Having spent the better part of six summers hiking, cooking, orienteering, and practicing archery on the trails of Huddart Park, California, summer camp became a very precious time of my life. When I entered high school, I began working as a Unit Aide at my camp which meant I had the privilege to now teach young girls a whole slew of tasks such as survival skills, first aid, and knife skills. While attending Woodside Priory High School, I heard about similar activities such as archery and overnights that Mountain Camp counselors hosted. Chris Gregory encouraged me to look into the camp and see if it was something I might take interest in, and I soon discovered that it definitely captured my attention. I adore working with kids and would especially …show more content…
Enthusiasm, patience, and responsibility are at the top of my list, and I have been practicing those throughout my life, but particularly at Peninsula Day Camp since my freshman year of high school. However, other than being able to sing camp songs at an alarmingly loud and fast pace, I truly enjoy working with children of all ages. I value the time I spent at summer camp, and I want to give other participants an experience that is just if not more special. Whether it is strumming a guitar around a campfire, helping an injured child, or running around doing all sorts of activities, I will do so with compassion, vigor, and a whole lot of …show more content…
From the friendships they can make that will last a lifetime, to the distinct memories they have of campfire traditions, camp is laced with immeasurable meaning. The skills that children learn and practice at camp can become a part of their identity, and may even grow into passions that they will continue to pursue as an adult. Whether they want it or not, the songs with constantly haunt them throughout the years and though they claim to hate it, they secretly enjoy the reminder of summer fun and adventure. One thing camp taught me that I find of value today, is to say “yes!” to adventures and working with my team to accomplish outrageously fun challenges and
...and end of the film, it is clear that there is a substantial amount of freedom within a summer camp, and it can be as good as you make it. The camp counselors are portrayed in two lights – one as adult kids who are irresponsible, and the opposing as dictators who never give you a break. This film also sets a standard for friendships, as the kids were willing to look out for each other and help one another.
The summer camping season peaks with five summer day camp opportunities, up from three in 2010. Day camps offered an affordable but quality learning environment for younger youth. Each year Kanawha County provides two residential camps serving roughly 160 youth. The number of residential campers increased from 150 in 2010 to 164 in 2013. Continued efforts to provide quality programming through community partners such as afterschool providers, schools, and youth-serving organizations provide fruitful results. 4-H community clubs continue to see slow but diverse growth as there are three specialty clubs and five traditional clubs. Science programming is provided weekly at three afterschool programs; nutrition education is provided at twenty elementary schools yearly; two Energy Express sites served 40 youth; Heath Rocks! was integrated into camping, schools, outdoor classroom, and afterschool programming; and the Choose to Change research project began its third year.
The children go away for a week to attend these camps. They are so excited
first day, when I saw that the counselor that I had been assigned to work with
Altogether, my perspective on this affiliation embraces the importance of education and safety across all of the United stated. The founder has surfaced a great importance to what may have been over looked. Furthermore, being that most children engage in camp experiences at some time in their life; as youngsters with the ability to absorb information like a sponge as well as being risk takers, it is imperative to hold education and safety as a high quality of a camp experience. Moreover, is the education of communicable disease along with prevention of outdoors dangers as I had mentioned before the West Nile Virus. In conclusion, I view the volunteers as inspirational people that bring knowledge to others, but most importantly benefiting the children.
My choice to become a part of the childcare profession was not just made casually. This decision was the result of a thought process about what I wanted to do with my life. I finally took a career in childcare because I believe that it is one of the most important duties performed in the community. Within this profession, I hope to find both personal and professional accomplishment. Hence, it is my desire to be a part of a noble profession.
I have always been drawn to serving others. I enjoy listening to the challenges people face and helping them arrive at a healthy conclusion. I take pride in advocating for those who are unable to advocate for themselves and genuinely care for every person who lacks access, or is denied access to services their community provides. However, I never thought of social work as a profession. I always thought psychology was what I needed to study in able to obtain my long-term goals of working in a school setting or becoming a therapist. It was not until my junior year here at Monmouth University, I realized psychology was not the right field for me. As psychology became a more research-based program, I began to examine social work as a major and explore the classes they offered. The Introduction to Social Work class opened up so many more opportunities. I finally understood the content I was learning and was able to apply those learning’s to the kind of work I potentially saw myself doing. In other words, I felt at home in the field of social work, like I had finally found my calling.
I have been a Girl Scout for eleven years. When I joined the Girl Scouts in first grade, my parents saw it as a fun way for me to make new friends. While I did make several new friends, I also developed many skills and was exposed to new opportunities. As Girl Scouts, we do much more than sell cookies every February. We also volunteer, gain useful skills and experiences, and educate our community through an organization filled with supportive and empowering young women.
Promoters of teen wilderness camps bring up many good positives for these types of places. Teens at these camps are always under the supervision of trained and qualified counselors. Weekly therapy sessions are held where the campers can get one on one time with a therapist. These teens are also taken away for the environment they were previously in and placed hundreds of miles away from drugs, alcohol, and their friends who may have been a bad influence. However, I believe that the promoters of these camps should look more closely at all of the negatives.
For the last few years, I’ve been involved in Boy Scouts of America. Boy Scouts is very important to me, and has been a huge influence for good on me. Scouting teaches its participance various skills, values, and morals. Some of the knowledge I’ve gained is mostly only useful while camping, but most if it is very use full in everyday life.
There are a variety of youth programs that rely on volunteers, including sports leagues, field trips, special events, camps, and classes. Parks and recreation agencies should consider using volunteers for programs such as these, as volunteers can provide special skills, experiences, and connections, frees up staff time and resources, bring unique viewpoints, ideas, and feedback to the table, can help the agency extend its services, and offer a way for the community to get involved in the organization’s programming (Guide, 2011). Just as there are benefits to using volunteers in youth programs, there are also difficulties that arise. Recruiting suitable volunteers and letting go of unsuitable volunteers can be a tough and lengthy pr...
Throughout my high school career, I have participated in many volunteer opportunities especially involving the care of children. Now that I will be completing high school this May, I feel as if I should broaden my horizons and explore my interests. I absolutely love working with children and over the years, I have volunteered with many summer camps for various aged children. I am excited about the idea of becoming a camp counselor and engaging children in various fun-filled and educational
Although my field experience wasn’t in a classroom, I was still able to interpret my experiences and relate them to a potential classroom setting. For instance, despite the stable schedule, the camp seemed to lack structure. The instant I walked into the establishment, chaos prevailed and the camp counselors displayed little control of the children. It became clear that the leader was not viewed as an authority figure by the “campers.” To avoid this happening to me in a classroom, boundaries and guidelines would be established initially and coordinating punishments would be carried out. In a summer camp setting, no one wants to be “the bad guy” because the kids are there to have fun and remain occupied. Because of this fear and the soft-spoken nature of the group leader, she had no concept of classroom
"Hey, be careful and don't do anything stupid," my dad said to me right before I hopped into Chase Miller's dark blue Chevy S-10 with a camper shell on the back. I looked at Chase and Tyler Becker and said, "Let's go camping." As Chase pushed down the gas pedal, a big cloud of black smoke shot out of the back of the truck and the smell of burning motor oil filled the cab.
I’m on a muddy, yellow bus coming back from camp. I'm twelve and so are you. Prior to leaving for camp, I had imagined it would be just me and three, maybe four, other boys that I hadn't met yet, running around all summer, getting ourselves into trouble. Playing games and just enjoying our summer. You know, typical boy stuff. Ultimately it ended up being me and this one girl. That's you. As long as we are still on the bus its like we are still at camp. Once we reach the pickup point where our parents would be waiting for us camp will be over.