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A counselor at Alpine has two primary roles. First, he is a cabin counselor. That means he lives with a group of 5 to 10 boys (depending on age, the younger the age, the less campers) and usually has a co – counselor with him. These two counselors are equal. There are no senior or junior counselors (each cabin area has a Head Counselor who is responsible for the entire age group and lives in a separate cabin).
Cabin counselors are responsible for the well being of their campers and serve as a mom, dad, coach, teacher, friend, etc. to these boys. These are the boys with whom you will build the best relationship. The cabin counselor is responsible for being with his cabin at all times including (but not limited to!) meals, night program, glee club, block periods, morning watch, cabin inspection, rest hour, shower period, and devotionals.
The second responsibility of a counselor (and equally important) is to serve as an activity instructor. During the day the boys in your cabin participate in activities based on a schedule they choose. Each counselor teaches an activity, specializing in the same activity all summer. Each activity has an activity head who is in charge of the activity, and all activity leaders are responsible for running a fun and safe activity each day. Here is a list of activities offered at Alpine.
