Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/reflections-and-dreams-2022

Before the pandemic, we would never have dreamed of starting a podcast. Now, we’re wrapping up season three! 

Three seasons of Zoom, Slack, Facebook, and virtual everything. Three seasons that feels both like a lifetime and like it has passed in the blink of an eye. 

Today marks the final episode of the third season of beyond camp. Join us as we get vulnerable once again, reflecting, challenging each other and dreaming of the future. 

Grab a cup of coffee or tea and settle in, we are so grateful you are with us.

BONUS LINK FROM THIS SHOW:

A letter to my child’s staff person . . .

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/dont-lose-your-friends

Learn from our mistakes…here’s how to make sure you keep your friends this summer.

They say making friends as an adult is hard… but whoever said that for the first time had never tried being an overnight camp director, juggling the demands of a 24/7 job with friends back home. 

We don’t claim to be experts on this, we have certainly lost some friends and damaged other friendships over the summer and we want you to learn from us. 

Grab your coffee, tea or other beverage and listen in.

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/being-a-mentor

Giving back isn’t as hard as you think!

Many of us are fortunate to have incredible mentors in our lives, people we can turn to, ask questions to and share our failures with. 

But how do you become a mentor? 

Do you have to have worked in the industry for 50 years? Do you have to be a walking encyclopedia of answers? We would argue no - the best mentors are those who know themselves, know what they have to offer and can connect you with others.

You’re ready to be a mentor, we believe in you!

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/self-care-community-care

Is self-care really the be-all and end-all of mental health?

Every felt like self-care just isn’t cutting it? What about shifting from me to we? We know we are stronger together and that the weight of the world is more easily shared when carried together. Join us as we push to shift our mindset from self-care to community care because together we can do hard things. And no one deserves to be alone.

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Links from this show:

https://fashionmagazine.com/flare/self-care-new-zealand-muslim-attack/

https://www.wellandgood.com/what-is-community-care/#:~:text=There%20are%20many%20ways%20that,we%20can%20better%20heal%20ourselves

https://jack.org/About/Be-There  

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/camp-corporate-world

When you trade in your Keens for dress shoes…will camp still be with you?

From camp counselor to a director for Health Canada, Etienne’s passion for camp hasn’t wavered, if anything it’s grown stronger. A moment at a staff meeting percolated in his head until years later when a light bulb moment struck and changed the way he saw the world forever. The passion that Etienne has for how important camp leadership skills are beyond camp is contagious, so grab a cup of coffee and listen in.

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Bonus Links

Thanks for checking out the show notes!

Book recommendations from Etienne 

• Compass: Your Guide for Leadership Development and Coaching 
• Leadership BS 

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/is-all-fun-created-equal

The different types of fun you’ve experienced as a camp pro, and what it’s like now…

Have you ever had a moment during the summer where you question your very decision to end up where you are at that current moment, but then once the summer is over you look back and say ‘wow that was incredible!’? That might just be type 2 fun. 

Join us as we dive into different types of fun, why they are important and how we can create them.

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Recharge Station - Charge your batteries!

From Rachel Kent

Have some fun this week - Type 1 AND Type 2!

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/beyond-eco-anxiety-climate-change

Our campers are some of the most eco-aware campers ever. Are you ready for them? 

Climate change, eco-anxiety, swimming lessons, transportation, intersectionality. Today’s episode with guest Alyssa Porter touches on all these topics and more. Grab a cup of coffee and join us as we hear from Alyssa about how climate change impacts camp and how we can empower young people to learn, be inspired and make a difference for generations to come.

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Recharge Station - Charge your batteries!

From Rachel and Cassie:

Find. Your. Person.

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

Alyssa Porter, Director of Youth and Family Programs - Chautauqua Institution

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/how-to-have-fun

The “How To” episode you didn’t know you needed!

Do you ever get jealous of how easy it is for a kid to have fun? When was the last time you had fun? Do you get stressed about trying to play epic, fun events for your team? Well join us as we break down the science of how to have fun… don’t worry it isn’t as scary as it sounds!

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Recharge Station - Charge your batteries!

From Cassie:

Read More, easily, it’s not free but Lucid - visual reading, breaks books into smaller pieces and even has a comprehension question at the end of each chapter.

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/lessons-you-may-have-forgotten-2

Do you ever find yourself wiping a table a particular way? Or able to navigate a difficult conversation and say to yourself “thanks, camp!” This episode is for you.

It would be an understatement to say that we learn a lot in our camp careers. In fact, we learn so much that we can’t possibly keep it all top of mind. 

Cassie and Rachel are back to remind you that whether or not you’re still in the industry, you’ve got a library of knowledge on your side to navigate the rocky seas of work and life.

Tune is to remember about:

• Goal-setting
• Effective self-care
• Building trust
• Selling yourself and what you do
• Staying hungry for knowledge and opportunities
• Finding and building community
• Balance
• A great book recommendation - The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander

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Recharge Station - Charge your batteries!

From Rachel:

“Find a good friend who will call you out on your shit.” Period.

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/mental-health-and-camp

Mental Health and Camp - the new soy butter and Jelly!

Camp professionals know that mental health is a challenge at camp but often being able to articulate just where the gaps in our knowledge are can be challenging. 

Today our guest Erin Sunstrum shares with us how she identified those gaps and has taken steps in her own camping journey to help bridge those.

Tune in to this episode to hear about:

• How do you identify? What words would you use to identify yourself? 
• Do you think about your privilege? What privilege do you think you carry?
• As a leader do you feel responsibility or pressure to discuss your identity? How do you cope with that? 
• You are currently working at camp but also in school. what made you decide to do this?
• How did your time at camp influence your choice of program?
• Are there any lessons from camp either as a camper or staff member you carry with you now or reflect on?
• How has camp shaped how you work with young people/how you want to work with young people?
• Are you moving away from camp/how do you plan on incorporating your education into camp?

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Recharge Station - Charge your batteries!

Firm & Fair Boundaries

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

Erin Sunstrum, Director, Camp Wanapeti

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/one-week-emma-fogel

For some, it only takes one week.

Think back to when you were a staff member, was it last year? Ten years ago? 20 years ago? Now look at where you are now. Was there a pivotal camp moment that helped point you to where you are today? For our Guest Emma Fogel there was. 

A moment at camp pointed her towards social work which eventually came full circle as a friend and ally of the camping world.

Emma Fogel is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from the University of Toronto. She has a private practice in Toronto where she specializes in supporting kids, teens, young adults and parents through challenging life moments.

She has worked within the Ontario Camp Association for the past three years, offering pre-camp mental health trainings and support throughout the camp season for campers, staff and administrative teams.

Tune in to this episode to hear about:

• How do you identify? What words would you use to identify yourself? 
• Do you think about your privilege? What privilege do you think you carry?
• As a leader do you feel responsibility or pressure to discuss your identity? How do you cope with that? 
• You are currently working as a therapist, how did your time at camp influence your decision to enter into this profession?
• Are there any lessons from camp either as a camper or staff member you carry with you now or reflect on?
• How has camp shaped how you work with young people/your practice?
• What made you move away from working at camp?
• How do you stay connected to the camping world now that you no longer work at camp?

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

Emma Fogel, Clinical Social Worker, emmafogeltherapy.com

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Recharge Station - Charge your batteries!

Visual timer app: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/visual-timer/id1392401197

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/how-camp-shapes-work

The impact of camp is “boundless” - here’s how that played out for Kevin Amirault

Remember those initiative tasks you ran as an outdoor ed staff member or camp counselor? Those ones with the marbles that seemed to frustrate kids to no end? Tune in today to hear how our guest Kevin Amirault turned a love of initiative tasks, metaphors and building relationships into a career as a school social worker and how he works every day to bring a little bit of camp into the school building.

Kevin is a Master’s level Social Worker currently working as a School Social Worker in Ottawa. Kevin grew up attending YMCA Camp Chief Hector in the Canadian Rockies and spent several summers working as a counsellor there, and credits his camp experience as contributing to his life direction, as well as fostering the skills to be successful on that path. Kevin completed an undergraduate degree in Outdoor Adventure Leadership at Laurentian University, before beginning work at the intersections of camp, education and psychotherapy, first at The Boundless School and then more specifically in adventure therapy at Wendigo Lake Expeditions - with a brief stint at Camp Kandalore along the way. 

Throughout his Master’s studies and in his current role, Kevin has pursued an interest in nature-based and adventure therapy, nature as a determinant of health, group dynamics and facilitation, suicide intervention and emotion-focused approaches to mental health.

Tune into this episode as we discuss:

• How do you identify? What words would you use to identify yourself? 
• Do you think about your privilege? What privilege do you think you carry?
• As a leader do you feel responsibility or pressure to discuss your identity? How do you cope with that? 
• You are currently working as a social worker, how did your time at camp influence your decision to enter into this profession?
• Are there any lessons from camp either as a camper or staff member you carry with you now or reflect on?
• How has camp shaped how you work with young people/your practice?
• What made you move away from working at camp?

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

Kevin Amirault, School Social Worker

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/10-summer-camp-lessons-pt-1

It’s easy to forget, but necessary to remember!

You learned so many incredibly valuable lessons as a camp pro, especially when you were first starting out. So many of these lessons likely became second nature, your default if you will. Sometimes, however, we leave those lessons at camp at the end of each summer. Join us today as we remember some of those key lessons and chat about their relevance outside of summer camp.

Tune into this episode as we discuss:

• Taking time for you
• Everyone LOVES positive feedback
• Remember to have fun
• Relationships, relationships, relationships
• Your creative non-profit, cost-cutting brain will help in the for-profit world. 
• Be like the pipe cleaner
• Set boundaries with your team
• Make presentations interactive 
• You don’t have to work 100+ hours a week to be good at your job
• You can do hard things 

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/mistakes-advice-emerging

Mistakes - the mean teacher you had in school that you actually learned a lot from and came to appreciate over time.

Directing a camp for the first time? 

Not sure what the difference is between a new, emerging or young camp pro? 

Do you think this time in your career is just meant to be stressful? Join us today to hear some of our mistakes, so you can make new ones and hear some advice on getting the most out of this exciting stage in your career.

Tune into this episode as we discuss:

• What do we mean by new or young? Are they the same? What are the differences?
• Why do we think we’re qualified to talk about this?
• What we’ve learned along the way through mistakes and stumbles
• Advice we wish we had when we were starting out
• The best part of being an emerging camp pro

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Recharge Station - Take Care of YOU.

From Rachel Kent:

Strava App - Monthly fitness tracking, challenges and community

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/communication-board-room

You can’t expect to get what you need if you don’t communicate it.

Does your stomach drop every time you see those three little dots pop up as your boss is typing you a message? Do you feel like you spend hours talking to your boss or manager every week but yet you still aren’t getting the answers you need? Join us today as we learn how to clearly communicate what we want and need from those around us while also learning how to make our own communication style more effective. 

Tune into this episode as we discuss:

• Communicating with your boss/manager 
• Our experiences - good or bad 
• Navigating virtual communication, age gaps etc. 
• Talking to a boss who doesn’t ‘get camp’ or who has no camp experience 
• Communicating with a board 
• Communication lessons we have taken from camp to ‘the real world’ 

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Recharge Station - Take Care of YOU.

From Cassie Bloy:

Cassie - Teddy Grahams

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/partner-doesnt-get-camp

Which comes first, our relationship or our work?

Many of us know that perhaps the answer should be our relationships but is that always true? Today we aren’t holding back as we unpack the pros and cons of having a partner who doesn’t get camp and the surprising benefits it can bring into our lives.

We all know that there are some people who just don’t seem to ‘get camp’. Perhaps they are the folks who ask us what it is we do all year long or who refer to us as ‘camp counselors’ long after we have told them that we are directors… this is a particular pet peeve of mine. We all have our strategies for dealing with these folks but what happens when one of them just so happens to be your spouse? Today we have Kathleen Gurski today to hear how she copes 

Kathleen’s extensive background brings almost 20 years of experience in camping, outdoor ed and recreation, the majority of which has been working with special populations. Kathleen. She likely wouldn’t say it herself, but she is expert level when it comes to topics including social-emotional learning, Youth with learning disabilities, creating and supporting diverse staff teams, and building long-term sustainable youth programs. Kathleen is passionate about working with her staff team to ensure that camp and recreation programs evolve to align with the changes in participants’ lives, interests, and needs.

Tune into this episode as we hear about:

• Do people in your life ‘get camp’?
• When did you first realize this?
• How has it caused problems/tension?
• Did you try to convince him to ‘get it’? Did it work? Was it worth it?
• Have you just accepted that he doesn’t get it? Has this helped?
•  How do you make it work? Can someone see the value in camp/respect your work without loving it themselves?
•  How does this balance work for you and care of yourself?
• Tips to other folks who find themselves in similar situations 

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Recharge Station - Take Care of YOU.

From Cassie Bloy:

Blue Light Glasses: Find some here.

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada, Ontario Council

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/where-do-we-go-from-here-2021

Beyond Camp is Back! Let’s sojourn forward, friends.

Season 3 is here! Join us as we reflect, learn, laugh and plan for the future. There’s even a call to action for you in this episode as we look to elevate voices within our industry. 

Thanks for being here with us once again!

Tune in to this episode to hear about:

• Learnings and highlights from the first 2 seasons, how does it feel to jump into season 3?
• Don’t skip something twice - the power of showing up.
• Some special encouragement from our friend, Marc
• Where are we now in our personal/professional lives.
• Where should we go with Beyond Camp? What are some of our dreams?
• What do we need from you, dear listeners?
• What else to expect from us this year.

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Recharge Station - Take Care of YOU.

From Rachel Kent:

Meal prep, I’m still working from home and I find I’m not fueling myself the same way that I was when I worked at an office because I just assume I can find food laying around. Leads to cranky Rachel!

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Outdoor Experiences - Girl Guides of Canada

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Thanks to our sponsor:

The American Camp Association of Illinois is made up of nearly 289,000 members, volunteers, campers, families, and professionals who believe in the power of camp. We work to disrupt the effects of poverty by providing fundamental services for children and families, and learning opportunities for camp professionals. Learn more about ACA Illinois by visiting acail.org

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/power-of-yes

Thanks for “saying yes” to joining us on another season of Beyond Camp! 

Join us for the final episode of season 2! After a whirlwind year it’s hard to believe we are celebrating 1000 downloads, several speaking engagements and 26 episodes. This all came from saying yes when an opportunity was presented to us. Join us as we chat about the power of yes and finding the power in saying no.

Tune in to this episode to hear about:

• The power of yes 
• Why end the year here?
• Because saying yes got us here 
• Cassie, tell us some of the theory behind the power of saying yes?
  • Its a choice, it means that someone or yourself believes you can achieve something
  • Privilege
  • Opens doors to opportunities
  • Growth zone
  • It can be hard - requires work, commitment and accountability
• Saying yes doesn’t mean that we can never take time for ourselves
  How can we say yes to ourselves?
• How do you strike balance between saying yes and also having a life?
• How is saying no the same as saying yes? 
• Can we reframe saying no as actually saying yes to something else? 
  • No is a guaranteed failure
• On a personal note: when do you know you should say yes vs saying no? 
• Looking back: how has saying yes shaped our time during the pandemic?
• Looking forward: how do we want saying yes to shape our futures?

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Bonus Links:

• https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/darwins-subterranean-world/201809/the-power-yes
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyblaschka/2019/11/21/five-reasons-why-saying-yes-is-the-best-decision-for-your-career/?sh=305a3e542184
• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/success-and-motivation_b_5198200

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Member Risk - Girl Guides of Canada

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/mini-season-3-preview

Get ready for Season 3 of Beyond Camp - Here’s how you can join in!

Tune in to hear about:

• Wow hard to believe we are wrapping up season 2
• We’ve come so far
  • The podcast has evolved
  • Looked at longevity 
  • What do we love most
  • We want to tell stories 
• Submit your requests to beyondcamp@gocamp.pro
• We want to hear the stories of legends 
• And those lesser-known stories
• We feel a responsibility to share our platform 
• Exploring identities through storytelling If you haven’t heard Alana’s episode yet - check it out here: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/self-love-body-positivity 

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Member Risk - Girl Guides of Canada - kentr@girlguides.ca

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What is Beyond Camp?

Cassie Bloy and Rachel Kent are here to explore the intersection of camp and our lives. As much as people like to talk about camp and ‘the real world’ as two separate entities, camp professionals know that this simply isn’t true. Beyond Camp dives into how different aspects of our lives affect our camp experience, effectively bursting the camp bubble and welcoming all parts of our lives into the conversation.

Go Camp Pro is excited to bring you this podcast.

If you have any feedback, or would like to support the work of Go Camp Pro email our producer, Matt, at matt@gocamp.pro

Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/beyondcamp/pride-camping

Welcome, Amanda and David from the Pride Camping Association!

Join us today as we hear the story of two of the people behind The Pride camping association. Amanda and Davin share their mission, reflect on successes and some hurdles along the road and of course how the pandemic has shifted all of this. Building an organization from the ground up is no easy feat, so grab a cup of coffee or glass of water, get comfy and join us. 

Find out more about The Pride Camping Association at https://www.pridecamping.org/ 

Tune in to this episode to hear about:

• How do you identify and where do you carry privilege? 
• What is your vision for the pride camping association?
• When did you have the first spark of an idea to create this? 
• What have been some of your successes? Were people as excited about this as you expected? 
• Where have you stumbled or faced challenges you did not expect? 
• What is the goal of the association - this year? In 5 years? In 10 years?
• If you had unlimited resources (time/money/skills) what would you do with the association?
• How can folks be allies to Pride Camping?
• How has the goal or vision of the association evolved? 
• What advice would you give to someone who wants to start their own association?

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Your Hosts:

Cassie Bloy, Consultant & Freelance Camp Director - Stephane Richard Development Consulting 

Rachel Kent, Coordinator, Member Risk - Girl Guides of Canada

Amanda Grassick, Manager, Member Risk - Girl Guides of Canada

Davin Allan, Outdoor Education Director - YMCA Camp Elphinstone