[nabs-l] summer camp jobs

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi all,

I have not been a summer counselor, but I was a counselor for a
weeklong retreat once with sighted high school students. This was when
I was 18, and before I was active in the NFB. The staff told me that
there were a couple of counselors-in-training who were assigned to
work in conjunction with counselors, and because I was blind, they
wanted to assign my cabin one of them so there would be a pair of eyes
to see if kids were sneaking out. Not knowing what blind counselors
could really do, I figured this was fair. The irony was that this
counselor-in-training was a really bad influence on the kids, and one
night I busted them sneaking out when I was woken up by the sound of a
door creaking. It turns out the counselor-in-training had encouraged
the kids to sneak out, and if she hadn't been assigned to keep an eye
on the cabin, there wouldn't have been a problem! Anyway, I was the
one who noticed what was going on. I think if you are just tuned in
and listening carefully around you, and set things up so the kids will
respect you from the beginning, they will be less likely to mess with
you and if they do, you will know and be able to stop it.

Arielle

On 3/9/14, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Chris,
> can I forward your email to him?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Nusbaum
> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 11:20 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Cc: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] summer camp jobs
>
> Ashley,
>
> The only music camp I know of specifically for blind students is braille
> beats in Michigan. Though I haven't been to this camp, I've heard many good
> things about it and I'd like to go at some point. If Andrew is open to
> teaching at the mainstream music camp and does not want a camp just for
> blind kids, there are numerous music camps in the area. I could put him or
> you in contact with my voice teacher who is involved in some of them here in
> Maryland and DC. Also, what age range would he like to teach if any? I ask
> because this may be a cool opportunity for the kids in one of our bell
> programs. Just some thoughts for you to consider.
>
> Chris Nusbaum
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 8, 2014, at 10:13 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> My friend, Andrew, who is a blind student studying jazz in a conservatory
>> is looking for a summer job. He wants to play music for people and / or
>> help blind kids learn about music whether its theory or braille music. He
>> could also teach assistive technology somewhere.
>>
>> I've considered being a camp counselor too.
>>
>> Any music camps or enrichment camps you  all can recommend? It would be
>> nice if it were on the east coast so its not so far away.
>> I thought there was a camp in NY; a music camp used to run at overbrook
>> school for the blind but I think I read its not running this year.
>>
>>
>>
>> If any of you have had positive experiences being a camp counselor, would
>> like to hear about that.
>>
>> Ashley
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