Rec Heads and Camp Nerds podcast

This is a flashback episode of Curt's very first podcasting effort. In it Curt talks about the pros and cons of camp names for staff. This was the first episode of the Summer Camp Pro podcast. Next month Curt will be resurrecting and revamping that podcast with all new episodes.

Professor Dave invites H Rothenberg back as his co-host to chat with guest Andy Pritikin about bridging the work he does at his for-profit day camp and starting a foundation, while Patti is off running SCampCon with Curt.

We learn about Andy's passion for his camp and the foundation he created, that he's an actual rock star, and that he thinks the 10 word lightening round rule is impossible.

Patti discusses her experience with imposter syndrome; the feeling that you're not good enough or that you 'tricked' people into thinking you deserve what you have. And outlines some ways to combat that negative self talk and start feeling confident again. She even highlights some silver linings of feeling a little unsure of yourself.

And of course, talks about SCampCon!

Patti chats about how to dismiss staff professionally and gracefully.

She walks us through what should be front loaded to manage expectations, things we should and shouldn't do during the dismissal conversation, and what needs to be done after the staff member has been dismissed.

She also talks about two things she would never do when letting a staff person go.

Patti chats with H Rothenberg about what it takes to own and operate your own camp program and have a long and successful career in camping.

Dave and Patti have both worked at camp for people with disabilities, so they spend some time sharing some (very) basic tips and advice for those thinking about working with people with disabilities for the first time, and camps looking to become more inclusive.

They cover, what someone should consider before applying to camp/ accepting a job, what camp directors can do to improve their offering, some things staff should consider when helping campers with disabilities during programming, and why someone should work at a camp for folks with disabilities.

Plus Patti rants for a moment about something you should never say and Professor Dave makes a big announcement!

In this solo quick bite episode, Patti walks us through 20 questions that will help us thoughtfully reflect on the past year and help us get ready for planning the year to come.

Questions about creating, consumption, and challenges (and a bunch other questions that don't start with the letter C) allow us to figure out where our priorities were, and celebrate some of the awesome things we did, while growing from the things we learned.

She also offers the 20 Year End Reflection Questions in a PDFand her printable Goal Setting Workshopto accompany the Goal Setting episode and make reflection and future planning so much easier.

Curt stops by for a special Christmas Eve episode with Patti where they brainstorm some ideas for celebrating Christmas in July.

From various types of fake snowballs to activities and decoration suggestions, our hosts laugh their way through a list of ideas.

Check out the Pinterest board for lots of fun Christmas in July ideas. This podcast wasn't sponsored by Pinterest.... but it should have been!

Our hosts discuss all things Tri-State Camp Conference with the delightful Samara & Allison from the ACA Tri-State office. We find out what Samara, Allie's and Dave's favourite moments are from conferences gone by, how Dave met his wife, who the 2019 key note speakers are, and more!

In this old school, hour long episode Allison & Samara give advice for first time attendees, returning attendees, vendors, and speakers. The also share a little bit of the conference's history and what they're most excited about for 2019.

Patti and Dave give their two cents on which tools help them do their jobs best, baking, travel, email lists, and more.