Rain or (extreme) shine, it’s First Class Counselor Time!

What a gift the rain is.

Many kids are growing up to learn that the moment it starts raining, that outdoor playtime is over.

At camp, we have the opportunity to flip the script, and through our example, teach campers to embrace the rain and either use it to have a great time or have a great time in spite of it!

Don’t get us wrong, it’s a bummer when you have a great program that you want to run and a thunderstorm or extreme heat day forces you to re-think it. However, if you’ve planned it right and use some of the tips from this episode, you’ll be able to pivot into the BEST RAIN PLAN EVER.

On this episode you’ll hear:

What you need to know about how camps and you need to approach programming in the rain and extreme heat.
Some thoughts and awesome activities when it’s rainy
- Kid-friendly card games - https://www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/10-kid-friendly-card-games/
- Jim Cain’s Find Something to Do
Even more ideas for when it’s HOT HOT HOT!
A few other pro tips and tricks

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

Matt: Just like Mom - Your New Favourite Evening Program - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAkx6tnMZOc&ab_channel=Canada%27sGameShows

Oliver: Get dirty once a week. Go build a shelter in the woods, build a sandcastle at the beach, do a wacky exploding science experience. Make a mess. These tasks make us problem solve and keep our brains fresh plus teach us how to have fun and be used to getting dirty. Send me a picture through Facebook.

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Host Links

Matt Wilfrid, Executive Producer of Podcasting at Go Camp Pro
Oliver Gregan, Executive Director at YMCA Camp Winona

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 and Matt Wilfrid 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.