A Day Of Another Exciting Summer Camp Essay
For as long as I can recall, I have had the desire to work in the health field. However, I wanted to commit to a profession that wasn’t just a career, but a way of life. My interest to gain more hands on…
There was a time when instead of saying the number three, I confidently said tree. I would hear giggles from not only kids but of the grownups too that were part of the summer camp I was in. Of course, I was just a little girl at that time, learning along with millions of others in the world what is the proper way to pronounce words. That time of my life I was not only learning how to speak but also read, being familiar with words. Just like most people too, my parents were the foundation of my…
In the 1970s, there has been a growing awareness of the sleep patterns in adolescence. In a study at a summer sleep camp at Stanford during the 1970s, 10 to 12 year old girls and boys were monitored every year for 5 to 6 years. Results showed adolescents were more alert at 8 pm than earlier in the day, and show even greater alertness at 10 pm. This is because melatonin secretion occurs at a later time in adolescents, according to an experiment conducted by Dr. Mary A. Carskadon of Brown University…
My choose of experience that I chose was working at a basketball summer youth camp that served children who were between the ages of 7-14. I ultimately decided to choose this experience because it was a sense of returning back to my community and helping those who enjoy engaging in physical activities. It also let me build relationships with children that I will help me in my future professional goals. Also, I think it has helped me prepare for my current job. This experience connects with my professional…
Marianne had struggled throughout her childhood to fit in and be “popular” . She had tried to fit in by making friends, going to camps, and doing normal activities of a teenager. Fitting in never came easy to Marianne because she had always self-conscious and insecure. One day at camp changed her life forever when she was sitting in her bunk. She believed that if she had lost weight she would fit in and be “popular”. This night started her fight against anorexia and bulimia that soon would take over…
For my paper I was fortunate enough to be granted permission to observe some children at the Chinese summer camp where I went when I was younger, the counselors let me sit in and watch them entertain and educate the children from the corner of the classroom. The room was quite small but was able to accommodate me, four adults, 27 kids with ages ranging from 5 to 7, 30 adult size chairs, and a large table in the center. I was able to take more than an hour worth of notes during my stay there which…
When I was 12, going into 6th grade I went to summer camp. The camped was called Aloha Hive In Fairlee, Vermont. This was an all girls camp geared towards teaching girls skills such as, pitching a tent, hiking, making a fire, sailing, swimming among other things. Everyday at breakfast we would sign up for the activities we want to participate in for that day. On morning as I was eating an scanning over the list of the day 's activities my eye fixated on something called a “solo”. Immediately I…
It was a Sunday afternoon in New York. Today was another hot day. I lived on the 4th floor of a red brick apartment building with no air conditioning. The only cool air I would get on hot summer day would be from fans I place in the windows however today the fan are not helping. They are pushing the hot air around the house making it feel like I’m sitting in an oven. I looked out my window I could see the heat rising, the sun beating down on the ground. I’m quite sure if you cracked an egg it would…
attending to the summer camp program. Initially, 41 participants participated in this study, including 20 boys, 20 girls, and 1 female teacher. The consent forms of this experiment were signed by the 40 third grade students’ parents or guardians. Two classroom setting existed: The first group of students received direct-instruction teaching on Day 1’s English Language Art lesson and the second group students received arts-based instruction (integrating drama) or drama-based teaching on Day 2’s English…
were the foundation for the experiences I was able to organize. My first taste of psychology in my professional experiences was working at a summer day camp as a special needs one-on-one counselor. This summer position was my first exposure of what it necessitates to interact with people who need special attention in a work setting. Over the course of the summer I learned how to tailor activities, speak, and interact with children who are considered different, but are essentially exactly the same as…
A Day in the Life at the Camp ` Everyone has a favorite place to go. Sometimes it 's a secret place, but it does not have to be. Most people like fancy things but it doesn 't take much to make me happy. My favorite place to go is a little fishing camp in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi. This little yellow camp on the bayou may not be special to anyone else, but it 's special to me. There have been so many good times and memories made here. This isn 't everyone 's cup of tea because everything to be…