Saturday, July 16, 2011

A Day in the Life of a CC Counselor

6:10 am: Wake-Up
6:20-6:50 am: Go for a Run
6:55 am: Wake the Munchkins Up!!!!
7:00-7:40 am: Get Ready for the Day/Make sure the kids get ready and do their chores
      Chores Include:
  • Vacuuming
  • Cleaning the sinks, mirrors, counters, and showers
  • Making their beds and tidying up their things
7:45-8:15 am: Breakfast!!!
8:30 or 8:45 am: Morning Sing
      Monday, Wednesday, Friday:
  • Counselors perform a recurring skit and then everyone sings camp songs.
  • This session the skit is called "Tree" and is a knock off of Glee.
  • So far someone has gone into a coma and woken up with no voice and there is a love triangle.
      Tuesday and Thursday:
  • Everyone sings camp songs!
9:00 am: Kids Go to Class/Counselors Have Morning Meeting
9:15 am: Counselors Sit on Children's Center Porch
      Popular Porch Activities Include:
  • Sporcle (If you do not know what Sporcle is then you are missing out on life.)
  • Watching TV Shows/Movies (Must be pre-downloaded or you will be yelled at for slowing down the internet!)
  • Reading
  • Surfing the Internet
  • Online Shopping
  • Drawing on the Table
  • Friendship Bracelets
  • Visiting a Class
10:15 am: Snack Break (Kids typically get apple or orange slices)
10:30-11:20 am: Continue to Sit on the Porch
11:30 am-12:00 pm: Lunch! 
      (For some reason CC counselors have to serve the kids lunch, no one knows why...)
12:30 pm: Children Return to Class/Counselors Do Some More Porch Sitting
1:45 pm: Second Snack ("Dry Snack")
2:00 pm: Continue Sitting
3:00 pm: Share!!
       Share Schedule:
  • Monday: Counselors Share!!!
  • Tuesday: Student Share
  • Wednesday: Staff Share
  • Thursday: Student Share
  • Friday: Multi-Arts Culmination (Very little Munchkins perform, cutest thing ever!!)
3:30-5:00 pm: Free-Time (For the Kids of Course)
      Counselor Duties:
  • Pool Duty
  • Afternoon Activity (This past week I taught kids to make lanyards.)
  • Bank
  • Dorm Duty
5:30 pm: Dinner!!
7:30-8:45 pm: Evening Activity
      Last Week's Activities:
  • Orientation aka Hipster "Family Feud" (None of the kids knew what Hipsters were and I am pretty sure they have never seen "Family Feud" either.)
  • Getting to Know You Games
  • Trashy Fashion Show
  • Pool Party
  • Karaoke
9:30 pm: Lights Out for the Munchkins!!!
11:30 pm: Go to Bed