Students entering grades 8 - 12 in the fall of 2012 are eligible to volunteer as Junior Counselors for this summer’s Ecology Camp. Students with interests in ecology and working with youth are encouraged to apply!
What will the Junior Counselors do?
This summer, Junior Counselors will have the exciting opportunity to not only assist our instructors in running camp, but will also be asked to help run an ecological research experiment based on our theme “Limno-Explorers”. We will be working with our ecology campers to help them collect scientific data from an experiment that will begin during the first weeks of camp. It will be the responsibility of the Junior Counselor to ensure correct collection and entering of the data and necessary maintenance of the project for their assigned week. In addition, the Junior Counselor will help us summarize the week’s data and present it to parents on the last day of camp. If the Junior Counselor would like, they can continue the project beyond the 5-day camp.
How has the Junior Counselor program changed?
In addition to the required camp orientation, Junior Counselors will be asked to participate in an introductory training session for our research project hosted at the Cary Institute. While we will do our best to accommodate your schedules, attendence at all orientation and training sessions is mandatory, We hope that the added scientific component to camp will help us create a more meaningful experience for the Junior Counselors and instructors, alike.
Applications for the 2012 Junior Counselor program are available now!
Please click here to apply today. Applications will be accepted through April 15th.
For more information about the Cary Institute's Junior Counselor program, contact Jennifer Rubbo at (845) 677-7600 ext. 303 or via email
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