Camp Staff Training
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How to Teach Responsibility, Problem-Solving, & Other Great Skills to Campers & Staff

Good thinking is teachable, and this session demonstrates specific and practical techniques, materials, and activities that we can use to train staff and which staff can use to help campers have success in an increasingly challenging world, including:  the three-step “Doing the D.O.T.” method for solving problems, the secret to muscular brains, problem-solving language, taking more personal responsibility, and more. Camp is an outstanding environment to stretch kid’s brains. While school tends to focus most on what we want youth to learn, camp has the time, tools, and setting that allows us to focus even more on how to learn. This session presents exactly what to say and do to help campers solve problems and take more responsibility with calmness and confidence to better prepare them for success in life.