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USA Summer Camp |
| Experience the best summer of your life on an American Summer Camp! |
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| The summer camp program give counsellors the chance to work with children within a variety of environments either as a specialist counsellor, who is responsible for teaching the children a particular skill, or as a general counsellor who is required to supervise a bunk of children from rise in the morning until they go to bed at night. |
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| Camp America is about adventure - it's fun, exciting and it's the best trip you will ever take! |
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| This is your chance to leave your hometown, home country and get experience something different by working and living on a summer camp with others from all over the world! |
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Who should apply?
Anyone who is fun-loving, sports-loving, children-friendly, outdoor-living, clear-thinking, go-getting, energy-giving, easy-going, culture-sharing, hard-working role models.
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What you get
- Stipend for the 9-12 week assignment
- Medical insurance for 9-12 weeks
- Food and accommodation
- Flight subsidy
- J-1 Visa sponsorship papers
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Program requirements
- 18-30 years of age by the date of departure for the USA
- Available for 9-12 weeks departing in May or June
- Be able to speak English fluently
- Must have documented childcare experience
- Have great sport, art or music skills or a have willingness to work at a special needs or religious camp
- Be in good health
- Have no criminal record
- Have a valid South African passport
- Enjoy teamwork! Be energetic and enthusiastic
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| What you pay: |
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| Fees: |
| First Payment R913 |
| Second Payment R998 |
| Medical Insurance R2465 |
| Flight Supplement R5225 |
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| What you earn: |
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| Wages (earned in US dollars):
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| Counsellor Standard $700 - $1075 |
| Counsellor Specialist $700 - $1200 |
| Counsellor Special Needs $1075 |
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Factors affecting placement:
- Early application
- Strong sports, art or music skills set
- Willingness to work at a Christian or Jewish faith camp
- Age
- Willingness to work at a special needs camp
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| Applications have closed! |
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| How to apply: |
| Contact your closest Student Flights store on 0860 400 700 or enquire online for future application dates. |
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How to apply:
- At the time of registration the first fee of R913 is due and an interview will be set up.
- Once completed, the second fee is due and your application is posted online for over 900 camps to view.
- Once a placement is found the rest of the fees are due.
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| Different Types of Camps: |
| Camps have been going for hundreds of years in the US and are a North American tradition. Each year millions of children aged 6 to 16 from all over the US look forward to spending anywhere between 1 to 9 weeks at a summer camp. It's their time to break loose - to enjoy themselves, have fun, make friends, try cool new things and get looked after by a lot of people with funny accents!! Life at camp is intense - it's hard work, and in a very short space of time camp becomes your world...and each world is different, because each camp is different. |
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| Private camps are the flagships of the great American summer camp tradition. Many have been around a long time and these camps are generally family owned and cater to children from high-income families - in short this is where the money is!! |
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| Agency/non-profit camps offer a chance for a truly unique and rewarding experience. Generally agencies are charitable and run camps to support children from either their local area or from a background related to the agencies area of fundraising. Some agencies are national (for example YMCA, 4-H or Boys and Girls Clubs) whilst others may be run by more local, independent charities (for example Lions Clubs, Round Tables or Lodges). |
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| Specialist Camps: |
| Certain camps we work with have one particular area of interest that they concentrate on such as tennis, gymnastics or drama. Generally these camps are privately owned and although other activities take place on these camps, the main focus of the programming is the specialist skill. |
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| Special Needs Camps: |
| Anyone who has volunteered before will tell you that the feeling you get when you know you're truly helping someone is unrivalled and a placement on a special needs camps offers one of the most unique and rewarding experiences you can have. Typically special needs camps cater to campers who have a variety of needs - from learning to emotional needs from physical to mental disabilities. |
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| Faith-based Camps offer campers from Christian or Jewish backgrounds the best of both worlds - the chance to enjoy all the activities found at traditional camps, but with time spent incorporating their faith. There are generally 2 types of faith camp. Some are 'faith-lite' (for example YMCA camps) - where the focus is fully on the giving the kids a great summer experience and not on religion. On other camps, faith will play a strong central role that serves to unite the camp's community, with services and faith studies comprising a big part of day-to-day life on the camp. |
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| APPLY NOW! |
| Call 0860 400 700 or enquire online. |
