Can a Private Podcast Support Your Camp Bubble?
Yes, a well produced podcast can truly help you build a stronger bubble at camp. Keep reading to learn more.
Whether you’re a camp professional, summer staff member, parent, or lay leader you’ve probably heard people talk about the “camp bubble” before. It’s the idea that we’re creating an isolated atmosphere at summer camp. One where campers and staff alike can feel safe to explore themselves and their place in the world. To have new experiences, test new skills, and build relationships. For Jewish summer camps, this often means creating intentional Jewish communities based on love, learning, and growth.
So how do we do it? Well, careful curation of staff culture, having pulpit Rabbis live in-residence at camp, dancing to amazing Jewish music, having awesome high ropes courses that dare campers to try, and so much more.
But what if there was a way to begin building the bubble before the first professional staff member arrives for the summer? What if there was a way to start teaching new campers, parents, and even staff members about the unique culture and traditions of your camp as soon as they register or sign their contracts?
A private podcast, one that’s only available to the folks you share it with, can accomplish all of this and more. In just 6 – 8 episodes you can start building newbie’s camp vocabulary, teach them songs that everyone else will already know, and create a way for everyone to feel part of the camp community from the moment they first arrive, and even before.
If you’re interested in learning about how a private podcast can help build and sustain your camp bubble this summer, I’d love to chat.
And if you’re interested in learning more about the camp bubble, or just looking to spend 30 minutes thinking about camp, check out this episode of Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education that I produced for The Jewish Education Project, featuring CEO David Bryfman and Debby Shriber, the Executive Director of the URJ Northeast Camps.
