Chris's consultative and staff training services are in high demand from directors of camps and other youth programs throughout the world. His combination of camp experience, child development expertise, and academic skills are unique in the industry.
"I still work at the camp where I grew up," notes Chris. "That immersion into camp, plus raising two children of my own, constantly hones my skill and puts me in touch with what camp directors and camp staff need to perform at their best."
Professional directors of camps and other youth programs all face the same challenge: How can you train the new season’s staff in just a few short days? Poorly trained staff are a liability, but expertly trained staff will become your camp or programs biggest asset. To meet your training needs, Expert Online Training is proud to offer premium libraries of online video training modules, written and hosted by many of the most respected educators in youth development. Each module teaches critical leadership skills that every youth development professional needs to effectively deal with the social, behavioral, disciplinary, and medical situations that arise at all summer camps. Read more...
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The staff-camper relationship is the centerpiece of a superlative camp experience. To prepare your staff to lead children professionally, Chris offers a wide variety of premium staff training workshops. While most of these workshops are provided in the late spring and early summer, many camps schedule mid-summer and off-season workshops in order to provide the best possible education for their staff. During the academic year, Chris also provides leadership and youth development workshops to public and private schools.
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Choose from 60 outstanding workshops in six different categories!
The brief descriptions provide an outline of each workshop's content. All staff training workshops are continuously updated and customized to meet your camp's specific needs. Chris can also design a unique workshop on a leadership or youth development topic of your choosing.
Don't see what you're looking for? Use the search tool above to find a particular word or phrase, or e-mail Chris to inquire about specific topics. Click here to e-mail Chris with questions or ideas about workshop content.
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Turbo-charge your staff training manual and boost the content delivery of crucial training modules by purchasing professionally crafted handouts from this constantly expanding and updated library. Best of all, 100% of the proceeds from handout sales is donated to camper scholarships. Over the past 10 years, CampSpirit has donated nearly $10,000 to charities including the ACA's I Believe foundation, Tri-State's S.C.O.P.E. camperships, and Camp Belknap's Leaders' Scholarship Fund. (To search the handout list for a keyword, press Ctrl + F on your keyboard, type the word, and hit Enter.)
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Want honest, timely feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of your organization? Ready to target key areas for strategic improvement and endow your staff with realistic methods for achieving desired outcomes? A consultation from Chris can do all that and more by providing a fresh set of experienced eyes to examine your camp, school, or youth development organization from the outside in.
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The Summer Camp Handbook is widely recognized as the premier preparatory resource for new campers and their families. Winner of the 2003 "Parenting Press Gold Award", The Summer Camp Handbook is now available online for free. Inside is everything you want to know about:
- The camp experience and camp culture
- Finding the best camp for your child
- Packing, preparing, and homesickness prevention
- Getting the most out of camp
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Great news! Nearly 70% of homesickness can be prevented before camp starts. Put an end to all those anxious phone calls from parents, the destructive "pick-up deals" families make, and the disorientation new campers feel when they first arrive. Intense homesickness can now be a thing of the past.
See how you can cut homesickness in half.
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Chris is proud to offer both Process Consultation and Executive Coaching to a select number of camp directors. The brief interviews below explain these services in more detail. You are welcome to call Chris at (603) 557-8100 for details.
Q: What is Executive Coaching?
A: Executive Coaching is a series of scheduled, focused meetings between a coach and a client, such as a camp director or company CEO.
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In the Internet era, photography is more important than ever for the marketing of your camp. Parents and prospective campers will judge your program, no matter how excellent it may be, by the image you put forth.
To meet this market need, more and more camps are hiring professional photographers to build image libraries. Hiring a professional photographer for a day can generate dozens or hundreds of high quality photos for use online, in brochures, and on camp merchandise.
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