By the Numbers
How many core values are there at ACT?
7
In the event of a fire or fire drill, where should you bring your group?
The parking area by the Biblical Garden
At ACT we have an "Upper" and "Lower" one of these where you can frequently hear children laughing...what a nice _____?
Playground Sound
Checking the communication board every morning when you arrive?
Organization
What time should you (a counselor) arrive at ACT in the morning?
9:00 am
You arrive at the Lower Playground and the kids immediately run down the hill to play on the equipment. One minute later, a child is crying because they fell on a piece of glass near the slide. How could this have been avoided?
By conducting a sweep of the area to check for any hazardous materials before letting the children play
Do you know the theme of the summer? Cartoons, comics, and no school! What could be better than this ______?
Animation Vacation
Singing your group song every day at closing meeting?
Fun
You must turn your attendance folder in to the Front Office by what time?
10:00 am
In a rush to leave the Pulpit Lawn from lunch, you arrive to the Art Room and notice that there are 2 children missing from your group. How could this have been avoided?
Conduct a buddy check whenever you leave or arrive at any location
You teach your group a new game and then you sit back and watch them figure out the best way to play it. You are ______! (Hint: the second word is a core value beginning with L)
Observing Learning
Greeting each child by name and with your group's handshake?
Child-Centered
You announce to the group that Art is over, but one child says "What?! Already? I don't want to go!" and proceeds to have a meltdown. How could this have been avoided?
By giving a 5 or 10 minute warning
Someone that you haven't seen before arrives to pick up a child, and you're unsure if you should dismiss the child to them. What should you do?
Contact the Front Office to see if they're on the verified pick-up list
We have 4 specialists ready to lead basketball, soccer, kickball and other team games... Sadly they can't teach us Quidditch, or any other ______
Hogwarts' Sports
Your co-counselor handles a distraught child while you continue leading the activity?
Teamwork
What is the ACT phone number?
(212) 316-7530
A child falls on the asphalt and skins their knee hard enough that it's bleeding. What is the first thing you should do when treating the wound?
Put on gloves
You have a water activity in the morning (hint: it's not Aqua Fun) but it's raining! Luckily, your coordinator has planned for this, and you knew to check the _____ on the Communication Board!
Water Blast Forecast
Playing games that help the campers get to know one another?
Diversity