Off-Season Administrative Educational Development
Our administrative team participates in a number of national camping and child development conferences throughout the year, as attendees and as conference speakers and leaders. Scott is the current National Vice President of the American Camp Association. Jason, Dane and Deena are all regular speakers at national and regional professional Camping Conferences. Other conferences that have been regularly attended by our administrative team include the American Camping Association National Conference, the ACA-NY Child Development Conference, and the ACA New England Professional Camping Seminar.

Staff Orientation
Camps Kenwood & Evergreen Staff Orientation is an intensive 8-day experience. Our new and veteran staff focus on a variety of topics in in-depth seminars, discussions and role-plays to help them acquire the knowledge and experience to handle any counseling challenges that may arise during the summer.

This includes many topics that are addressed repeatedly throughout the 8-day period, including:

* Emergency Plans and Procedures - prepare for the unexpected!
* Red Cross Certification - First aid and CPR training
* Coaching Techniques
* Homesickness
* "How To Spot A Bully" - Best Practices for Eliminating Teasing
* Monitoring Your Camper's Health - Spotting Small Issues Before They Become Larger Ones
* Parent Forum - Parents Addressing Staff about their Thoughts Regarding the Summer
* "Hypothetical" situation discussions - Role-playing through Typical Camp Scenarios
* Emotional, Sexual, and Physical Abuse Prevention
* Child Development Fundamentals
* Child Learning Styles
* Helping New Campers Integrate into the Camp Environment

Junior Counselor Weekend
Our newest staff members-our Junior Counselors- spend an action-packed weekend at Camp during the month of April. This pre-Orientation is designed especially for them, and like Staff Orientation, focuses on a variety of topics in in-depth seminars, discussions and role-plays. This intensive weekend workshop helps these essential staff members-who are already immersed in Camp tradition and culture-make a smooth transition to their new counselor roles. Click here to see pictures from this April's Junior Counselor Weekend Retreat.