Policies and Procedures
This is what is expected of every staff member to do when they arrive and when they leave for work.
What is clocking in and clocking out in Paylocity, taking attendance as campers arrive, monitoring campers' behavior to ensure they remain with their assigned group, keeping voices at a conversational level, and staying with your assigned group at all times?
A former specialist led activity at Camp Mindy that once it left, it never came back.
What are the cooking, and computer lab?
This is the ONLY time that you should leave a Junior counselor alone with your croup.
What is NEVER?
The Full time admin staff who has served in the Peace Corp.
Jessica Cohen
During Free Swim and Swim lesson down at the pool, this is where counselors are expected to be on a daily basis.
What is the Swim Spot?
Once known as a C.P.A, the name was changed to this in the mid 2010'2 to create more excitemtent for the activity!
What is SPLAT
Something that a counselor should do beofre leaving an activity and when they arrive.
What is counting campers.
The Full time Admin Staff who is a former Wilderness First Responder at a previous camp.
Who is Mitch Ormand
The policy of what parents are expected to do everytime that they either drop their children off late OR pick their chilren up early.
What is signing campers in or out through the Front Office
This game is believed to have originated in Israel. The name itself comes from a Hebrew word "meaning "hit" or "touch,"
What is Gaga
An important activity to do with your campers on the very first day!
What is getting to know your campers?
An admin staff who took a Level 1 USA archery course to attempt to get certified to teach.
Who is Paige Holman
In addition to cleaning up after meal times, this is the one thing that we do before we actually start our lunch.
What is say Hamotzi
The longest tenured specialist, this individual started working at Camp Mindy as a camp counselor.
Who is Nature Diane
To ensure you never leave a child behind, you should have these two things when going between activities.
What are the Engine and Caboose?
A cartoon mouse created in the 1940's is a college nickname of one of the Admin Staff.
Who is Mark DiDonato
According to Camp Mindy, these are the things that are never withheld as consequences, even when addressing behavior concerns.
What are food and swim time?
This is what we start each day after carpool is over and before we split up to go to our first activity.
What is the Spirit Stick Challenge?
According to the manual, counselors should always position themselves here when supervising a group.
What is where they can see the entire group?
The admin staff(s) who have, at some point, served as a counselor at Camp Mindy.
Mark, Mitch, Jess, Alex, Kevin, Melissa