Camp Directors
"I still work at the camp where I grew up," says 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 counselors need.
Welcome to CampSpiritTM Leadership Essentials - Mobile tools for youth development professionals. Professional day camp and resident camp directors 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’s biggest asset. To meet your training needs, CampSpiritTM is proud to offer Leadership Essentials, a brand-new, premium library of online video training modules, written and hosted by Dr. Christopher Thurber. Each module teaches critical leadership skills that every camp counselor needs to effectively deal with the social, behavioral, and disciplinary situations that arise at all summer camps... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chris's services are in high demand from camp
directors in the United States
and Canada. His combination of camp experience, child
development expertise, and academic skills are unique in the industry.
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.
Choose from more than 50 outstanding workshops in six different categories!
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.
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 in its third printing. Inside is everything you want to know about:
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.
