Tips that Make Working in American Summer Camps A Fun Experience

[Kim Kardashian]

Different people choose to work in summer camps for different reasons. There are many people who want to be part of this fun filled profession however, they hesitate as they are not sure what they should expect and how they should handle things.

Working in camp America does not require any special qualification however, this work certainly needs some qualities in person such as patience, creativity and persistence to accomplish camp activities and manage campers in effective way.

Some important tips that can bring life and fun to this serious work and will allow you to enjoy your summer camp job with convenience are as follow:

Responsibility as cap counselor
Camp counselor is also a role model for children in the camp therefore, it is mandatory for you to act responsibly. Young children will usually follow your footsteps and try to do whatever you will do. Therefore, if you want your campers to behave sensibly then this is how you should act.

You should adopt positive attitude and should be proactive in difficult situations. You should be able to predict and plan according to situations.    

Be active and interactive
If you have joined summer camp just to experience your childhood then it is advisable that you should give up this idea of working in summer camp.  Joining summer camp as counselor will induce lots of responsibility on you as you will be responsible for success or failure of summer camp at your own.

Therefore, you should plan, be active and interact with children in every activity. You should not only give instructions to children but be part of each activity and participate actively as this will help you to enjoy your work more.

Train campers diplomatically
It is not necessary that all of your campers are obedient and willing to obey your instructions. You will have to deal with some dreaded campers who are always looking for ways to annoy you or break the rules. It is important for you to control your temper with such campers and try to discipline them tactfully.

For this purpose you can also play innocent pranks that can teach them lesson along with providing some fun moments.  With proper guidance and some creative ideas you can discipline such kids and enable them to cope with other campers in better way.

Face with smile
A summer camp is not as simple as staying in luxury hotel. You have to face different situations where you will be exhausted, drained and might be hungry during activities.

However, it is important for you to remember that you should not complain in such state as kids in your camp will do same. You have to avoid anything that can turn down moral of your campers and whatever the conditions are you should make sure that your start every day with fresh beginning and big smile.

While working in an American summer camps people should consider these tips to make their experience unforgettable. Counselors should follow all moral values along fun filled activities as this way they can impart ethics to their campers along with memorable time.