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I hope you enjoyed Rosa’s interview last week? This week it’s the turn of Libby of @Campplife, who is coming up to her 9th summer spent at camp! 1. Where did you go to camp? How many years? I have been attending Camp Tannadoonah in Southern Michigan for what will be 9 summers now! I … More Camp Counselor Of The Week: Libby Wuszke
About a week ago I informed you that the USA isn’t the only place that you can get hired to work at a summer camp…yep, you can also go to Canada! One of the agencies that can get you there is NYQUEST Camp Canada, a great little company based in Toronto, whose mission is to … More Summer Camp Agencies: All About NYQUEST
9:10am Jeez I’m so tired. Should have gone to bed earlier last night but I was in the office helping organise a bunch of (very confusing) paperwork until super late. It’s cool though, cos I haven’t really got much on today besides some final organisation for Media. Sorting out lesson plans with Danielle, and running … More Day 23. June 17th ’14: An Overnight, A Storm, And A Tent With A Massive Hole In It!
Last week you read all about Eimear’s summer camp experience, and this week it’s Rosa’s turn to tell you about her 5 summers spent at camp, both as a camper and counselor! 1. Where did you go to camp? How many years? I work at Camp Sloane YMCA which is nestled in the Berkshires (at … More Camp Counselor Of The Week: Rosa Kornfein
Last, but by no means least, in this recent series of posts I’ve done about the upcoming summer camp recruitment fairs, is NYQUEST Camp Canada, a Canadian based company who are coming to the UK (and bringing a whole bunch of camp directors from Canada with them) in just a few days. If you’ve always … More A Guide To The NYQuest Summer Camp Recruitment Fair
So over the last two months since it started, the main focus of this site has been on helping you guys get to summer camp in the USA. But now seems like a good time to tell you that the USA isn’t the only place that has summer camps you can work at. Yup you … More Canada Have Summer Camps Too!
You’ve read all about the recruitment fairs for AmeriCamp & CCUSA, BUNAC, and Camp America, and now it’s time for our penultimate summer camp recruitment fair roundup – this time for Camp Leaders. Camp Leaders will be bringing camp directors from across America to 3 different locations around the UK, so you’ll have plenty of … More A Guide To The Camp Leaders Summer Camp Recruitment Fair
I hope you enjoyed Hollie‘s awesome interview last week, up next is a camp counselor who has worked at 2 different summer camps in the USA and is a fountain of knowledge on all things camp! 1. Where did you go to camp? How many years? 5 Summers at camp – Frost Valley YMCA (4) … More Camp Counselor Of The Week: Eimear O’Hare
The next agency I want to tell you about in the ‘Summer Camp Agencies‘ series is BUNAC, one of the longest running companies who have been sending people to summer camp for over 50 years (with a brief closure of the program for the 2013 season), so they really do know what they’re talking about! … More Summer Camp Agencies: All About BUNAC
Anyone that has worked at summer camp, even for just one summer, will tell you that they learned some pretty important lessons over those sunny months. And I don’t mean how to make a fire or a friendship bracelet… I mean the kind of lessons that stay with you for the rest of your life. … More 9 Important Lessons You Will Learn At Summer Camp
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