Winter break is here – hooray! Schools are out and even college students will be home for a few weeks. We are sure you’ll be busy with parties and presents but its not too soon to be thinking about summer! Sure, this fall you researched camps for your younger kids and probably even dropped a […]
Nurses are in high demand EVERYWHERE so why not try a few weeks SOMEWHERE new? Summer camps throughout the US and Canada are hiring summer nurses. Here are 3 reasons you should give camp nursing a try! 1. Travel – When we said everywhere, we mean everywhere. Camps from the New England coastline to the […]
Did you know that summer camps offer free or steeply reduced tuition for the children of staff? So, yes there is a bit of a catch to the FREE part but for those of you with the time and the right skills this is an amazing opportunity. How does it work? Summer camps need experienced […]
I recently read a novel, based on friendships that began at summer camp. Like most of you interested in working at camp this summer, a book that references camp gives me good vibes in the middle of the winter. The book is titled, “The Interestings” by Meg Wolitzer, a New York Times best selling author. […]
After 22 seasons of summer camp staffing experience, we know it’s coming – the camp staffing surge. Beginning the week after college students return to campus from Christmas break, the waves of summer camp staff applications begin steadily surging in, only to be punctuated with mini-staffing tsunamis following the end of spring breaks around the […]
Win $100 AmEx gift card! Working at summer camp is more than a summer in a beautiful location and meeting great people…its also about fun! Whats more fun than dressing up in costumes at camp? From Summer Halloween to Color Wars, Carnivals and Olympics camp counselors have lots of excuses to play dress up! With […]
This year, more colleges and universities are requiring students to fill summer internship credits making the summer internship the camp industry’s biggest competitor for college aged staff. Internships are intended to provide learning opportunities, develop leadership and offer a chance to assume responsibilities in a field of interest. In many cases however, internships at […]
The summer camps in the area I first worked once had highly coveted positions of Camp Waiters. My old camp employed former campers between their CIT year and high school graduation – when they were eligible to be full cabin staff. Positions were limited and very competitive. The jobs were also hard work. But a […]
We’re sure you’ve seen the instagram feeds – full-time RV’ers, van lifers, digital nomads -whatever you want to call them – families living and working in cool homes on wheels with ever changing beautiful views and seemingly endless adventures. Thanks to the flexibility offered by internet based jobs and schools, an ever growing number of […]
We had such a great response from our post last week on items for staff to pack, we thought we’d share a few more items with you. So, if you are packing up to head off to camp this summer, here’s a few more tips on items to bring along. These tips come from almost […]
