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Find full show notes and links at: https://camphacker.tv/first-class-counsellors/6-essential-skills

If you can master these 6 skills, you’re probably a First Class Counselor!

Let's cut to the chase. These 6 skills are absolutely essential for a camp counselor to have.

In this episode, Oliver and Matt break down the skills and how you can work on them.

Here are the skills:

1. Saying Yes
2. Asking Questions and Listening Properly
3. Be Prepared, but Be Flexible
4. Sight on Safety
5. Support on the Sideline
6. Practice Positivity

Tune in to this episode to learn about these skills and how to develop them before next summer.

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If you have any feedback, or a suggestion for a future FCC show, send Matt an email at [email protected]

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Bonus Material - Thanks for reading the show notes!

• SMEAT - The ultimate safety acronym
  • S - Sharp & Dangerous Objects
  • M - Mass, anything heavy or that will be affected by weight
  • E - Energy - what is the energy level required to participate safely
  • A - Area - is the activity area well defined and clear of hazards, distractions or other dangers
  • T - Temperature - Is the material hot or are the weather conditions acceptable to participate
• Beyond Camp: Toxic Positivity

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

Games, songs, and other super-practical tips that you can use at camp next summer.

Matt: Dragons and Knights (also known as Grilled Cheese)

Oliver: 3 Blind Card Game (heads up, there’s a curse word in the actual title)

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Host Links

• Oliver Gregan, Summer and Families Camp Director at YMCA Camp Jewell
• Matt Honsberger, Executive Producer of Podcasting at Go Camp Pro

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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, Summer and Families Camp Director at YMCA Camp Jewell and Matt Honsberger 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.