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• If she has never been away from home, discuss it with her.
Give her a chance to stay overnight at a friend’s house or at
Grandma’s. Be supportive; listen to her fears and write her
often at camp. Send a few items to make her sleeping area
familiar – a small stuffed animal can work wonders! The
American Camp Association has designed a free website
specifically for parents and families,
http://www.CampParents.org, which includes some great
articles and tips on getting your camper ready for camp and
dealing with homesickness.
• Your camper is your treasure - and we try to treat her as
such! If she has any medical, dietary, or behavioral needs,
please let us know. The more we know about her, the more
comfortable we can make her feel.
Camp Counselors
Camp staff members are enthusiastic, talented and caring
adults, who are selected on the basis of their experience, ability
to serve as role models and their genuine desire to work with
children. Camp staff members include international staff as
well as staff members from California and other states. The
ratio of counselors to girls varies with the age of the campers.
Camp units with younger girls have the greatest ratio of
counselors to campers.
Camp staff receive extensive on-site training prior to the arrival
of all campers. Training includes activity programming and
outdoor skills, songs, games, first aid and safety, team building,
age level characteristics, how to deal with homesickness and
more. Staff who supervise high adventure activities are
required to have additional training and qualifications.
Camp staff are hired because they enjoy working with children.
It is council policy that staff are not allowed to receive money or
gifts of monetary value from campers or parents.
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