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Camp Types<br />
Every camp in America is unique; they vary depending on location, environment, activities, facilities and campers.<br />
All camps with which CCUSA works are carefully reviewed and match our high standards and the standards of the<br />
American Camp Association (ACA). You will be required to choose at least four of these camp types.<br />
Check out “Types of Camps” under the Camp Counselors USA program at www.ccusa.com for full camp descriptions.<br />
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1. TRADITIONAL PROGRAM<br />
CAMPS<br />
• Independent/Privately owed camps and<br />
Agency (such as YMCA) camps.<br />
• Co-ed or single-gender camps (often with a<br />
brother/sister camp nearby).<br />
• Serve campers from middle to high-income<br />
families, with many campers returning year<br />
after year.<br />
• Hire a mix of Activity and All-round Counselors<br />
and Support Staff.<br />
2. SPECIALTY PROGRAM CAMPS<br />
• Mainly Traditional Camps, these aim to help<br />
teach, develop and expand any specific skill<br />
that campers may already have or wish to<br />
learn.<br />
• Some include both children and their parents.<br />
• Co-ed or single-gender camps (often with a<br />
brother/sister camp nearby).<br />
• Hire a large percentage of mix of Activity<br />
Counselors and Support Staff and some<br />
Activity All-round Counselors.<br />
3. CAMPS SERVING<br />
UNDERPRIVILEGED AND<br />
INNER-CITY CHILDREN<br />
• Social, government and charitable agencies<br />
such as the Salvation Army, Youth and Family<br />
Services and Fresh Air Fund oversee and help<br />
to fund these camps.<br />
• Welcome Campers of many different ethnic,<br />
social and racial backgrounds attend these.<br />
• Co-ed camps that service low- to middleincome<br />
families.<br />
• Offer a wide variety of traditional activities,<br />
such as Outdoor Adventure, Waterfront, Land<br />
Sports, Arts & Crafts, and Performing Arts.<br />
• Hire a mix of Activity and All-round Counselors<br />
and Support Staff.<br />
4. SPECIAL NEEDS CAMPS<br />
• Prior experience <strong>working</strong> with children and<br />
adults with Special Needs is not necessary.<br />
• Operated and funded by non-profit agencies<br />
or private organizations that serve children<br />
and/or adult campers who need extra attention<br />
because of physical and/or developmental<br />
challenges/disabilities.<br />
• Special Needs camps focus on either one or a<br />
range of disabilities.<br />
• Counselors help campers participate in a wide<br />
range of traditional camp activities, while<br />
helping them with social/interpersonal skills<br />
and their daily living tasks (eating, dressing,<br />
showering, etc.).<br />
• Hire a large percentage of mix of All-round<br />
Counselors and Support Staff and some<br />
Activity Counselors.<br />
5. GIRL SCOUT CAMPS<br />
• Scouting experience is not necessary.<br />
• Girls-only camps that generally serve middle<br />
income families.<br />
• Offer a wide variety of traditional activities,<br />
such as Outdoor Adventure, Waterfront, Land<br />
Sports, Arts & Crafts, and Performing Arts.<br />
• Hire a mix of Activity and All-round Counselors<br />
and Support Staff.<br />
6. CAMPS FOR CAMPERS WITH<br />
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS<br />
• Prior experience <strong>working</strong> with children and<br />
adults with Special Requirements is not necessary.<br />
• Serve campers with specific medical conditions<br />
or impairments, such as emotional disorders,<br />
learning disabilities (including ADD and<br />
ADHD), diabetes, terminal illnesses, hearing/<br />
sight impairment and weight control.<br />
• Activities are similar to those at traditional<br />
camps but are adapted to the ability of the<br />
campers.<br />
• Many campers will take medication and the<br />
camps usually have full-time nursing support.<br />
• Hire a mix of Activity and All-round Counselors<br />
and Support Staff.<br />
7. RELIGIOUS CAMPS<br />
• Christian (Catholic, Anglican, etc.) or Jewish<br />
faith camps ranging from conservative to liberal<br />
philosophies.<br />
• Co-ed camps that service low, middle and<br />
high-income families of different faiths.<br />
• Offer a wide variety of traditional activities,<br />
such as Outdoor Adventure, Waterfront, Land<br />
Sports, Arts & Crafts, and Performing Arts.<br />
• Counselors with a strong religious belief system<br />
will have the opportunity to lead devotionals<br />
and Bible or Torah studies.<br />
• Hire a mix of Activity and All-round Counselors<br />
and Support Staff.<br />
8. DAY CAMPS<br />
• Can be part of a Traditional camp or operate at<br />
a city park, beach, church hall or community<br />
centre.<br />
• Co-ed camp mainly operating Monday to<br />
Friday, 8 am to 6 pm with some overnight trips<br />
and weekend activities.<br />
• Camps arrange housing and meals for <strong>international</strong><br />
staff at the Traditional camp or with host<br />
families.<br />
• Offer a wide variety of traditional activities,<br />
such as Outdoor Adventure, Waterfront, Land<br />
Sports, Arts & Crafts, and Performing Arts.<br />
• Hire a mix of Activity and All-round Counselors<br />
and Support Staff.
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