Empowering the younger generation to take our programs to the next level.
Camp Is The Place for independence, discovery, self-confidence and leadership, and it also does great things for our campers. Kurt will focus on the multi-generational workforce and how that benefits us.

Breakout Sessions

The Leadership Challenge: Increasing our effectiveness while teaching our staff to be leaders.
Whether you are leading campers, or leading staff, Camp Is The Place to learn leadership. This session will explore leadership concepts and give concrete activities to take back and use with your staff. 

The Social Media Revolution: Do we really want it?
Camp Is The Place for social media? Yes, and no...This session will explore policies, behaviors, safety and effective utilization of the social web.

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Stressed? Busy? Overwhelmed? If you’ve ever wanted to resign from adulthood, you may be struggling with a case of Adultitis. Make your escape! Our passion and energy levels are regularly depleted by Adultitis and the burden of increased regulations and the need to do more with less. We may not be able to be six again, but Jason shares how recapturing wisdom from childhood can help us to reignite our passion, turn stress into laughter, and get more done while having more fun. Jason provides witty observations, humorous anecdotes and real-world techniques that will entertain and inspire the audience to live a richer, more balanced life.

Breakout Session

Balancing Act: Overcoming Adultitis Amidst the Stress of Everyday
You were not designed to live a life that leaves you stressed out, worn down, and constantly running on empty. But in the crazy, fast-paced, technology-driven, always “on” world in which we live, there is more change, more choice, and more demands than ever before, pulling you in a million different directions. Maintaining a mindful level of life balance is HUGE. And messing it up can wreak havoc with your career, your health, and your relationships. In this session, Jason will share insights that get to the heart of the problem and simple ideas for designing a balanced life that is less stressful and more fun.

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Breakout Sessions

Team Building Games
Cooperative games promote fun, harmony and can lead to more efficient and productive teams. This collection of games and mixers is designed to connect campers across diverse backgrounds, promote communication and enhance the camp community. Variations of these games are appropriate for teammates of all ages.

Connecting with Campers
Campers are the most important commodity in the camp world. As counselors and staffers, we have the opportunity to connect with each and every camper. As we bond and involve more of our campers, our camp community will thrive. Connect with us for an hour to learn techniques, tricks of the trade and gimmicks that will unite our campers.

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Dallas is the creator of The Jolly Troop - a group of colorful, easy-to-enjoy birds made from commas and exclamation marks. The Jolly Troop exists in a storytelling blog for kids and adults, creating value through photography, graphic design, history, games, people, culture and the magic of good intentions.

Dallas says, "My professional life has been a melting pot of creative endeavors which always seem to merge photo-journalism, image-making and personal narrative."  His overriding philosophy is ", & !" (which stands for Pause & Rejoice) and was the reason he created The Red Fred Project, a series of co-authored books that he creates and designs in collaboration with critically-ill children from throughout the United States.

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