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Staff Training 2018

July 3, 2018 By Annie Chapman Leave a Comment

A new international counselor — Annie Chapman — tells her story of a newly invigorated approach to staff training and what it meant to her.

Filed Under: Counselors Tagged With: Counselors, NCCCs, professional development, staff training, team work, Why be a Counselor?

International Camp Hiring Fair

February 20, 2018 By Casey Tucker Leave a Comment

Program Director Casey Tucker hopped the pond to visit London on a mission to recruit 2018 international staff members. He also met up with camp staff alum, and took in the sites. Read all about it.

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: Camp America, Camp fairs, Casey Tucker, International Counselors, leadership, NCCCs, planning, professional development, Why be a Counselor?

Lobbying for Camp on International Staff

September 6, 2017 By Elizabeth Shreckhise 2 Comments

Potential cuts to J-1 visa programs could mean no longer using international staff members. That would be a loss to camp. Help us lobby to keep the programs.

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: International Counselors, international stories, NCCCs, professional development

What Can You Expect From a Camp Counseling Job?

February 3, 2017 By Elizabeth Shreckhise Leave a Comment

What is being a camp counselor like?

An interview with a camp counselor who has held different responsibilities at camp over the years and how it has affected her budding career path.

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: Camp Leaders, Counselors, Junior Counselors, leadership, Midways, NCCCs, Why be a Counselor?

Behind the Scenes With a Camp Counselor

February 3, 2017 By Elizabeth Shreckhise Leave a Comment

Being a camp counselor requires more than it might look like from the outside. And can do more for your career than you might know. Read our interview with ‘Ghany Counselor Georgia Wyllie for more.

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: Counselors, Junior Counselors, NCCCs, professional development, staff training, Why be a Counselor?

A Summer Without Banquet Prep

September 30, 2016 By Bonnie Dawson Leave a Comment

Summer is over and everything has settled into a regular pattern. I’ve had some time to reflect on my first summer in 13 years that I have not been in charge of our final Banquet. Well, firstly, instead of planning away for the summer as I would have customarily done, last winter and spring were devoted […]

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: Banquet, Camp History, campfires, Celebrations, family, NCCCs

NCCCs Vespers

August 11, 2016 By Elizabeth Shreckhise Leave a Comment

This summer we held another special Vespers that was conducted by the orange members of our Non-Camper Counselor Club (NCCCs). Vespers is a time of reflection and so this group offered reflections on their time at camp so far. The majorty of this year’s NCCCs were brand new to camp. What was so wonderful about the Vespers was how emotional and […]

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: 95th Summer, Counselors, International Counselors, NCCCs, Vespers

Over the pond and back again

March 11, 2016 By Taylor Fellows Leave a Comment

Program Director Taylor Fellows hopped the pond to visit London, hiring ten new counselors for Summer 2016. Read her story and learn about #GhanyJobsWeek!

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: #GhanyJobsWeek, Counselors, International Counselors, international stories, NCCCs, Taylor Fellows, Why be a Counselor?

My experience of Camp Alleghany as an International Counselor

December 15, 2015 By Mariska Hadley Leave a Comment

Camp Alleghany International Counselors

In 2014 I made one of the biggest decisions of my young life — to travel across the Atlantic to become a camp counselor in America. And a great decision it was!

Filed Under: Directors Tagged With: Counselors, International Counselors, international stories, NCCCs

Camp Alleghany’s international staff of 2015

July 23, 2015 By Rebecca Dodd Leave a Comment

It’s another year with a big international staff. Learn how we got here, who we are, and what we’re teaching at Camp Alleghany.

Filed Under: Counselors Tagged With: Camp History, Counselors, Greenbrier River, Mini Camp, NCCCs

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