Camp Berwick
My first year at Camp Berwick was a struggle for me. The Berwick Boys foundation is a camp that helps kids 12-18 grow into responsible adults. Berwick is a camp that helped me grow into a young man. I was 13 years old my first year and was a very hyperactive kid who would get into trouble a lot from being by certain things, and talking back to my counselors. My fifth year at camp Berwick I was a counselor and the most senior counselor, the top dog. I had multiple struggles my first year of camp; it was my first time away from home for a long period of time 6 weeks. My first week of camp, I cried because I missed my parents, eldest brother, and my other Brother who went to the camp and got sent home in the first week. I was shy and didn’t
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I learned to jump right into a task and be a leader and help kids who struggled like I had. My second year at Berwick I flourished with responsibility and becoming construction crew head, which is uncommon for a second year at Camp Berwick but I knew I had to be a leader and step it up since my crewmates looked up to me. I learned construction and how to use the power tools better and how to properly guide my crewmates on how to safely use the saws when cutting from my mentor Dr.Stewart. My third year was my first full year as construction crew head, I had more crew members to be responsible for had to teach first years again safety and proper use of power tools. Taught leadership skills to the second years so they would work well with the younger crewmates on construction crew. I was later voted on the boy’s council at the end of the summer my biggest triumph in those three years. My fourth year I was a cabin head, construction crew head, and senior counselor I worked with staff to run the camp and figure out the daily activities. My fifth year I set the example, I was looked up to. Younger campers dreamed of my position I was glad that I could impact their life and as the senior counselor it was a lot of responsibility and made me a better leader by having more self-control when others are looking at me as the example. I wanted to show them how to be the best even though I made mistakes and still
I learned to jump right into a task and be a leader and help kids who struggled like I had. My second year at Berwick I flourished with responsibility and becoming construction crew head, which is uncommon for a second year at Camp Berwick but I knew I had to be a leader and step it up since my crewmates looked up to me. I learned construction and how to use the power tools better and how to properly guide my crewmates on how to safely use the saws when cutting from my mentor Dr.Stewart. My third year was my first full year as construction crew head, I had more crew members to be responsible for had to teach first years again safety and proper use of power tools. Taught leadership skills to the second years so they would work well with the younger crewmates on construction crew. I was later voted on the boy’s council at the end of the summer my biggest triumph in those three years. My fourth year I was a cabin head, construction crew head, and senior counselor I worked with staff to run the camp and figure out the daily activities. My fifth year I set the example, I was looked up to. Younger campers dreamed of my position I was glad that I could impact their life and as the senior counselor it was a lot of responsibility and made me a better leader by having more self-control when others are looking at me as the example. I wanted to show them how to be the best even though I made mistakes and still