STEM Day Camp Director Supplemental Questions

Working as a STEM Camp Director requires many skills and/or personality traits. The success of our program is due in large part to the quality staff leadership we bring into the program. To help us determine if a candidate is a good fit for our program and if an interview is appropriate, we ask that all candidates complete this supplemental questionnaire at the time of application. Please answer the following questions as completely as possible.

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* 1. Candidate Name:

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* 2. Contact Information

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* 3. To be fully prepared for the role and responsibilities of a Camp Director the ideal schedule is working part-time in May and begin full-time starting May 24, 2021. In-person Camp training for all staff is June 7-11 and the camp program runs for 10 weeks starting June 174 and ending August 20 with a camp workday generally from 8:00am-5:00pm. Please share your availability:

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* 4. A STEM Day Camp Director's greatest role is to facilitate exploration of science and natural phenomena. How would you engage campers in a way that is authentic, inquiry based, and inspire campers to want to learn more?

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* 5. Camp Directors motivate, coach, and supervise camp staff and youth volunteers.  What experience do managing and motivating a group of people and leading them towards a common goal.

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* 6. What experience do you have in teaching science content to youth?

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* 7. The camp this position would be directing is an an outdoor nature based STEM Camp. Please share your experience that qualifies you for the role of Camp Director for an Outdoor Experiential STEM Camp.

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* 8. Describe a stressful situation you faced working with kids and how you handled it.

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* 9. If a camper asked you, “how strong is a human hair?” How would you lead them to find the answer to their question?

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* 10. What is one thing that you would like us to know about you that has no relation to your skills/abilities to do the job of a Camp Director?

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