Each year at about this time, we take our Senior Staff Team North to a cottage by a lake. Included in the group are the Heads of Dorms, Junior Counsellor Liaison, Teaching Evaluators, Head of Tech, Assistant Director, Program Director Co-ordinator and Camp Directors. People came from far and wide, with Calypso flying from New York, and Maria from Minnesota. The goal each year is to focus on team-building, get to know each other better, and to begin planning for the summer!
Katie skating
Matt and Jeremy, Hold On!
For these reasons, it’s a pretty exciting event. The weather this year was just glorious. Glistening snow, sparkling ice, sunshine and clear, starry nights. We cooked together, tobogganed together (literally – see the photo of 2 Mentor-Counsellors crammed on one child’s toboggan!), snow shoed, cross country skied, took a skating lesson with Aaron (!!) and stared in wide-eyed wonder at dozens of white-tailed deer. Just as importantly, we spent many intense hours planning the summer! We now know exactly what thrilling, exciting festivals will be offered this year, and we created the structure for staff training. We (the Directors) also ran training sessions for all the Mentor-Counsellors on what it means to be Senior Staff at Centauri.
Carol and Andrea cross country skiing
At the end of the weekend, we posed for the obligatory Group Shot. As we climbed back into the cars for the long drive back to civilization we mused on what the weekend had meant for us all. “It’s like a little taste of camp in the middle of the Winter…” one MC said. The reply: “Yeah. I want camp to start today. I can’t believe we have to wait four more months.”
But really, summer 2010 starts NOW. My desk is piled high with ideas I need to sort. Planning for camp begins
TODAY… and like the rest of the Senior Staff, I just can’t wait…
Centauri Arts Camp, Senior Staff 2010