Local Project Experience

Joining the Local Project Team comes in two-folds for me. The first part is growing from the experience and second is create a camp environment to help the counselors, guides, staff, and participants see through the concept of what makes camp so special. Growing from the experience is a very integral part of being on the Local Project Team. Over the past year the process of the Local Project Team has helped me realize and learn a lot about myself. When applying for the position last fall I wanted to be on the team because I felt It would be a good experience for myself since I was good friends with those applying. When getting rejected it opened my eyes about how looking at the position of LPT as a role model and mentor for the entire camp …show more content…
My experience in and out of these camps will help me prepare for this role. I’ve been fortunate to be able to see camp as a participant in the West and Houston and be apart of the CGS in the West, Dallas, and ACCT region. These experiences helped teach and refine my skills overtime as I was able to experience working under every LPT member and in different positions in camp. When I was a guide in 2010 I was able to experience the logistics of camp and be able to help with a lot of the planning of content as the Skill Building Coordinator really had me use a lot of my prior knowledge in theatre to help with the content hooks. When I became a group counselor in 2012 I was able to really see camp from all the different perspectives and understand the importance of the content of camp and how to prepare for every area. When becoming a media coordinator in 2013 I had a different experience where I was behind the scenes and able to work with a lot of logistics and work under a hard deadline. In 2014 I moved to a new city for college and the summer before I started school I was able to do mosaic in the ACCT region where I was able to help serve as a leader in a region that only had a handful of experienced counselors. Learning