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Computer Camps - Leadership Program
Program Assistants - "Doing the Right Thing, Even When No One is Watching" Campers who are entering 10th grade or higher after camp, and who have completed at least one session at Emagination in the past, may be asked to apply to be a Program Assistant. Potential PAs are invited to participate in the fall each year for the upcoming summer. The program is selective and the number of positions limited. Program Assistants must be able to attend two overnight sessions. PAs play an important leadership role and are responsible for assisting in the delivery of Emagination's program to all its campers. PAs are positive role models and are held to high standards. Campers look up to the PAs as our older more mature campers. PAs are a separate group at camp who participate in a teen leadership program that involves responsibilities, dedicated curriculum and special privileges. They take two technology workshops, a dedicated PA Workshop and become a teaching assistant in a workshop of their choice during their second session. The dedicated PA Workshop is a highlight of the program. It is designed to provide valuable benefits including improved social skills and new life skills. In an interactive environment with lots of fun role playing, PAs learn useful skills such as: meeting and speaking to people; making friends; managing conflicts; teaching and influencing people; planning activities and managing their time. The four week curriculum spans nearly 30 hours and includes basic skills such as how to properly shake hands, make eye contact and address people and more subtle and advanced skills such as techniques useful in carrying on difficult conversations and resolving interpersonal conflicts. PAs have responsibilities to the camp community that include helping with login/logout, escorting campers and running events during Emagination’s new Color Wars recreation program. The PAs elect Captains of their group who act as liaisons to camp leadership staff. PAs are special at camp and have privileges that include a dedicated PA Lounge in the dorm, an off-campus weekend trip, the latest bedtimes, dorm room keys and more free time to spend with fellow PAs and campers. PAs can go to sleep at night, feeling good about their camp experience and knowing that they have helped other campers enjoy their time at Emagination. PAs who successfully complete the program receive a certificate and are eligible for a college or employment letter of recommendation from Emagination's Executive Director. Participation in the program may also qualify for community service credit at the PAs school. The PA Application Process Potential PAs will be invited to apply in the fall each year, to be a PA for the upcoming summer. In the invitation letter, you will receive a URL link to the PA application. Candidates will fill out the application online. The application will ask you to select up to three areas in which you have an interest in assisting. Candidates receive a decision on their application within two weeks of having turned in a fully completed application. |
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