Camp in USA: work in children's camps in America
Camp in USA
Spend the summer in the USA working at children’s camps. Help organize fun daily activities for children, improve your English, and enjoy nature. Choose a role as a camp counselor or support staff!
Summer at an American camp – a unique experience!
Working in children’s summer camps is the oldest IEC program; the first participants went to the USA under it as early as 1989! In fact, the Center for International Exchange began with this very program. In America there are about 10,000 children’s camps that each year host more than 7 million children. In other words, the USA is simply a leader of the global camping movement. As a rule, all camps are located outside cities, in picturesque places — in the forest, on a river or a lake, or perhaps by the ocean. Participants of the program work in American children’s summer camps as Counselors (вожатые) or as Support Staff (обслуживающий персонал). Counselors look after the children, teach them various sports and make sure each day is fun and full of activities. In turn, Support Staff help organize the camp’s everyday operations. That includes kitchen positions (dishwashing, kitchen assistance, serving breakfasts, lunches and dinners) or minor maintenance, groundskeeping and other tasks.
Why do I need this
+ Sevis fee — $35
- Search for 1 workplace (camp);
- Provision of the DS-2019 form;
- Accommodation and meals at the camp;
- Medical insurance for the period of work at the camp;
- Sponsor support upon arrival in the USA.
- Consular fee ($185);
- SEVIS fee ($35 );
- Airfare (~ $400, depending on the city of arrival/departure and the date);
- Transfer to/from the airport;
- Expenses related to the courier and reissuing the DS-2019 form (~ $100-200);
- The way to the employer.
Program materials
- Brochure with a description of the program
- Sample contract for participation in the program
- Information about the country/vacancies (manual)
- Program participant calculator
Requirements
- Age from 18 to 25 (Support Staff) and from 18 to 28 (Camp Counselors);
- For the Support Staff option, the participant must be a student with an Intermediate level of English;
- For the Camp Counselor option, being a student is not required, but experience working with children is necessary, and an Upper Intermediate level of English is required;
- No criminal record;
- No harmful habits (for example, smoking);
- An additional bonus for the Camp Counselor option is — teaching experience, a pedagogical education, as well as creative and athletic skills;
- Willingness to work for a minimum period of 9 weeks;
- Upon arrival in the country, having at least $900.
Programs have fixed dates. Confirm the start date of the selected program with the IEC coordinator. Program duration — from 1 week to 3 years, depending on the selected program. Submission of documents — 4-6 months before the program start date.
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Any other questions?
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Come to our office, we have participated in exchange programs ourselves more than once, we will tell you about our personal experience and impressions and help you choose a program and find temporary work for the summer in America and other countries of the world.
