Lake - Big year-round $$$!YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictMary Stein, Founder - Dream BIG Day Camp-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/Please review and subscribe!If you’ve gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It’s so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Send us a textFind full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/sleepaway-spirit-4An annual tradition of ours…where we talk about…traditions (and other great stuff!)Every season on this podcast, we discuss the “secret sauce” of camp- with a couple of crossover day camp pros, who have special insight. Today, we welcome Dave Skolnik from Hampton Day Camp, and Scott Leonard from Pocono Springs and ask the philosophical yet practical question- What is the Sleepaway Camp Spirit, and what are ways we inject it into our Day Camp Programs?-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)-Review us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It’s SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcpYOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictDave Skolnik,  Director - Hampton Country Day CampScott Leonard, Director, Pocono Springs Camp-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you’ve gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It’s so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Send us a textFind full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/staffing-and-reorgWhat to do when it feels like you need to rethink EVERYTHING?Summer 2022 is the time.What more of a kick in the butt do you need? Staff need to be paid equitably, programs need to be rethought, value-added means something totally different nowadays and we need to be ready.And here’s the thing - PEOPLE WANT CAMP. They need it more than ever.So demand is up. How do we meet the need?We need to bring some serious brainpower to this conversation - so why have one Podcast hosting team when you could have TWO!?Joining Sam and Andy is Kelly Schuna and Howie Grossinger, the co-hosts of Go Camp Pro’s The Camp Owners Podcast.Together, they will take an initial dive into two of the hottest issues in camp right now - staffing and re-organization.We can’t wait another second. Let’s dive in.-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)-Review us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It’s SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampSam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictKelly Schuna - Executive Director - Hidden Pines RanchHowie Grossinger - Co-owner/Director - Camp Robin Hood, Partner - Camp Walden & Madawaska Camps-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you’ve gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It’s so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Send us a textFind full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/camps-at-schoolSchool’s out. Camp’s in!You can run a great camp program ANYWHERE! If you’ve got the right people, a solid program and a can-do attitude, you’re in.Running a day camp in a school setting, but it definitely also has some major advantages!For millions of kids across the world, schools are their camp setting!Join us for this episode as we sit down with Weston Outlaw and Isaac Brubaker, two incredible directors running camp in a school setting, to hear about how it works they bring the magic of the camp experience into schools.-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)Review us on iTunes!If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It’s SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictIsaac Brubaker, PREP Program Manager, Day Camp Director - PREP Camp PatriotWeston Outlaw, Director of Auxiliary Programs, Cranbrook Educational Community -Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you’ve gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It’s so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Send us a textFind full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/2022-staffing-pt1Was staffing a slog in 2021? We have a cheat code for 2022 - her name is Kim AycockKim Aycock dedicates her life to the ins and outs of camp staffing- Recruitment, Hiring, Retention- All-round Best Practices. She trains camp staff, she posts great content on social media, she blogs, pods, and leads the ACA “Camp is a Real Job” initiative- which has a ton of online resources. We plan on having a WHOLE LOT of episodes on Staff this season on the day camp pod, and this is a great first effort- So stay tuned for some terrific ideas and ways of thinking about what we do with staff in 2022 and beyond.-Do you read the show notes? Let us know - click the following link to receive 10% off a lifetime subscription of Go Camp Pro's 5-Minute Fridays. (psst. Even if you don't buy anything, clicking this link will still help!)(click here - https://bit.ly/pod-notes-discount)-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It’s SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Bonus Links:Kim’s latest blog post with the ACA: Staff Culture: Reclaim Your Purpose, Part 2Kim's info: Website: www.kimaycock.comFacebook: @kimdaycockInstagram: @kim_aycock_Pinterest: @kimdaycockLinkedIn: @kimdaycock-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictKim Aycock, Summer Camp Trainer & Speaker - kimaycock.com-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you’ve gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It’s so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Send us a textFind full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/multicultural-camp-dcpJust because your marketing materials say you are multicultural, or diverse, doesn’t mean you are. Here’s how Kevin Gordon did it, and how you can, too.Kevin Gordon is a camp owner and director who started Camp Kupugani from scratch, as a multicultural camp experience, and with a 10-point Kupugani method of character development that will blow you away. Listen and learn from this uniquely intelligent man, and come away with a whole lot of great ideas that you can implement at your camp. And FYI- the last 15 minutes of this Podcast are OFF THE HOOK amazing- so make sure you get there and pay attention.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It’s SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Bonus Links:Kevin Gordon Bio: https://campkupugani.com/families/meet-camp-directors/The Kupugani Method: https://campkupugani.com/families/kupugani-method/Interesting article about bus driver shortage: https://thehustle.co/why-america-has-a-school-bus-driver-shortage/-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictKevin Gordon, Camp Director - Camp Kupugani-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you’ve gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It’s so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Send us a textFind full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/summer-2021-debriefWe’re on the other side of the Summer of 2021 - Let’s unpack it together.How are you?After a first, or second COVID-summer, many Day Camp Pros are only now coming out of hibernation. It was, to say the least, a tough summer.But have no fear, the Day Camp Pod is here! Join Andy, Sam and Tiff as they talk about their perspective on the summer and how they, and the industry as a whole need to move forward towards a successful, and calmer 2022. -Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It’s SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Day Camp Tip of the WeekSam: Negative Space Tie Dye-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park District-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:Camptivities  -  https://www.camptivities.com/ Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS) -  https://crs4rec.com/

Send us a textFind full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/2021-mental-healthThe perfect, and most important way to wrap up our season together - Thanks for being a friend of camps everywhere Dr. G!2020 and 2021 have been quite a shock to our camp community. The clinically inclined would call it trauma. Same as a 9/11, a war, or other experiences that can shake the foundation of our emotions. While society is slowly emerging from the pandemic- things are getting better, the emotional scars will remain for a long time after. For our camper, their parents, and our staff. For this, perhaps the most important topic of the year, and our final show of the season, we’re bringing in the heavy artillery - Dr. G, Debi Gilboa, joins us again to help us better understand the lay of the land in the world mental health.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.pro-Review us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It’s SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictDr. Deborah Gilboa, “Dr. G”, Parenting & Youth Development & Resiliency Expert - www.askdoctorg.com-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you’ve gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It’s so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Send us a textFind full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/mini-not-for-profit-like-forWelcome to the meshugganah motivator himself, Aaron Greenberg!The not-for-profit camping world has had it tough this past year, with nervous funders, shoe-string budgets, furloughed staff and such. But not as much so with the Jewish Camps that work with Aaron Greenberg. In 2020, Aaron was the meshugganah motivator that got the vast majority of JCC Day Camps to open up across the country. Part of that comes from his belief that you need to run your non-profit like a for-profit. Andy looks forward to you meeting with his friend Aaron.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.proReview us on iTunes!If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It’s SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampAaron Greenberg, CEO - Jewish Day Camp Network-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec.com/-Please review and subscribe!If you’ve gotten even one good thing from the Day Camp Pod, we would be so grateful if you left us a review and subscribed to this show in your favourite Podcast app.It’s so easy! Just click here: https://ratethispodcast.com/dcp  Thanks, Camp Pro!

Send us a textFind full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/day-camp-pod/supporting-trans-campers-staffWe can’t keep doing things the way we’ve been doing them if our goal is to keep all of the campers in our care safe. Welcome, Chris Rehs-Dupin!Day Camps have gone through all kinds of changes through the years. In the 1950s and 60s - the talk was probably about integration at camps. In the 1990s and 2000s we had our first openly gay staff and campers, and today - we are welcoming more and more transgender  folks in our community.Yet most camp directors of a certain age - Boomers and Xers - struggle with the implications. What will the parents say, where will they change, what about the bathrooms, and I can tell you first hand that most of that worry is for naught. Today, we are lucky to have an expert in the field - Chris Rehs-Dupin, who will give us an inside and out view of transgender campers and staff, and leave us with some tips to help make our camps as truly inclusive as we say they are.Thanks to Chris for joining us. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider donating to Transplaining at https://www.transplaining.info/one-time-gift.-Do you have a suggestion for a future show? Let us know by email: daycampquestions@gocamp.proReview us on iTunes!-If you love the Day Camp Pod, we would be grateful if you subscribed and left us a review. It’s SUPER easy, too! Just head to http://ratethispodcast.com/dcp-Additional Resources - Thanks, Chris!Chris’ Episode Summary - A GREAT Resource!-YOUR HOSTS:Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day CampTiffany Gratton-McDuffie, Executive Director - Purposeful PlaySam Thompson, Recreation Supervisor - Crystal Lake Park DistrictChris T. Rehs-Dupin, Speaker & Co-Founder - Transplaining-Guest Bio - Chris Rehs-DupinChris Rehs-Dupin spent the majority of his professional career (17 years) in youth development in the outdoors- including 8 years in overnight programming, and 9 years in day programming. Chris is a passionate speaker, trainer, and educator- who has spoken at numerous conferences, camps, and to larger organizations.  Participants agree that Chris works to meet them where they are- and educates in the absence of shame.Chris loves to support camps as they foster gender-inclusive practices.  He is available for consulting services, which will directly support a camp’s goals within the context of their community.-Sponsors:Thanks to our wonderful sponsors who help make this Go Camp Pro podcast possible:AM Skier Insurance    http://www.amskier.com/Commercial Recreation Specialists (CRS)   https://crs4rec