BUNAC, Camp America.... etc

gemma_8_1

i also did camp america 8 years ago when i was 20 and totally agree with the comments by flutterbyuk, you def dont do it for the money its long hours and tiring but one of the best summers of my life and im still in touch with some people i met there! i was at a girls camp in california and worked as a camp counsellor but was offered to be horse staff when i got there as i have been riding since i was about 8 and had horses etc but im glad i didnt do that. i didnt have much experience of working with kids just babysitting! go for it youll have a brilliant time!

gemma_8_1

i also did camp america 8 years ago when i was 20 and totally agree with the comments by flutterbyuk, you def dont do it for the money its long hours and tiring but one of the best summers of my life and im still in touch with some people i met there! i was at a girls camp in california and worked as a camp counsellor but was offered to be horse staff when i got there as i have been riding since i was about 8 and had horses etc but im glad i didnt do that as prefered a more varied day. i got to see many sites on days off and u could earn extra money for doing things like accompanying a group of children on the coach journey etc but it wasnt much. i didnt have much experience of working with kids just babysitting! go for it youll have a brilliant time!

humphriess

I also did camp America 13 years ago (OMG can't believe it was that long ago) i agree with the statements above. Excellent experience, i would say if you apply be as flexible and open minded as possible, i was offered a job in the kitchen rather than camp councillor, was a bit dissapointed at first but had a fantastic time when i got there. I was also sent to a very religious christian camp, which initially made me feel uncomfortable (being athiest) but again once i got used to the ways of the camp it did not alter my experience in any negative way. So go for it, be as flexible as possible on your application to guarentee a place. good luck wth whatever you choose to do.

catieeb06

Right, well I paid my £60 deposit. So i'm just waiting for my interviewer to get in touch with me. Argh, scary stuff!!

flutterbyuk25

catieeb06 wrote: »

Right, well I paid my £60 deposit. So i'm just waiting for my interviewer to get in touch with me. Argh, scary stuff!!

Good luck!

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catieeb06

A straightforward rejection.

All because of a stupid little tablet I take which I take for depression.

I'm upset now

flutterbyuk25

Kenny_Powers wrote: »

To be fair if that is the reason you was excluded then there should have been certain pre requisites which you should have had to fulfil prior to applying. If the company have failed to mention these i can't help thinking you have been had.

They are included in the T&C's.

OP I have PM'd you

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PolishBigSpender

Why not come work in Poland for a summer? There's plenty of language camps here - and they wil actually pay you and not expect you to pay anything in return!

DCFC79

Someone i know is thinking about applying for bunac and i was thinking of the same but after reading some of the points about bunac im not sure if ill bother now

dawyldthing

I work as an interviewer for CCUSA and have done for the past 2 years.

My experience of camp

I worked 2 years in America in a camp called Aloha Hive in Fairlee, Vermont teaching canoeing and kayaking for a summer, then in my second summer taught landsports for the summer, which was truely amazing. I was a camp counselor to 3 campers (first year I had 2 tent families of 3 and a half week session campers, year 2 I had them for the full 7 weeks)

This summer just gone I worked at Jacksons Point camp in Jacksons Point in Ontario, Canada as a lifeguard and a canoeing counselor.

Working at camp has to be the best thing I have ever done! I have learnt many skills, including patience, time management, team building, games, counselling skills amongst others. I am a trained American Red Cross Lifeguard, done through camp, and have so many stories to tell I could quite literally go on for hours.

I also went travelling in my second and 3rd year, in year 2 I went with a Slovenian lass, an Australian lass and a fellow English lass to Boston, New York, San Fransisco (got to ride the tram like Mrs Doubtfire did, was well happy!) Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago and spent a day in Miami as we hated it!

This year went Whale watching in Todussac, went to Quebec, Montreal, Toronto, Kingston plus a few smaller towns then went back to New York to see a camp friend before returning home.

Plus, it has given me the chance to travel. Some camp friends said 'ah Nic were going to be in Paris at the weekend, do you want to join us' so a few days later I went to Paris to meet them. Plus I went to Slovenia to see my friend in April, and we had a mini camp reunion with camp friends in September in London.

I really cannot sing its praises enough! If you do have any questions at all about it, either drop me an e-mail through here or to [EMAIL="nicolaw@ccusa.co.uk"]nicolaw@ccusa.co.uk[/EMAIL] and i will answer the questions as soon as I can