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| The first-year Muggie/Leadership program is designed primarily for campers who have completed the older-camper program and completed grade 9 in school. Acceptance into the first–year program is through a selective process based on a written application and on the recommendation of the camp staff. The program includes a comprehensive set of leadership activities including weekly training sessions in leadership and camp counseling skills. The program also includes wilderness skills and leadership training in the Green Mountains, boating on Vermont lakes and rivers and other outdoor activities. In-camp training consists of the girls being trained to assist in activities and to work in camper cabins under the supervision of the cabin staff. They live with staff whose job descriptions include the delivery of the leadership program curriculum. |
Overview of the First Year Muggie Leader Program
Participants: girls finished grade 9; about 20 girls in the
program, admission by application
Program Goals:
- one week rotations of focused activity work (2 periods per day),
aiming to plan and instruct for at least one period in their activity by
end of week - regular activity participation of their own choosing
- mentor new campers (each muggie/leader is linked to a new camper
like a Big Sister) - run one Evening Program for the camp community per week
- plan and deliver a morally courageous speech about a topic of their
choosing to the camp community at Vespers - weekly training meetings in the evenings.
- work in camper cabins during session 2 and 3
- gain outdoor skills and leadership skills
Community Service:
- offer service to the camp community and the broader community
around camp - create and facilitate a weekly all-camp evening activity with the
support and supervision of Muggie leader staff and the staff as a
whole
Challenges:
- hike Mt. Mansfield, (2 night overnight) the highest mountain in
Vermont! - Boating overnight on a waterway appropriate for their skill level
- participate in skill clinics before trip challenges
Leadership Training:
- one meeting per week focused on counseling training with
Muggie/Leader staff or senior staff
Camp Jobs:
- will be responsible for a number of housekeeping chores and general
maintenance projects while in camp. These jobs rotate weekly
throughout the summer
Program Length: 8 weeks –occasional exceptions are made in time
length on a case by case basis
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Camp Betsey Cox
First Year Muggie Leader Program
