We want our campers to have a great experience at camp. We also want you to have a great experience as a volunteer. Here are some articles and resources to help meet these goals. Please download and read anything that looks helpful to you as you get ready for camp. If you have lots of questions about a specific topic, you may want to print the articles and bring them with you to camp.
These articles, which are password protected, deal specifically with “How to Be a Great Camp Counselor”
- Qualifications of a Good Camp Counselor
- Seven Skills of Highly Effective Counselors
- How to Succeed the First Day and What to Do During Registration Time
- Helpful Tips for Counselors
- Quick Camp Ideas for Counselors
- Creating a Welcome Mat for Campers
- How to Make Campers Feel at Home
- Group Building Exercises
- Games & Activities that Build Community – F.A.S.T.
- Doing Things Together as a Cabin Group
- Building Bunk Group Buddies
- Sacrifices You May Need to Make for Your Campers
- Top 10 Staff Survival Tips
- Summer Survival Guide – 10 Ingredients for a Successful Summer