Even though camp is a very friendly place and is, in fact, designed to support close friendships, it’s still important to take initiative and reach out to those around you. Finding at least one best bud can help ease the stress of camp.
Horseback riding is a favorite activity at RBC. Here’s a picture of our beloved Barn Director, Cara Thompson. We love you, Cara!
Rockbrook girls love to sing! Mealtimes are filled with songs, clapping and hand motions. The “Hi-ups,” the oldest campers, are the ones that start them. Abby Petrozzi, 2008 counselor, informed me today that she sang a RBC song to her Masters’ in Teaching class! Once a camp counselor, always a camp counselor!
Veteran counselor Bethany Barton is studying abroad next semester in Ghana! She’ll be studying social work facilities and volunteering at orphanages among other things. Having experience as a counselor is sure to enhance this trip - go Bethany!
There are several ways to stay fit while at camp. Among the many great staff perks RBC offers, the Early Bird Gym Membership is at the top of the list. RBC partners with the local gym to give counselors a great deal on a summer membership. AND, transportation is provided most week day mornings! [...]
Campers watch EVERYTHING you do and want to be just like you! To them, you are just beyond cool and they look to you for guidance on how to act in and out of camp. If you want happy campers (which for you means more sleep and less stress in the end), watch out for [...]
So you just were offered a job as a cabin counselor and a climbing instructor. You think to yourself, “This should be really cool - I get to be outside, hang out with kids, make a little money and meet new people - hey, it’ll be way better than working in a restaurant all [...]
Is that Hannah Montana???!!! It’s actually Mandy, our program director out on the town for Halloween. If you were at the end-of summer staff party, you may recognize the super-cool fiber optic wig and remember the rather enduringly ridiculous farewell song - “We sure hope, we’re Facebook friends!”
Sometimes laughter is the best medicine! Camp offers you plenty of opportunities to have fun, and at the same time it can be one of the most exhausting and challenging jobs you’ll ever have (except, perhaps, being a mom…). Counselors who can relax and not take themselves to seriously not only survive at camp, but [...]
If you were at Orientation this past year, you probably remember when “Santa” gave out the water bottles and socks filled with the following items that hopefully helped you through a sticky situation or two later on in the summer. Of course, these tidbits are good year-round!
Toothpick - Pick out the good qualities in [...]
