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No matter how you celebrate the 4th of July, safety is important! Here are some helpful safety tips for planning fun and safe holiday and summer activities. #GordieCenter #4thofJuly #SafetyTips

Summer is here! ☀️ What does that mean? Fun in the sun, barbecues, and summer camps! Camp registration should be as enjoyable as a dip in the pool on a hot day. 🏊 But, unoptimized registration can lead to unhappy campers. 😡 Are your registration forms as effective as they could be? ➡️ https://bit.ly/3yGmJuZ #summercamp #summer #eventregistration #eventmanagement #eventplanning #regfox

Keeping Summer Safe: Pool and Spa Safety Tips 🏊♂️☀️ The backyard pool is summer fun, but it's crucial to prioritize safety, especially for children. Follow these seven simple tips to ensure a safe swim season and enjoy a safe and fun-filled summer by the pool!

Lola’s Training Journey: Progress Beyond the Home! I’m thrilled to share an update on Lola, a 3.5-year-old Chihuahua mix I’ve been working with. When we first started training, she was hesitant about outdoor environments, especially when it came to doing commands like sit, down, stay, and come on grass—something she had never done before. 🌿 Our goal with Lola’s training is to build confidence and adaptability, ensuring she can follow commands not just in the home, but in any environment she encounters. Training is about more than just obedience; it’s about helping her thrive in any situation, whether indoors or out. Lola’s family has been fantastic at reinforcing these skills across all settings. 🏡🐕 Adaptability in dogs is key, just as it is in our professional lives. It’s important to stay flexible and prepared to handle various situations, much like we are helping Lola learn to do. 🐕💼 If you’re looking to improve your dog’s adaptability and behavior, I’d be happy to share more about how I can help. #DogTraining #Adaptability #PetBehavior #ProfessionalDevelopment #LeadershipThroughTraining #DogPrincipal

What's your advice for students entering their senior year? That's the question some Myrtle Beach employees answer in this video! Now that school is back for the 2024-25 school year, our First in Service team is sharing words of wisdom for the students who are almost at the finish line. Best of luck to all Myrtle Beach students this year! #MyrtleBeach #CityofMyrtleBeach

How are you planning for your kids' future? We spend so much time planning vacations, summer camps, etc., how are you helping your kids plan for their future after high school, after college? #USA #Parents #KidsFuture

Talking about safety and summer usually makes people think about drinking water, putting on sunscreen, and using bug spray.  Here at BBYO CAW, summer safety means creating healthy boundaries with counselors, body safety, not keeping secrets, and more. Help make sure that your camper is ready by: 🔹 Providing a clear understanding of where they can go for help at camp or at home 🔹 Teaching them about body safety and that they can say no to any touch, high-five, or hug from an adult or peer 🔹 Encouraging surprises but not keeping secrets – everyone eventually gets let in on surprises but no adult should ask a child to keep a secret   Let’s make sure that every camper feels confident to take on camp in a safe and healthy way this summer.

Staff will begin to arrive for different activity-specific training over the next two weeks, and we can't wait to have the whole team here for All Staff Orientation on May 30th! As arrival time approaches, new staff might be wondering, "what should I pack to work at camp for three months?" We have a staff blog post all about the essentials you don't want to forget, plus the additional things that veteran staff recommend! Read it at: https://lnkd.in/dkiV2GVw Returning staff, what's something you always bring to camp? #summercountdown #packinglist #packingforcamp #campcounselor #fallingcreek

Rocky Mountain Challenge "Ready, Set, Go!"The Campground Kids are on to their next adventure attending Survival Week at Camp Wilderness, a training course packed full of challenges. Over their week's stay, they will learn to master five skills making it possible to survive in almost any environment. With five cabins divided into teams, competition becomes the main focus. As they power through each event, the team members learn to work together in unity. When the campers return from their first day of challenges, the boys of Cabin 3 find their belongings ransacked and immediately blame the girls of Cabin 5. Blood begins to boil.What starts out as small harmless pranks turns into all-out cabin war! How far are the kids willing to go in the name of competition? At what point is payback enough? Can relationships mend after this intense week of challenges and pranks?Join The Campground Kids as their cabins face off to win the championship at Rocky Mountain National Park. https://lnkd.in/gR7eJC-z

The power of outdoor education, the joy of being at one with nature. We must look at how we continue to try and “contain”children in classrooms and give them more access to the outside for learning. Being outdoors resets our nervous systems and regulates our emotions. Let’s get outdoors more, let’s open our children’s eyes and get them learning outside with curiosity and joy. https://lnkd.in/ebDaf263