Camp Challenge

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WELCOMEto the Camp Challenge Assessment Session

• You and your parent/guardian will be here for
  about 2 hours.
• Scholarship announcements will be made after May
  15, 2006

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Your Personal Information

• Staff will copy and return the following
  information to you
• Photo ID
• Social Security Card-make sure you have signed
  your card
• Birth Certificate or INS Card
• Your file must be complete before we can consider
  you for a scholarship award.

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AGENDA

• Introduction of staff
• Watch Slide Show. Concerns, questions and
  answers.
• Formal Application Process (Sign paperwork.)
• Assessment of reading and math skills. Youth
  applicants will remain here to complete an
  assessment. This assessment will tell us at what
  grade level you read and do math at. TRY
  YOUR BEST!
• Share Camp Schedule. Parents will go to another
  room with staff. Staff will share the schedule
  of camp and provide more details.
• When all youth have finished their assessment,
  they will join their parents.

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WHEN IS CAMP?

• June 26, through August 1, 2006. Monday to
  Thursday. 830 a.m. to 330 p.m. No camp July 3
  4, 2006.
• Youth must be at camp every day. If you have a
  concern about needing a day or days away from
  camp. Talk to Jean or Steve today.

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Advantages of CampThere are Seven Components

• Team Buildinghow to get along with others
• Career Explorationfind out what you like to do
• Academic Enrichment-applied reading and math
• Work Maturity-develop skills employers want
• Safety-learn to work safely
• Journal and Reflect-write about your experience
• Team Specific Assignments-help the community
• Portfolio Upon Completion-to help with a job
  search.

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Team Building Activities

• Outdoor challenge course activities
• (1.25 hours per day)
• Music

• Focus
• Problem solving skills
• Communication skills
• Relationship building
• Respect
• Responsibility
• Leadership skills

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CHALLENGE COURSE
Getting Ready for the Challenge
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The Low Challenge
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Progressing through the challenge
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Trying another challenge
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Another Challenge
Getting Ready
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Team help arrives!
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Accomplishment! At last..
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Meeting the high challenge
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Will I make it?
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I can do it! I can do it!
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Now, to get back down!
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Career Exploration

• Learn about you.
• Explore what you might want to be.
• Learn how your secondary education can tie into
  your career pathway.
• Have fun exploring with new friends.
• Write about your new found career.

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What could you be?I found out I could be a

• Mechanical Engineer I just need to make sure I
  take the right computer, math and science courses
  in high school.
• Registered Nurse I just need to make sure I
  take the right science, math and English classes
  in high school.

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Working on career exploration in the computer
lab.
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Wow! I could be a
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Academic Enrichment

• Journal weekly to reflect on team and personal
  goals.
• Research the service project.
• Use both written, electronic, and internet
  resources.
• Develop written or electronic materials to
  present the service project to staff.
• Develop written materials for the service day.

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Researching our Service Project
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Research continues
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Ok, enough! I really want to know how I earn
some money!
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Work Maturity
Employability Skills

• Attendance, Punctuality and Dress Code
• Cooperation and Team Work
• Work Quality and Work Quantity
• Stipend is earned based on performance and
  successful completion of camp.
• Employability Skills Certificate issued at the
  end of camp for demonstrating 95 percent skill
  attainment in all 3 skill areas.

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Attendance, Punctuality and Dress Code

• Demonstrate regular daily attendance.
• Demonstrate the ability to be on time regularly
  and return from breaks on time.
• Remain in attendance the scheduled time.
• Dress appropriately and practice good hygiene.
• Can earn up to 5.00 per day and 10.00 on the
  day of service.

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Cooperation,and Team Work

• Contribute to the group effort in meeting
  training expectations.
• Participate in all training activities and
  events.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and honesty.
• Demonstrate effort in working toward goal
  attainment, monitor self-progress, and exhibit
  self control.
• Demonstrate understanding, friendliness, respect
  and adaptability to others.
• Can earn up to 10.00 per day and 20.00 on the
  day of service.

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Work Qualityand Work Quantity

• Demonstrate the ability to understand and follow
  directions.
• Follow instructions, is prepared for assignments,
  completes assigned tasks on time with neatness,
  accuracy, speed and consistency.
• Demonstrate pride in work performed and completes
  projects.
• Work to satisfy customers.
• Demonstrate the ability to work safely, assist
  co-workers in being safe, and identify safety
  concerns.
• Inform Team Leader of safety concerns.
• Can earn up to 10.00 per day and up to 20.00 on
  the day of service.

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How much can I earn?

• You can earn up to 25.00 per day and up to
  50.00 per day on the service day.
• Attendance, Punctuality and Dress Code earn up to
  5.00 per day, 10.00 on service day.
• Cooperation and Team Work earn up to 10.00 per
  day, 20.00 on service day.
• Work Quality and Work Quantity earn up to 10.00
  per day, 20.00 on service day.
• Up to 525.00 in 21 days.

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Safety

• Initial training on lifting, safety colors, and
  safety procedures.
• Safety is ongoing.
• Practiced and reflected upon daily.
• Safety is a topic of conversation with every
  activity throughout the day.
• Safety Certificate issued at the end of camp for
  demonstrating safe behaviors 100 percent of the
  time.

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Journal and Reflect

• Verbal reflection of each activity takes place at
  the end of the activity within teams.
• Verbal reflection of each teams activities takes
  place at the end of each day as an entire group.
• Written journals are completed at the end of each
  week.
• Journaling is structured to the weeks
  events/activities.

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Can I be a part of the service day?

• Youth are required to perform at an eighty
  percent (80) competency to attend their day of
  service and to finish out camp.
• Youth who do not meet this, are released from
  camp without being paid any stipend earned.
• Meeting eighty percent competency and attending
  the service day is considered successful
  completion of camp.

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Team projects help the community.Community
Hunger

• Each team chooses and designs their project for
  their service day and delivers their project to
  the community.
• Team leaders guide the teams efforts.
• The service day is developed and delivered by the
  team.

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Service Project revolves around community hunger.
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Teams help package food at
Kids Against Hunger!
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Learning about Kids Against Hunger..
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Weighing the food to make sure it meets the
quality standard for Kids Against Hunger
distribution.
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Successful Completion

• Youth who participate in the service day, must
  also attend the last two days of camp and have
  met an eighty percent (80) completion rate
  overall to be paid their earned stipend.
• All youth and guardians/parents sign a contract
  prior to the start of camp agreeing to the
  expected performance of the participant.

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Next Steps

• You will be informed if you are awarded a
  scholarship for camp by May 15 or if you are an
  alternate.
• Those awarded scholarships will be invited to a
  camp orientation June 21 and June 22.
• Camp starts June 26, 2006.

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Stearns-Benton Employment Training
CouncilMinnesota WorkForce Center - St.
Cloud3333 West Division StreetMidtown Square
Mall, Suite 212St. Cloud, MN 56301320/654-5320

Sally Brenden, Deputy Director -
320/229-5712Jean Abeln, Career Planner -
320/229-5713Eric Grindland, Career Planner
320/229/5710Steve Wagner, Summer Lead Staff
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FORMAL APPLICATION PROCESS

• Review all forms
• Sign all forms both guardian and youth.
• Date all forms
• Double check you have signed and dated forms