Overnight Supervision and Sneaking out of Bunks - 09/12/11 01:03 PM
I have a general question for the boards based on overnight supervision and sneaking out of cabins. I am new to my camp and have just taken over in a leadership role. There seems to be a thought pattern among past staff, including some leadership staff that sneaking out is just part of the camp experience. I have also heard since some of our campers are aged 16-18 that there is nothing we can do to control that behavior. I have been hearing statements like “You can’t watch them 100% of the time and therefore you should just accept that this will happen.”
This goes against my experience as a camp director, I however have been out of the mix for about six years. It would seem to me that having campers unsupervised out of their bunks after lights out is a huge liability.
I am wondering what is some other camp’s experiences and how do they address overnight supervision Is there a way to do overnight supervision that doe not completely tax their staff. This is the biggest hurdle it seems as the current staff feel there is no way to do a good overnight supervision without burning and exhausting a portion of the staff.
Any Input would be helpful. I know how I want to handle this but I would like to get a larger feeling for the issue.
This goes against my experience as a camp director, I however have been out of the mix for about six years. It would seem to me that having campers unsupervised out of their bunks after lights out is a huge liability.
I am wondering what is some other camp’s experiences and how do they address overnight supervision Is there a way to do overnight supervision that doe not completely tax their staff. This is the biggest hurdle it seems as the current staff feel there is no way to do a good overnight supervision without burning and exhausting a portion of the staff.
Any Input would be helpful. I know how I want to handle this but I would like to get a larger feeling for the issue.