CSSM MB Summer Missionary Manual - Cabin Leader 5
BEING A CABIN LEADER (TEACHER)
THE CABIN LEADER-TECHNIQUES IN LEADING
CAMP DETAILS
1) GET ACQUAINTED. The first evening before bedtime, gather your group around you. Let them learn each other's names. Make a game of it. Be sure they know what to call you. Create a family spirit the first day and a sense of belonging to each other for the camp period.
2) DIAGNOSE. By the end of the second day, try to determine the spiritual need of each child through a personal contact, so that those unsaved or in special need may be brought before the prayer group. Take their spiritual needs as those of your own family.
3) BE FAIR in all of your dealings with the boys and girls. Be firm, but loving.
4) BE PRESENT promptly when cabin leader's meetings are called.
5) SUPERVISE. Cabin leaders should be with their groups at all times except during cabin leader meetings or recreation periods when others are in charge of activities.
6) BE SURE each child gets into bed between the sheets each night.
7) BE SURE campers leave beds airing until after breakfast and with the eye to make sure that none require special attention.
*****DO NOT embarrass bed welters!*****
8) HELP your campers to take care of their clothes. Their wet and dirty clothes should not be kept with dry and clean ones. Some campers need reminders to change their clothes (this may mean that you will wash out a few articles for them).
9) AVOID the mention of anything that might cause homesickness; see that the children are kept busy and HAPPY!
10) REMEMBER that the Camp Director is there to assume responsibility for everything that affects the camp as a whole. Do not hesitate to make suggestions that would be helpful, or report anything that affects the camp.
11) LOOK for opportunities to counsel, such as during rest period, tuck time, free time, even during sports and swim period.
12) BE SENSITIVE to needs, watch for campers who are alone, unhappy, etc.
13) MAKE OPPORTUNITIES for Leading, such as planning a hike or canoe ride with a camper, however make sure you are not out of sight of others-—remember the 'protection of children' policy!