JCC Leaders In Training Program

There are two 4-week sessions, June 18-July 13 and July 16-August 10. LITs can attend one or both sessions. Please contact Jessie Zaleon about scheduling if you are unable to attend during these sessions. The program costs $700 per session for All-Inclusive Members of the Levin JCC or $800 for Summer, Cultural, or Potential Members of the Levin JCC. Limited scholarship funding is available; please contact Jessie for more information.

What is the LIT program?

• If you’re a rising 9th or 10th grader interested in becoming a camp counselor or just developing your skills as a leader, Leaders in Training [LIT] is for you! It’s a four-week summer session that provides leadership training, activity programming experience, self-awareness workshops, and team-building exercises to young teens at Camp Shelanu
• A training program to empower teens in our community to effectively lead on youth group boards, in classrooms at religious schools, at Camp Shelanu, and in other roles around the Jewish and non-Jewish communities

What you’ll get out of participating:

• Red Cross Certification in CPR/First Aid
• Camp Shelanu Certificate of Leadership
• Fun, relationship-building experiences with peers, including two field trips and one lock-in per 4-week session
• Free pool membership (for LIT only) for the summer
• Over 100 community service hours
• Training in child abuse prevention, programming, and skills needed to work with children
• Increased self-awareness
• Preparation of trained, experienced leaders who will go on to become Camp Shelanu counselors, participate in JCC teen programming, and lead throughout the community
• A potential “career track” through Camp Shelanu: camper -> LIT -> CIT -> junior counselor -> senior counselor
• Looks great on college applications!

Who is eligible?

• Rising 9th and 10th graders
• Experience helpful but not necessary
• Do not need to be members of the JCC
• Do not need to be Jewish, but will be working all summer in a context of Jewish values
• Application and interview required

Program Details

• Two 4-week sessions
• LITs who cannot attend 4 consecutive weeks should speak with Jessie about scheduling
• LITs who choose to attend both sessions will have a slightly different curriculum during the 2nd session so as not to repeat trainings
• Monday-Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm, after-care available with specific LIT roles
• Cost: $700/session for JCC members, $800 for non-members; $1200/summer for members, $1350 for non-members

Cool Stuff!

• There will be two field trips and one overnight at the JCC per 4-week session
• Field trips will occur in weeks 1 and 3 – ropes course and/or rock climbing and amusement park, respectively.  Overnight will occur during week 4.

Training Details

• Red Cross CPR/First Aid Certification
• StrengthsFinder books and training
• Visiting specialists/trainers
• Community service experience
• Hands-on time with campers progressing from one day in week 1 to five days in week 4
• Opportunity to plan a camp-wide program as a group
• Individual and group check-ins to process experiences and provide support
• Rock climbing team-building exercises (week 1 field trip) 

Got questions? Ready to apply?

• Contact Jessie Zaleon, Teen Program Coordinator, at 354-4944

 

Submit your application online here.

View the LIT Reference Form here.