Our campers become our counselors.
Our counselors are the finest young women in the world. We have had the privilege of knowing and nurturing them and watching them grow from little girls into the leaders they are today. By this system, our counselors begin their roles already Lachlan Ladies, and we know that they fully understand the character requirements, values, and behavioral expectations we consider prerequisites for the job of leading, nurturing, and teaching our campers.
In order to help with the transition from camper to counselor, we challenge our oldest campers (fifteen-year-olds) to help lead the younger campers in many aspects of Lachlan life. In this role, they are considered cub-counselors, or “Cubs” for short. In essence, they are counselors-in-training during this year of leadership development. Our cubs are adored by the younger campers, and we are consistently impressed by their ability to serve as powerful role models.
A few reasons why our counselors want to be back at Lachlan:
“I want to be a counselor so I can have the opportunity to help instill the wonderful traits and values that I have learned at Lachlan in the new and old campers who attend camp this summer.”
“I learned to love myself at camp and I want to teach young girls the same thing.”
“I gained so much from my time as a Lachlan Camper and am forever grateful for those experiences and what they have taught me in my life. I want to be a counselor because I want to help current Lachlan campers be able to have the best possible experience and take away as much (or even more!) from Lachlan summers as I did. ”
“I would like to be a counselor because I love all of the younger kids at camp. They make me so happy to be around and I would love to be a good influence on them and help them whenever they need me. ”