Mini-Pod - Indoor Pandemic Camp - with Melanie Zak Curry - The Day Camp Pod
It can be done. If you’re running an indoor camp during the COVID-19 pandemic, have no fear, the Day Camp Pod and Melanie Zak Curry are here!
Tune in to this mini-pod to hear about Melanies’s experience and strategies for running camp inside:
INDOOR CAMP SUCCESS STORY- How they made it happen!
Militant Staff (paid minimum wage) and cleaning regiment
Support from executive directors (tell us what you need)
Created their own protocols early on- which ended up being very similar to what the governor mandated
Quickly got upgraded filters for AC system, masks, cleaning stuff
Examined and modified all protocols
60% new campers- As most originally signed up campers withdrew, and 40% signed back up.
COMMUNICATION!
We were very open and honest with our parents for months leading up to camp. We actually held weekly FACEBOOK LIVE Meetings in our FB camp parent group. This gave parents the opportunity to ask questions in a group setting.
We also spent months calling everyone to “answer any questions they may have”. These calls were 15 mins to 2 hours each!
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Bonus Resources
General Camp Pages:
https://e-sportimeny.com/p/18SJ-HX9/school-break-kings-park
https://e-sportimeny.com/p/18SJ-H0J/sportime-kings-park-summer-camp-2020
Global Sportime Guidelines:
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YOUR HOSTS:
Andy Pritikin, Owner/Director - Liberty Lake Day Camp
GUESTS:
Melanie Zak Curry, Camp Director - Sportime of Kings Park, NY
Sponsors:
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