Guidelines for being a Counselor or on the Rec Team

Being a counselor or part of the Rec Team is a full-time commitment during the week of camp.  The cost for 2010 is $171 per person and includes a canteen fee (daily snack and drink during free time).

A counselor teaches, leads directly, leads by example, helps homesick campers, oversees cabin cleanup, gets the campers up and ready in the morning (you don't want to miss morning exercises with Ashleigh), keeps track of the campers, works activity stations during free time (pool, paddle boats, etc), leads cabin devotions, plays with the campers, eats with the campers, and more!

In order to be on the Rec Team you must be in 11th grade or older.

 

A Senior Counselor must be college age or older.

A Senior Counselor runs a cabin of 7-14 campers.  The Senior Counselor is the 'go-to' person for the campers and builds strong relationships with the children.  The Counselor leads devotions, quiet time, oversees cabin clean up, spends time with the campers, runs stations during free time, etc.  This is a busy, yet rewarding, job.

 

The Rec Team runs recreation at camp, encourages the campers to play and perform in a Christian atmosphere, provides activities during free time, sets up for various events, etc.

 The Rec Team's main tasks are broken into two parts:

Morning Rec: Morning Rec is an hour long.  A Rec Team member runs the same station all week (either tie-dye, ropes course, slide for life, or pool/gym) and the campers rotate to that station each day in groups of two cabins.

Evening Rec: Evening Rec is an hour and fifteen minutes.  Oftentimes, the set up for Evening Rec takes up a good portion of afternoon free time, the Rec Team runs Evening Rec (events such as capture the flag, scavenger hunts, relay courses, etc), and then is responsible for clean up.

A Junior Counselor (JC) must be in 11th grade or older.

A Junior Counselor builds relationships with the campers, helps with devotions, assists the senior counselor, and helps create a strong, Christian atmosphere in, and outside, the cabin.

Being on the Rec Team is a non stop job: we rise with the campers, eat with the camp for every meal, set up morning Rec, set up evening rec during free time, run activity stations during free time, run Evening Rec, and clean up.