Defining Camp Academy

September 24th, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm at the Farm Bureau in Livermore
638 Enos Way, Livermore, CA 94551
 
Camp Academy is a county wide project open to 4H members born 1996 – are eligible for staff to teach leadership skills and prepare members to be staff at 4H camp. Staff members will be selected from the members of the camp academy project based on merit. For this purpose we will look at the following:

• Number of successful years in the Camp academy Project
• Number of successful years as a staff member at camp
• Resume and Interview
• Standards met this year (see below)
• Age of member during the program year

To receive credit for completing the Camp academy Project, each member must complete and turn in an Annual Project Report Form to the project leader.

Standards:

Standards are the criteria that are used to assess the success of a member’s year in the Camp Academy Project. These are part of the merit criteria used to determine staff and staff responsibilities for camp.

• Prepare a resume and interview for camp staff (Mandatory)
• 80% attendance at Camp Academy Project meetings
• Serve on 2 county committees for the Alameda Co. 4H program
• Attendance and contribution to a camp work weekend and/or leadership training event
• 80% attendance at local club meetings
• Serve as a teen leader to a club project
• Serve as a chairperson or officer at the club level
• Serve on 2 club committees
• Attend a State Leadership/Camp training program

Members must complete at least 5 of the 9 standards above to consider their program year successful. Club participation and attendance will be verified by the Community Club Leaders of individual clubs. For more information, please contact Jim Bennett: [email protected]