Are Teachers Learning, Too, and Becoming Better Leaders While at Camp?
While it may be clear to those in the camp world (and what a world it is!) that camp has a positive learning effect on the camper, it is equally intriguing to look at the possible effect on the teacher-counselor. What can a certified teacher who interacts with children year-round take away with them from camp? Besides the intangible and awesome emotional growth that invariably manifests at camp in those adults who fully open up on the mountain or lake, teachers learn novel approaches to reaching children at camp as they often receive more degrees of freedom. The art specialist can finally experiment with that candle-making project because even the weirdest things at camp find a way to mark that summer’s unique culture. The lead counselor of the oldest boys’ cabin may try different methods of encouraging campers to try a new activity or perform on stage at a talent show. Teachers have room at camp to explore alternatives to what they have been previously comfortable with at school. Furt
