The Battalion
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Thursday • April 1 7, 1997
tudents who work
as summer camp
ounselors say the
job is as much
about learning as
teaching
f chasing eight-year-olds, earning
meager paychecks, consoling
homesick campers and getting lit
tle sleep does not sound like a per
fect summer job, then camp coun
seling is probably not a good idea.
But Aggies who have worked as
Immer camp counselors readily agree that
le benefits of working at camps surpass
joseof other summer jobs.
junior recreation, park and tourism sci-
pcesmajor Rye Lemons has worked as a trail
Jiideat a Christian wilderness experience
Imp in the Adirondack Mountains for the
1st two summers. For him, the best things
put camp are the friendships he has made.
I “You get to knowpeople very well,” Lemons
(id. "I have friends all over the country now,
pd five or six of them I still talk to regularly.”
| When working at camp, relationships are built
pt only with fellow counselors, but with
upers as well.
Junior recreation, parks and tourism sci-
pces major Carrie Paris said her campers at
iCA day camps tended to behave better
hen she dealt with them as friends.
! “It’s awesome to have relationships with
lekids, to be friends and hang out with
|em,” Paris said. “You don’t have to be a
rill sergeant to them. They’re going to be-
tve if they like you.”
| Counselors said it is sometimes easier to
)lder campers. Since Lemons
worked with high-school students, he said
he had no problem understanding them.
Jamie Walker, a junior recreation, park and
tourism sciences major, said the same about
her YMCA day campers.
"You don't have to be a drill
sergeant to them (campers).
They're going to behave if they
like you."
Carrie Paris, junior recreation, park
and tourism sciences major
“It’s fun with the older campers because
you can relate with them and be a strong role
model for them,” Walker said.
Being a positive role model is one of the
most important aspects of the job, counselors
said. In a Christian camp setting, counselors
carry the responsibility to a spiritual level.
“We try to be examples of Christ — how
he looks in human form,” Lemons said. “We
try to be a positive Christian influence on
the campers.”
Walker said she and fellow counselors aim
to show campers the right way to treat peo
ple through example.
“We try to teach respect for others,” she
said. “We treat each other [counselors] the
way we want kids to treat each other. If two
kids are fighting, we ask them, ‘Do you see us
treating each other that way?’.”
Paris said a positive outlook is important
when working as a counselor.
“When we are positive, it helps the
campers develop good attitudes,” Paris said.
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