4-H Camp Owahta

Rachel Crosley11/13/14

Staff:• Director• Assistant Director• Nurse/EMT, Cook, and Maintenance• Core Staff

– Day Camp Director, Program Director, Drama Director, Waterfront Director, Recreation Director, Arts and Crafts Director, and Outdoor Education Director

• Senior Counselors– 18+ (sometimes 17—based on staff)

• Junior Counselors– 16-17

• Kitchen Staff/Maintenance Help– 15+

• C.I.T.’s– 13-14/15

Campers:

• Seniors– Approximately 12-15/16

• Juniors– Approximately 10-11

• Cadets– Approximately 6-9

• Resident Campers– 8+

• Day Campers– 6+

General Setup:

• Cabins• Tribes (Country for Olympic Week)• Age Group• Day/Resident Camp

General Schedule:

• Rotations (Camper and Counselor)• Day Camp/Cabin Time• Resident Activities (in evening)• Thursday Nights• Friday Activities (Day Camp)• Trips (Resident Camp)

Special Days:

• Thursdays—themed days (each week)• Week #6 (last week)—Olympic Week• Themes change each year (except for three

weeks)

Activities:

• 2014 Drama Production:

• Day Camp Day (Week #1):

Klondike Week 2014:

Owahta University 2014:

Inventors’ Workshop 2014:

Fairy Tales Week 2014:

Renaissance Week 2014:

Olympic Week 2014:

Theories:

• Piaget discusses stages of development (Neukrug 143).

• Camp Owahta focuses on childhood development, as well as maintaining appropriate relationships between campers and staff members– Supportive, caring, appropriate, boundaries,

confidentiality

“Camp is for the Campers!”

• Training• Relationships• Care

Question:• It is Olympic Week, and a senior girl just scored the winning goal in a

Gold Medal Game! Which option is the most appropriate response from her junior male counselor when she and her teammates return to their coaches (the counselors) on the sidelines?

A. Avoid herB. Congratulate her, and give her a quick hugC. Give her a high-fiveD. Lift her up for everyone to cheer for her

Answer: C.It is important to factor in age and gender when dealing with a camper-counselor relationship. You do not want any actions to be inappropriate or misinterpreted, but you also want to make sure that you encourage all of your campers in a positive way.