Events

Parents of current campers are valuable assets in many camp programs. However, they also come with challenges, including feelings of entitlement, supervising one's peers, discretion, being an ambassador of your [...]

The 13- and 14-year-old hotshots who are causing headaches for your instructors; the second-year counsellors who are disrupting your staff culture. These aren't just problems to be fixed-they're leadership opportunities [...]

This presentation will explore how a focus on human connection and community-building can transform the bus experience for day campers. While logistics like efficiency and safety are paramount, we often [...]

In an era defined by polarization and fear of saying the wrong thing, camps have a unique opportunity to model what productive disagreement looks like. This session examines how leaning [...]

You already sweat enough at camp, let's not add to it in the off-season! Stop overthinking and start marketing smarter. In this interactive, fast-moving session, you'll learn how to create [...]

The ability to manage our team and their ability to do their jobs well is central to creating incredible camp experiences for campers and families. Balance Beam Management is a [...]

Medication management continues to be the most litigated activity that happens at camp. Understanding the many steps that medications need to take (intake, screening, securement, dispensing, documentation, error management) is [...]

Get inspired! This hands-on, interactive session will expose you to the possibilities of incorporating rhythm into your offerings and activities in camp. Featuring demonstrations from Adam and his team from [...]

Running a camp comes with unique financial challenges and opportunities. This session provides camp professionals, owners, and executives with essential accounting insights tailored to the camp industry. Learn how to [...]

We've been talking about DEI for years, so where are we now? In this candid, in-the-round conversation, four practitioners drop the script and speak honestly about the state of inclusion [...]

This session will bring participants along on a journey that transformed the programming paradigm at YMCA Camp Cory. Budgetary constraints led to the emergence of high-quality all-camp games. And we [...]

Crackling static, dead batteries, and endless "can you hear me?" moments sound familiar? In 2024, Camp Jamison, led by Executive Director Jacqueline McDonough, ditched walkie-talkies and switched to Discord. Now, [...]