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During the summer of 2016 I had the opportunity to work with the Club U Summer camp on the University of Utah campus. I worked as a camp counselor and was in charge of leading a group of campers in various camp activities and outings.
About Club U
Club U is a summer camp that is on the University of Utah campus. This camp provides the opportunity for campers ages 5 to 14 to explore and have positive life changing experiences and a local University. Club U helps shape the lives of their campers by creating fun and educational activities on and off campus. During the summer of 2016 I had the opportunity to work with the Club U Summer camp on the University of Utah campus. I worked as a camp counselor and was in charge of leading a group of campers ages 5 and 6 in various camp activities and outings. I was responsible for planning and implementing activities for these campers, ensuring their safety while at the camp, and creating the opportunity for the campers to engage with the camp and other campers while having fun.
Goals and Objectives
Creating goals for my time during Club U was difficult. When I created these goals I knew there was a possibility that I would be changing to a new group of campers each week. In order to set myself up for success with my goals and objectives I needed to create a set of goals and objectives that could change each week.I decided to do this be creating one goal that would test my skills as a program planner and I would only measure my accomplishments. The second goal I created measured the success of my impact of the campers each week.
Goal number two involves the use of Club U’s goals for the campers during the summer. Campers at Club U will ideally gain a special skills in science, art or recreation, get to know and explore the University of Utah campus, gain positive interaction skills with the other campers, develop a sense of belonging with Club U, and gain experiences and learn to respect the outdoors. The acronym for this is SCIBO.
Goal 1: To increase my programming experience in working with kids at Club U.
Goal 2: I will increase my ability to uphold the Club U standard of SCIBO and grow lifelong skills for the campers.
About Club U
Club U is a summer camp that is on the University of Utah campus. This camp provides the opportunity for campers ages 5 to 14 to explore and have positive life changing experiences and a local University. Club U helps shape the lives of their campers by creating fun and educational activities on and off campus. During the summer of 2016 I had the opportunity to work with the Club U Summer camp on the University of Utah campus. I worked as a camp counselor and was in charge of leading a group of campers ages 5 and 6 in various camp activities and outings. I was responsible for planning and implementing activities for these campers, ensuring their safety while at the camp, and creating the opportunity for the campers to engage with the camp and other campers while having fun.
Goals and Objectives
Creating goals for my time during Club U was difficult. When I created these goals I knew there was a possibility that I would be changing to a new group of campers each week. In order to set myself up for success with my goals and objectives I needed to create a set of goals and objectives that could change each week.I decided to do this be creating one goal that would test my skills as a program planner and I would only measure my accomplishments. The second goal I created measured the success of my impact of the campers each week.
Goal number two involves the use of Club U’s goals for the campers during the summer. Campers at Club U will ideally gain a special skills in science, art or recreation, get to know and explore the University of Utah campus, gain positive interaction skills with the other campers, develop a sense of belonging with Club U, and gain experiences and learn to respect the outdoors. The acronym for this is SCIBO.
Goal 1: To increase my programming experience in working with kids at Club U.
- Objective 1: I will plan and implement at least eight GLIs (group lead initiatives) over the duration of the camp that will be clear enough for the children to understand and enjoy.
- Objective 2: At least 80% of the activities I implement for the coordinators will be successful. The minimum qualifications for the activity to be a success is that there must be no confusion on directions from the campers and the activity must fill the designated time frame.
Goal 2: I will increase my ability to uphold the Club U standard of SCIBO and grow lifelong skills for the campers.
- Objective 1: Campers during each week of camp will increase their interaction skills by communicating with other campers. The number of campers engaging in positive conversation for several minutes will increase to at least four campers from Monday to Friday.
- Objective 2: Two campers I work with during one week will become familiar with campus by being able to help find one building or area on campus by the Thursday of the week they are with me.
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This was a GLI that I planned for my campers during the week themed into the Blue with Club U. This week was all about exploring the ocean and I created an activity for campers ages 5 and 6 to help open their mind to the many creatures in the sea. The activity was centered around the children's book title Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister. The story is about a rainbow fish who overcomes pride and learns to share a precious item with the help of other deep sea characters. The idea behind this activity was to not only learn more about the animals that are in the sea but to help build the specialized skills of serving others and learning to share.
To help fulfill the second objective of my second goal I would use landmarks on campus. The age group I was working with the most during the camp was the campers ages 5 and 6. At this age the campers would not remember the names of building but they could remember certain landmarks. Most of the activities were on the lower end of campus and we would often pass a big red block U. To help the campers understand where we would walk to for activities one of the landmarks I would reference was the block U and ask them if they remembered the U. If they remembered the landmark I would ask them which direction it was. Interesting landmarks were easy for them to remember and most of the time they would remember the general direction of the landmark. Pictured above is the red block U that I would point out to the campers to help them remember where they were on campus.