CONTENTS Canada Camps Magazine FEATURES pg
Always Worth Checking Whether it is for new or returning staff, it is wise for camps, regardless of size, to perform a thorough background check on every employee By Melodie Bissell
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Understanding Abuse Child abuse is real and it happens at camp, which is why camps must have policies in place to effectively deal with any situation that arises By Pearl Rimer
20 pg
The Evaluators By reducing surprises and focusing on actual job behaviours, camps can increase the quality and effectiveness of their staff evaluation process By Jay Frankel
24
A GREAT WAY TO HELP ENSURE THE SAFETY OF YOUR CAMPERS
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Staff Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Marc Hoberman on managing interactions with parents
Vantage Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Chris Thurber on building character at camp
Volume 8 • Issue 2 • Spring 2010 DEPARTMENTS Editor’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Going Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 How camps can use Learn No Trace techniques to teach campers and staff about the environment around them
Health Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Providing nutritional meals is not that difficult to do
Marketing Minute . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The summer of 2010 is a great time to start recruiting campers for next season
Safe & Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Why camps should develop a fire safety plan
EVALUATIONS STAFF
BACKGROUND CHECKS
IS IT TIME TO CHANGE THE WAY YOUR CAMP PERFORMS THEM?
UNDERSTANDING CHILD ABUSE • YEAR-ROUND MARKETING • SAFE DRINKING WATER
Cover picture courtesy of Seneca - King Day Camp
Spring 2010 Canada Camps 3
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