Benefits to Counselors-In-Training (Ages 15- 17)
What’s a camp like Windhover got to offer you?
- On-the-job training, assisting at waterfront, barn, kitchen, and activities
- A totally fun summer experience
- The opportunity to learn more about any arts or traditional camping activities.
- Life close to nature.
- Leadership training to hone your skills
- Opportunities to lead activities in your area of interest
- A great resume builder for college applications or future employment
- Opportunities to help someone younger grow
- Lifetime friendships
Leadership Training Program
Camp Windhover has had a counselor-in-training program since its inception, and we offer character-based leadership training. Developing leadership skills is the challenge Camp Windhover’s counselor-in-training program embraces. We provide teens 15 through 17, who have completed the ninth through eleventh grades, the opportunity to serve others, to venture more deeply into nature and the arts, to explore the character of leaders and leadership styles, and to earn self-confidence, whether speaking before a group or learning to check pool chemistry. One of our goals is to prepare youth for future staff positions at camp. As a result, while CITs have fun, they devise their personal mission statement, learn new skills, and learn about promoting health and safety, about the stages of human development and their impact on learning, and about effective teaching practices.
CITs as junior staff members work at activities like assisting in the kitchen and dining hall, cleaning restrooms and general grounds, as well as aiding counselors in art or outdoor offerings. CIT Leaders supervise them.
Participants attend a pre-camp weekend retreat for preliminary training prior to their camp stay. The date for 2012 will be June 7(beginning at 11:00 a.m.) - June 9(ending at 1:00 p.m.).
First year CITs may attend a one- week session. Second and third year CITs may attend two weeks, depending on staffing needs. CITs pay $225 per week, but all receive a small stipend, depending on experience and qualifications. Early application is encouraged, as space is limited. (Go to Forms to download or to Summer Sessions, Fees, Registration to register online.)
