Camp Counselor Training Report

This summer I was given the amazing opportunity to be a camp counselor. At first, I was hesitant because I wanted to spend my summer having fun. I thought about it a lot and soon realized that the opportunity was a dream come true. I had always wanted to have a group of little girls who loved me and thought I was the coolest person ever. My summer was absolutely perfect. Three things that made my summer perfect were my kids, my job, and my memories.

I attend my church's fifth and sixth grade summer camp as a teen counselor, and have done so for three summers. This experience is very special every year because as I grow in my own faith and knowledge, the experiences I see my campers undergoing in just a weekend means more and more

My leadership qualities are exemplified by my involvement in the 4-H Hunter Safety Camp. This is a three day camp that combines the Hunter Education curriculum with hands on learning in field exercises. My involvement with the camp began in 2011, when I attended as a student and absolutely loved it. Every year after that I became more involved. The next year I was a youth volunteer and in 2013, the assistant coordinator. In 2014 I had the responsibility of coordinating and directing the statewide three day 4-H Hunter Safety Camp for 33 students (with a waiting list of 65). In each subsequent year I have continued to be the coordinator and director. Organizing this camp would become one of my biggest projects for the next three years. Despite my past experience, that first year I still did not completely understand the leadership and work required for coordinating and directing a camp.

Camp incorporated all aspects that I loved about Jesus and allowed me to see all the things God wanted to show me about myself. Before I was a part of the Leader in Training program at camp, I never thought I’d carry a nine-year old girl on my back, racing up a rugged trail and trying not to falter, so that she could receive medical attention. I never saw myself as someone patient enough to stand at the top of a zip-line for thirty minutes to gently coax my camper to take the leap of faith. I never saw it in myself, but I found myself falling in love with seeing the growth in my campers personally and spiritually in just a few days. God developed this type of

During both Smart Meter Program and Emergency Base Camp Program the budget responsibilities were assigned under my responsibility. Paul Nielsen was my reporting IT Director which sponsored the Emergency Base Camp Program. Tim Cottongin was the Smart Meter Director and sponsor of the Smart Meter Program. In both cases S1 and S2 funding details were developed and forwarded for inclusion into the enterprise budget. During the development of the Base Camp Program a business case was developed and proved by the IT budgetary group. Specific details of the strategy was developed and illustrated in a PowerPoint slides presentation. The presentation was illustrated during the senior leadership funding approval session of project being with budgets of

The first thing that I learned was that with the proper training you can do anything. Before the camp director, Elizabeth Darrah, came to me and asked me to be a counselor at Camp Celebrate Hope, I had never thought that I could counsel people. Much less I didn't think that I could spend a weekend with children and help them deal with grief. But as I was going through training and started learning new things, I started gaining confidence in my quickly

I assisted with supervising three and four-year-olds with various camp activities. I helped throughout the day by pushing them on the swings in the playground or building blocks with them. With support from three other camp counselors, I helped lead this group of children during this fun and innocent stage of their life. Although they may not remember my name or even my face in a few years, I know that I impacted them with my maturity by helping them accomplish their small, everyday goals.

I also have 2 younger cousins that ive babysat and have watched many times before who I love to be around and I often teach them how to do this and what to do in situations and I would love to do the same to others at camp. I also love to teach younger kids how to do things like sailing and other things like. how can I make camp better and more a positive place than it already is and help make the younger camps have a better understanding of what the meaning of Luke 2:52 means and stands for at camp.

I used to work as the senior camp counselor of Raise Leaders Camp of Tae Kwon Do where I would have daily interactions with the youth campers and I set the example of how to be a leader to junior camp counselors. My responsibilities included supervising the campers, planning out field trips, and dealing with any conflicts that arose. Through this experience, I learned crucial leadership skills such as how to cooperate with fellow team members how to communicate to children in a manner they would understand and respect me at the same time. Moreover, I always made sure the campers had everything they needed and if they ever needed any help with a problem or just someone to talk to then they could always come to me.

I also remember that this was when I developed the habit of when I saw someone staring at me I would hide my face with a wall of hair. Around age 14 I was introduced to Camp New Friends, and finally had a chance to meet more people with NF, I was painfully shy that year and would again hide behind my hair, but I made some of the best friends who understood what I was going through, this was also my first taste of what MPNST was, when one of the girls I met there passed away a few months after camp, I skipped the next year, but went when I was 16 and was a CIT, and this is what helped me come out of my shell and start becoming comfortable in my own skin. Around this time in my life I had been discussing removing the facial tumors with a plastic

I used my looks and methods of persuasion to gain my place in the hierarchy of our grade. However, I had no idea that Melina was going to see our Chaplin for guidance about me. It was any average Thursday. I was talking with all of my friends when I noticed Melina was gone. I thought good she's out of my sight. I then was told by my science teacher to go see Mother Taylor. I didn't think anything of it. I walked down and I saw Melina and my two best friends: Kaitlyn and Marin. They were there to defend me against Melina's accusations as if they were my defense attorneys. Melina brought one of my ex- best friends, Faith and they cried while telling their side of the story. I was so angry at both of them. I never felt such hatred, I knew it was a plea for attention. When it was all said and done, I left before Melina and Faith with Kaitlyn and Marin. I burst into tears due to frothing anger. I thought my power was going to be taken away from me. I kept my distance from them for the next two months of school. I never felt the same towards them. I actually felt bad for what I had done to them. I felt an inner conflict I couldn't fully

All season I’m asked, “How’s camp going?” and “What have you been up to?” My responses? “Awesome!!” and “Plenty!!”

Summer Camp teachers reported that students were focused and responded well to the provided instruction. They were excited to see students have the opportunity to participate in an instructional structure that replicated the Kindergarten classrooms they would enter in the fall. Parents reported that their children were happy to attend the camp and did more reading and writing in their homes during the camp.

Becoming a summer camp counselor was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I was a camper for 10 years and the transition to counselor felt like a natural step forward. Even though I loved my job and the campers I spent my time with, it was far from easy. I was responsible for 10 to 30 children, 24 hours a day, and planned many of the activities the campers participated in. I was placed in this leadership position, but without the other 40 staff members, I would not have had a successful summer. Our team communicated well, relied on each other for support, and talked through any issues that arose.

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