A child who is allergic to bees just got stung by one. What do you need to get for her?
After coming back from a canoe trip, your headcount is one less than it was when you left. How do you handle the situation?
Explain the situation to a more experienced camp counselor
It's just one kid, what's the big deal?
Go look for the missing child immediately
Ignore the situation, you probably just miscounted
Scenario: Little Jimmy's mother will get upset if he comes home with a sunburn but he won't put on his sunscreen. How do you handle the situation?
Explain to Jimmy's mother that he won't put sunscreen on
Follow Jimmy around with an umbrella so he doesn't get sunburnt
Give Jimmy $20 to put on sunscreen
Put sunscreen on Jimmy whether he likes it or not
The kids at your camp have come up with an unflattering nickname for you that they use ALL THE TIME. How do you handle the situation?
Instruct the kids not to call you that name
Tell all the kids that they smell and you don't like them
Just take it, the summer will be over soon enough
Suggest a better nickname instead
How many hours of sleep do you absolutely require to have a good day?
The campers won't stop singing an annoying yet oddly catchy song. How do you get them to stop?
Say the song they are singing will attract bears
Abandon these campers and start fresh with a new batch
Put on headphones and ignore the campers
Suggest a new song
A camper comes to you crying because he or she is homesick. How do you handle the situation?
Sympathize with the child and help him or her as best you can
Engage the kid in some fun activity
Call the kid's parents or guardians to pick the kid up
Drive the kid home
You notice some of the campers are bullying other campers. How do you handle the situation?
When working at a job, how well do you like to be paid?
I like to be fairly compensated
I expect to be paid top dollar!
I'm fine with making hardly any money considering the amount of work I do
I don't need money, only tie-dyed camp shirts
How do you entertain the campers on a rainy day?
Tell everyone to take a nap
Call the parents or guardians to pick up their kids
Charades!
Go on a hike! You can still enjoy nature when it rains
Two campers are yelling and fighting with one another. How do you handle the situation.
One of the campers explains to you that they wet the bed in the middle of the night. How do you handle the situation?
Call the child's parents or guardians and have them pick them up
Explain that you deal with this frequently and it's something lots of kids go through
Ring a bell and announce to everyone what has happened
Quietly help the camper clean up the mess and get back to bed
How rewarding would it be for you if at the end of summer a parent told you that their child had a lot of fun and made a lot of friends at the camp?
One camper is too afraid to get into the water even though he is wearing a life jacket. How do you handle the situation?
Calmly help the child as best you can
Instruct the child to sit out the activity
Call the child's parents and say he's being disruptive
Give the camper a little push into the water
At the end of the summer, one of your campers is sad because she doesn't want to leave. What do you say to her?
"You are not my responsibility anymore, go home."
"Get over it and stop crying!"
"We will be right back here having fun again next summer!"
"Just think of all the new friends you've made here and will see them again"
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