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Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
Outdoor School Counselor Application

Returning counselors must use the Returning Counselor Application.
Name: Female Male
Penn State ID no.:  
 
Have you applied before? No      Yes
Major:
Age:
Semester Standing:    
Local Address:
City:
State:    
ZIP Code:
Phone:

 
Home Address:
City:
State:    
ZIP Code:
Phone:

 
E-mail:    
T-shirt Size:
 
Participation in this program requires attending the Counselor Training sessions on Wednesday, September 17, and Thursday, September 18, from 6:00–9:00 p.m. and full-time (24-hour) attendance during the week of the program (from 2:00 p.m. on Monday through 2:30 p.m. on Friday).

Will you be able to meet these requirements?   
Yes No (Checking "No" may not preclude you from participation if we can work around the scheduling conflicts.)

If no, please explain here:
Do you need assistance with transportation?   Yes No
Are you able to provide transportation for others? Yes No
Would you like to receive academic credit for ODS? Yes No
Week Preferred for Outdoor School Experience — please list two choices:
September 21–25, September 30–October 3, October 6–10, October 13–17, or October 20–24 (tentative)
1st Choice 2nd Choice
Professional References: (professors, employers, supervisors — no family members, please)
Details about the first reference:
Name: Phone:
How do you know the reference?
Details about the second reference:
Name: Phone:
How do you know the reference?
How did you find out about Outdoor School?

Please indicate the activities in which you have experience by checking the boxes.

 Sun energy activities
 Soil/Nutrients activities
 Water study activities
 Compass activities
 Night awareness activities
 Portraying characters from the 1840s
 Butter-making/candle-making
 Cultural history artifacts discussion
 Early wood tools demonstration

  Song leading
 Game leading
 Telling stories and jokes, appropriate for elementary school students
 Leading groups of 7 students
 Leading groups of 15 students
 Leading 50 students in games
 Counseling a homesick student
 Providing appropriate discipline for students

Please answer the following questions in the space provided.

1. Why do you want to be an Outdoor School (ODS) counselor?


2. How will being an ODS counselor help you accomplish your educational goals?


3. What do you enjoy most about working with children?


4. Please briefly describe your outdoor skills and experiences. These might include camping, trips, summer camp counselor jobs, internships, related university course work, etc.


5. Please briefly describe your teaching/leadership abilities, courses, or experiences, particularly those with 10–12 year olds or persons with disabilities.


6. Do you have any dietary restrictions or needs that we should know about if you are selected? (For example: vegetarian or vegan, no dairy, food allergies, etc.)


 

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