Camp Overview
House in the Wood is a coed resident camp for inner city children from Chicago. Located in Delavan in rural Southeastern Wisconsin, we have a comfortable wooded campus on the shore of a beautiful lake. House in the Wood’s goal is to provide its campers with positive alternatives to negative urban lifestyles. We expose our campers to a wide variety of different activities, people and cultures so they have a better idea of their choices in life. In addition to traditional camp activities such as swimming, camping and boating, our program emphasizes effective communication, positive group interaction, and mutual respect.
STAFF TIME OFF
All staff have about 2 hours off a day. Kitchen Staff are done for the evening when they have finished supper cleanup. All staff are off every other weekend from Friday afternoon to Sunday evening.
STAFF QUALITIES
We look for staff that are open minded, consistent, resilient, caring, creative, and self-motivated. Any students majoring in education, psychology, social sciences, or recreation is a plus.
