Leadership Development - The LIT/CIT Experience

Learning to Lead

For campers that have completed grade 8 (Leaders-in-Training) & grade 9 (Counsellors-in-Training), we offer a summer experience that not only offers development in leadership theory and skill-building but an opportunity to apply them in a fun, supportive environment. These future Robin Hood leaders receive a valuable foundation under the supervision of our most experienced camp staff.

The Journey to Become Staff

Many of our current camp staff participated in our LIT/CIT program and credit their success as leaders to their participation in this program. After assessing the successes of this program for the last few years, Camp Robin Hood will be only offering the following programs.

Option 1: The Leadership Development Program (Session 1 & 2)

This 4-week program offered to grade 8 & 9 campers, is the foundational experience to becoming a future staff member. The program is a fun-filled, team-building and learning experience with their peer group. It includes participation in sessions that develop skills in activity planning and delivery, implementation of behaviour management techniques and strategies to motivate campers of all abilities. In fact, many of the skills learned in this program are “life-long learnables” that will benefit these campers throughout their life no matter what path they choose to pursue.

Each participant will receive:

• 3 day Leadership Retreat to the Claremont Conservation Field Centre
• 1 day trip to Treetop Trekking
• Twice-weekly counsellor-readiness workshops on a variety of relevant leadership topics
• Participation in a community service initiative
• First-Aid Training and Certification
• 8 days of supervised placement in activity and age-group areas
• 25 volunteer hours certificate of completion
• Leadership Program Sweatshirt

Note: The program will be tailored specifically such that participants who have completed grade 8 or grade 9 will have separate expectations during placements and roles in leadership initiatives.

Option 2: Learn, Lead & Live Camp – Session 3 for Grade 8 & 9 & Session 4 only for Grade 8’s

This experience is available to anyone completed Grade 8 & 9 (participation in Option 1 is not required) who would like a fun-filled program focused more on a typical day camp experience with daily participation in selected arts, adventure and sports activities while still experiencing leadership workshops that focus on team-building. All participants will work on a fun group project that will build on lessons learned from their workshops.

Note: Placements, volunteer hours, completion certificates and other features of Option 1 are not components of this experience..

For Grade 9’s Only – “Summer Internships”

After successful completion in our core Leadership Development Program (Option 1), Grade 9 (CIT) participants are invited to apply to one (1) of two paid internships during Session 4. This will be an excellent opportunity to put their training into action, get additional experience while providing camp with additional supervision and support during the last two weeks of the summer.

Here are some details:

• Complete an application during participation in Option 1
• Choose from 1 of the following weeks: August 11-15 or August 18-22
• Participate in an interview conducted by a member of our Leadership Team (great practice!)
• An Internship Contract will be provided and signed
• Selected CIT’s will be given a placement where they will play an assistant role
• Each CIT will be given a $300 honorarium for participation
• Transportation will be provided. Some CIT’s may be selected for bus counsellor duties and will receive $35 for their efforts

LIT/CIT Unit Head

Our Unit Heads are our staff supervisors for a specific age group at camp. These are veteran camp staff with the experience necessary to ensure that your camper is having the time of his/her life. Have a question about camp? Your child’s Unit Head is often your first point of contact with camp and definitely someone that can help!