on summer camp essay

last summer at Camp Sonshine where I volunteered as a camp counselor. This was the moment that I was completely convinced to become a teacher even though the idea of it has been in the back of my mind since my preschool years. This lightbulb moment for all the children that I was teaching was the most impactful leadership that I have had because I made them feel confident and good about themselves, which was all I could ask for, and it made me joyful. Last summer I volunteered to be a camp counselor

observing the Summer Scholars Program, I witnessed many topics that I have studied from the book throughout class come to life. I saw the diversity of the students, and got to involve myself in teacher-student interaction. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivators played a big part in the lessons. The students were involved in discussions- small group and whole group. I also realized how important teacher efficacy is and what a large role it plays in the rapport of the classroom. Summer Scholars Program

course, was “Yes sir, fired up, sir!” This was how we started every year of Dixie Basketball Camp as we came together in the Southwest Mississippi Community College (SMCC) auditorium. It is hard to explain what the Dixie Basketball Camp is all about. Experiencing it is really the only way of knowing. Dixie teaches kids every year the value of hard work along with the fundamentals of basketball. The camp has a unique and special enthusiasm, filled with cheering and chants, many of which have continued

but not least the liberation of Auschwitz. To begin with, Auschwitz comprises many different structures and ruins. Auschwitz was set up in three different camps including Auschwitz I, Birkenau, and Monowitz. In total

Its springtime and school is soon to be out for the summer. Excitedly, Timmy is going off to camp for the first time, with other boys and girls at a Christian summer camp for children. This camp has fun things like fishing, swimming, horseback riding, baseball, basketball and lots of other activities to enjoy. Timmy isn’t sure if he wants to go, because he isn’t sure if it is going to be as fun as everyone says it is. He is afraid of what might happen. Afraid because a boy at his school named

the Wascana Racing Canoe Club. Ever since, sprint kayaking has been a huge aspect of my life. I have attended the 2012 Saskatchewan Summer Games, 2013 Sherbrooke Canada Summer Games, 2013 Montreal Canadian Canoe Kayak Nationals, 2014 Regina Canadian Canoe Kayak Nationals, and the 2015 Ottawa Canadian Canoe Kayak Nationals. The picture above is from the 2013 Canada Summer Games. My team boat partner, Alyssa, is one of my best friends. In this picture, Alyssa and I are in a safety boat after tipping in

Grant Coffey Mrs. Mercer Honors English 1 30 January 2017 Year-Round Education: The Time has Come “A long summer vacation in which students forget much of what they have learned is far from ideal for learning” (Shields et al.). Many educators are beginning to realize the benefits of year-round schooling. Even though year-round education is not traditional, year-round schooling should be implemented because year-round education increases academic achievement, frequent breaks allow students and teachers

nature. During most of the novel, Bucky Cantor was employed as a teacher and playground director of a local school in a closely knit, family-oriented Jewish community of Weequahic neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey. While he worked in 1944 near the summer, a polio outbreak had

Through the past couple of weeks, I’ve read these two very interesting books; “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank and “Summer of My German Soldier” by Bette Greene. These two books are told from the perspectives of two young girls, who struggle through life as Jews. “The Diary of a Young Girl” is told from the perspective of Anne Frank and “Summer of My German Soldier” is told from Patricia Bergen’s perspective. Anne and Patricia have many similarities, but they also contrast in some ways too

The summer before my senior year, I worked at Camp Evergreen, a Christian summer camp in north Georgia. My cabin that summer was the oldest boys, there would be two first-time campers joining us. One of them was an older foster child who has had a lasting impact on the way that I empathize with the experiences of others. His name was Chris. Chris was the last to arrive on a dark and stormy afternoon, call me superstitious but I thought that this was a bad omen without even meeting him. When he walked