- Camp is a place that I can get away from the rush of everyday life and back to the basics.
- Camp is camp because of the people who are there.
- Camp is good, no, camp is great – in fact, I believe camp is the best place to be.
- Camper see, camper do.
- Every camper is an individual and I need to treat them as such.
- I am a summer camp counselor.
- I am the most important person at camp to my campers.
- I believe everyone should know five games to play during downtime.
- I believe in camp.
- I believe in early morning smiles (even if I don’t feel like it).
- I believe in shorts and t-shirts.
- I believe in singing camp songs.
- I believe that camp makes a difference in every camper’s life, as well as my own.
- I believe that every child should have an opportunity to attend camp at some point in their lives.
- I believe that if you play with children you will stay childlike.
- I believe this is going to the best summer yet.
- I come to camp for the campers, but also for myself.
- I need help and I will not be afraid to ask for it.The staff want to see me succeed and will help me to do so, but only if I ask.
- I will remember my favorite counselors and teachers,
- I will strive to find the balance that will help me to see each camper as an individual
- My campers will watch everything that I do and say this summer,
- One method does not work with all campers.
- So I want to do what is right and say what is good.
- And help me to give them each the summer of their lives.
- By remembering I draw on the positives of these people to make myself into a better counselor.
Campfire Stories: The Whispering Woods V
Chapter Five: Dawn of Realization As the first rays of dawn kissed the earth,
January 22, 2024
