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Independent Lake Camp

ILC is an awesome sleep-away summer camp that has been running for over 30 years, specialising in circus, sports and arts!
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Camp Overview

Independent Lake Camp celebrates diversity, promotes creativity, & empowers individual growth with camper-chosen personalized scheduling. ILC is a co-ed overnight camp in the Pocono Mountains for ages 6-17 offering an impressive array of activities with top-notch facilities and staff- Circus, Sports, Performing Arts, Magic, Skatepark, Digital Arts, RPG, LARPing, Fine Arts, Music, Climbing Wall, Aquatics, Horseback & more.

Established as a non-traditional summer camp, ILC is dedicated to: Celebrating diversity of people, activities, places, ideas, views & beliefs, Promoting creativity within each camper and the community, Empowering individual growth with our personalized scheduling - each camper chooses their own activities, and Maintaining top-notch facilities & equipment and employing a talented staff so all activities offered are rich with integrity. 

STAFF TIME OFF

Period off: One per normal day, plus occasional rest hours when co-counselors are covering the bunk. Days off: One per session week worked, except first and last. There are no days off during staff training orientation week. Nights off: Counselors will be "on duty" 5-6 nights every two-weeks. The other nights, they are off and can leave camp until the 1:00AM curfew.

STAFF QUALITIES

Honest, hard working, highly skilled.

Approximate Camp Start

17-Jun-24

Approximate Camp End

22-Aug-24

Camp Type
Private

Location
70 Clark Road, Thompson, PA 18465

Staff
Female & Male ages 18+
200 in total (100 international staff)

Camp
550 campers
Residential cabin accommodation

Website
www.independentlake.com

Approximate Camp Start

17-Jun-24

Approximate Camp End

22-Aug-24

Camp Type
Private

Location
70 Clark Road, Thompson, PA 18465

Staff
Female & Male ages 18+
200 in total (100 international staff)

Camp
550 campers
Residential cabin accommodation

Website
www.independentlake.com

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