What to expect when you go to Summer Camp in the USA

If you're reading this, chances are you're heading off to summer camp in America soon OR maybe you're just the super organised one who is doing their research before booking (go you).

No matter the reason, if you fancy a sneak peek into what working a summer at camp in the USA is like - you've come to the right place. Here are six things you can expect from the best months of your life at summer camp.

1. You'll make friends for life

At your first week of camp, you’ll have your orientation and induction. This is the week that you get to know everyone like the other Camp Counsellors and Group Leaders before the campers arrive. You’ll meet all these other people just like you who have decided to go on this incredible journey too. You’ll become friends for life with some of them. The bond made by Camp is a very special one. You work with these people and spend your days off hanging out with them. So, at the end of the summer, you really miss them.

2. You'll learn a ton of new skills

Archery, windsurfing, photography, horseback riding, music, orienteering, cooking and daily life skills. The list goes on and on. Plus, you’ve got the whole summer to perfect them all. You will learn to become very independent, minding other people’s children will do this to you. Your parents won’t know what hit them when you’re home. You’ll be a much better version of yourself and everyone around you will notice.

3. Your day will be action packed

All camps are different but in a nutshell, your day is spent doing various activities; colour runs, arts and crafts, swimming, boating, go-karts, drama, adventures, climbing walls, zip-lines, archery and tonnes more. You’ll either be teaching a sport or hobby to a number of kids and groups throughout the day and you’ll move around to different activities throughout the week. And, you’ll get a serious tan working outdoors all day!

4. You'll realise your leadership qualities

Being a camp counsellor allows you to be a positive influence and role model. You’ll have a hand in offering guidance for a child’s future. You may see qualities in them that no one else sees and you can encourage them to grow and be brave. You'll learn a lot more about yourself as a leader - hey you’ll actually learn a lot more about yourself as a person.

5. You’ll broaden your horizons

Everyone knows that travel is the one thing you can buy that actually makes you richer. Working at Camp you’ll meet so many people from all different races and backgrounds. You’ll begin to realise that you’re preconceptions of different nationalities have been wrong. You’ll open your heart and mind and build your character. After a summer at Camp, you will be a bigger person and the world will seem smaller and more like your oyster.

6. You get to explore the USA for 30 days after Camp

You’ve had the summer of a lifetime already at camp and now you have a whole month to explore the USA! So where are you gonna visit? San Fran? L.A? Chicago? The list is endless, it’s a tough decision but a great one to have to make. Even if you don’t get to visit all the USA locations you wanted, there’s always next year. Camp is always open to Returners for a second, third and fourth Summer Camp.

Sounds like you’re in for the summer of a lifetime, right? So what are you waiting for, contact our Summer Camp experts today and get yourself Stateside!