Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School Program
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Rebecca McFarland , Supervisor

Amie Linscott, Secretary

Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School

San Luis Obispo County Office of Education

2450 Pennington Creek Rd

San Luis Obispo, California 93405

(805) 782-7336 - FAX (805) 544-7559

 

Cabin Leader Program

Cabin leaders are responsible for supervising students on a 24-hour basis. Responsible high school students, college students, or parents usually work out well on a volunteer basis. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT CABIN LEADERS BE CAREFULLY SCREENED. Poor Cabin leaders can encourage misbehavior among the children, disrupt instructional programs, and lack discretion in disciplining a student. The Rancho El Chorro staff will help recruit and train high school cabin leaders from your local high school.

Cabin leaders serve several vital functions:

• See to the safety and comfort of students in their cabins.
  
• Set the tone for enthusiastic, cooperative participation.
  
• One or two cabin leaders accompanies each trail walk to aid with supervision and, when necessary, escort student(s) back from walks should a problem arise.

Sources of cabin leaders:

• High school teachers and counselors help to select mature high school students in advance of your stay. If you wish to use high school cabin leaders, contact Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School.
• Parents, student teachers, and counselors from your school are another choice worth pursuing.

To ensure success with your cabin leaders:

• Whether you use Parent chaperones or High School students the Rancho El Chorro staff will meet with them when to give them training and answer any questions or concerns.
  
• Have stand-by cabin leaders available in case someone can't make it at the last minute.

For further information please print out this two-sided brochure to give to cabin leaders:

Cabin Leader Quick Notes 

 

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