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Camp America is an opportunity you shouldn't miss! It's a chance to do something different with your summer and spend it in the U.S.A. living & working either with children or 'behind the scenes' as support staff on an American Summer Camp. Each year over 7,500 young people take the opportunity… will you be one of them? If you're a 'first timer' to the programme, read on to find out about the fantastic opportunities & experiences you could be part of in summer '08!

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If you are looking to recruit summer camp staff please call Nicole Carpenter on 1 800 727 8233 Ext 5160.

Types of roles


Whatever your skills or special talents, there's a place for you to use them on summer camp! There are four different positions available and each one offers the chance to get involved, get stuck in and get on! For more information on the roles, please select a type from the drop down below.

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Counsellor


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There's no need to panic - counsellors have nothing to do with psychology, psychiatry or therapy of any description! 'Counsellor' is the term given to the people on camp who are in charge of the campers' general well-being and ensure that the kids get to enjoy all their activity sessions safely. It's likely that you'll end up taking part in many of the activities, so while you don't need to be an expert, a have-a-go attitude is essential - on a typical day you could find yourself jumping from tennis, to archery, to pottery, to finding yourself being dragged across a lake on one of those inflatable banana things! You'll also find you take a full and active role in the general areas of camp - looking after a table of kids at meal times, performing skits at the flagpole and singing round the camp fire, will complete your day.

And the role doesn't end once the kids are in bed - Counsellors often take on the role of 'bunk counsellors' - they'll sleep in with & take charge of a cabin of kids. So if you have great childcare experience, but less activity experience, and you fancy taking charge of your own tribe for the summer this could be for you!

"This was my first summer but I have made some life long friends...you get along so well with all the other counsellors, because you're all there for the same reason and you are all the same kind of person; up for a laugh, work well as a team, are responsible and positive!" - Martin, UK

One girl was 13 years old, Attitude with a capital A, and hard as nails from a life just as hard. Because she came from an environment where she needed to keep up her stoicism for her survival and after two weeks at camp (and a lot of serious attitude problems), she let her guard down and became a kid for a few days. From the self described area of San Francisco called the 'Dog Pound' to the Mendocino Redwood Forest, on her last night she asked me to come tuck her into bed and sing her to sleep.

Sonja | UK

It’s not like real life, you are able to be yourself and enjoy time in a different country with different cultures

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