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TEAM
Staff
CAMP DIRECTOR
Rhoda DeRose
rhoda_derose@comcast.net
717.324.0709
COORDINATOR
CERTIFIED TEACHER, specializing in early education, special education, psychology, or related field.
18+ Years old (minimum)
Obtain PA criminal history (ACT 34)
Obtain PA child abuse clearance (ACT 151)
ASSISTANT COORDINATOR(S)
CERTIFIED TEACHER, specializing in early education, special education, psychology, or related field.
18+ Years old (minimum)
Obtain PA criminal history (ACT 34)
Obtain PA child abuse clearance (ACT 151)
COUNSELOR
PREFER CERTIFIED TEACHER, or EDUCATION MAJOR, 1 year college minimum specializing in early education, special education, psychology, or related field.
18+ Years old (minimum)
Obtain PA criminal history (ACT 34)
Obtain PA child abuse clearance (ACT 151)
SECONDARY / TERTIARY COUNSELOR
College student specializing in early education, special education, psychology, or related field.
18+ Years old (minimum)
Obtain PA criminal history (ACT 34)
Obtain PA child abuse clearance (ACT 151)
L.E.A.D.E.R. Course:
Offered to 14-17 years olds
$50/week
Become a L.E.A.D.E.R. today!
L.E.A.D.E.R. (Lead, Empower, Appreciate, Develop, Educate, Respect) is a summer course that Kidz Camp offers for teens, ages 14-17, who are passionate about working with children. Teens will have a separate curriculum designed especially for them where they will learn leadership and teaching skills. Each LEADER will work with a small group of children. LEADERS would act as facilitators under the direct supervision of Pennsylvania Certified teachers.
This course is specifically designed for individuals who are interested in creating/enhancing their resume, filling service hours for their church or other organization, developing leadership and management skills, or pursuing a career working with children or education in the future.
Interested individuals must submit three character references. Reference names and contact information must be emailed to: rhoda_derose@comcast.net. Character references must be over the age of 21 and not a relative. Suggested character references would include: coaches, teachers, pastors, neighbors, or adults that the teen has worked closely with for at least one year. After references are contacted, the Camp Director will contact the individual to discuss the L.E.A.D.E.R. course and opportunity. Positions are limited so respond today!
Please also note that our camp is for ages 14 – 17 year olds. Your 14 year old can choose to attend camp in the regular camp program or apply for a position of L.E.A.D.E.R.
L.E.A.D.E.R. RESORT POINTS AWARD SYSTEM:
Based upon their performance and interactions with the campers and staff, course participants will be eligible to receive resort points. L.E.A.D.E.R.’s will be evaluated for their performance on a daily/weekly basis. Their performance results will be commensurate to resort points earned. These resort points offer a variety of incentives including: passes to Avalanche Express snow tubing, golf passes, miniature golf passes, tokens for Bogey Macaw’s Entertainment Center, gift cards for Serenity Spa, gift cards for the following restaurants: Maewyn’s, Loxley’s, Knicker’s, Ironwoods, and more.
Enrollment fee is $50.00 per week of course attendance. Upon culmination of the program, L.E.A.D.E.R.’s will receive a certificate of course completion.
Advisory Board
Dr. BethAnn Pratte
Dr. BethAnn Pratte is in her fourteenth year teaching sixth grade for the York Suburban School District. Prior to working at Suburban, she taught fifth grade in Baltimore City. In addition to teaching at Suburban, she is an adjunct instructor for the Masters of Teaching and Curriculum Program at Penn State York and for the graduate department of York College. Dr. Pratte earned her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Millersville University, Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Penn State, Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership from Immaculata University. Her postdoctoral interest focuses on connecting cognition, neuroscience, and educational practices. She attended and completed the Mind, Brain, Education Institute at Harvard University and is an educational consultant specializing in brain-based instructional strategies, bullying prevention, and curriculum design.
Melissa Picchini
Melissa is in her fifteenth year of teaching science at Dallastown Middle School. Since the fall of 2000, she has also been the science department leader in charge of implementing curriculum and overseeing all science department needs. She earned a bachelor of science in Foods and Nutrition from Rutgers University in 1979. She was a Navy wife and stay at home mom for her three, now adult, children before moving to York and earning her second bachelor of science in Secondary General Science Education in 1995 from York College. She has a masters equivalency in education and a passion for helping children think through a problem to gain a full understanding of the answer.