eSSENTIAL SKILLS
You are likely to already be familiar with the phrase “21st Century Skills” - many camps now position themselves as platforms for 21st century learning
But do you include learning and development for your staff as well as campers?
Or perhaps you are new to the whole concept - so what does it mean? It is used to describe competencies critical for success in today’s world
Our rubric centers around six key skills that are inherently found in the camp staff experience
our unique e21 rubric is used to identify, embed and measure these six skills
The best part? You’re already doing it!
It’s actually hard to NOT practice these skills at Camp, as it is just part of the experience and that is what is so special: camp is a unique environment with abundant opportunities to learn and develop while meeting the high expectations of staff performance - all things that are happening every day, every summer.
e21’s framework simply harnesses the learning that is already inherent in the staff journey. e21 integrates with the unique aspects of your camp’s values, priorities, and structure, and and gives you tools and techniques to be intentional about the ways in which you incorporate the impact you can have.
The Beginnings
e21 has been designed by camp people from the very start. The idea grew from a staff certification program implemented by Camps Kenwood & Evergreen in 2013, designed to recognize and reward the skills that their employees acquired and demonstrated over the summer. Kenwood & Evergreen have been incorporating 21st century skills into their staff training and management for many years, and K&E’s owner/director Scott Brody is a leading expert within the camp industry on the value and importance of teaching these skills to our children.
The purpose of the program was initially to endorse the fact that staff were learning and growing during a summer with K&E, and as a way to address the issue of the skills gap. However in implementing it, the venture grew further into a successful staff training and management tool over the years, and evolved into a comprehensive stand-alone framework - e21.