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There are a large number of diverse camps in the world today. There are overnight camps, day camps, religious, themed, athletic and academic camps. No matter what type of camp you go to, there will forever be one significant aspect: Counselors in Training. Do not let the "in training" fool you. CITs are a valuable and important part of every camp. They are role models for campers and the future leaders of the camp. CITs can be as young as 14 and as old as 16 in some cases. Either way, it is critical that they obtain the correct training in order to grow and eventually become a superb counselor one day. This is why I chose to write a Counselor in Training Manual for the camp in my hometown, Hanover Parks and Recreation. The director, Lauren Rodday, was ecstatic about the idea when I first emailed her. Together we brainstormed ideas for what would be included in the manual. As I did my research, I came to discover that a lot of different camps have the same reasons for CIT training. For …show more content…

The conclusion that I came to is that CIT training is vital because the incoming CITs need to comprehend that they are no longer campers. They now have a job with responsibilities and they need to understand that. Without CIT training, the new CITs would go into their new role with a camper mindset. They must be taught that they are no longer at camp to be taken care of but they are at camp to care for the campers and be role models in the camp community. This communication is especially important at Hanover Parks and Recreation because often times we have CITs that were a camper just the previous summer. We have had CITs who did not take their job seriously and treated it like another summer at camp. Those are the types of situations that we want to avoid. This CIT manual will help make the message lucid that they now have responsibilities and we are appreciative of their

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