An Intern Looks Beneath the Surface -
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Published on: 7/1/2003
Last Visited: 9/20/2003
It was a new organizational chart put together by our year-round intern, Dan Carver.Dan, affectionately known as "Dano," has been with us for three summers as a counselor.After last summer, he stayed on to fulfill a 15-month internship program in over-all camping ministry.
Many interns specialize in one area of camping, such as marketing, program, or food service.Dan wanted to see the over-all picture and gain a vision for the ministry that camping can be in our over-stressed world.
I've watched him through the months as he's grown, not only in knowledge of what "camp's all about," but in the ability to express his thoughts to those in management without fear of being wrong.And you know what?Most of the time, he's right.
Most internships cover a multitude of things: actual work experience, learning how to manage various people, learning how to put together programs or processes, and doing projects related to their area of expertise.Dan has interviewed all the managers here at Warm Beach Camp and has come up with some observations that are insightful and have direct bearing on the work of that department.
Dan has given structure to the internship through his evaluation of what an intern should be and do.
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We are very grateful to Dan for exhibiting what he has been learning here.