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