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If you are interested in applying for placement as an international staff member in a U.S. summer camp, please Email us at: info@campadventure.us or call a US CampAdventure recruiter. You will be invited to learn more about US CampAdventure. After completing a detailed application, you will be interviewed in English to help US CampAdventure develop a more complete idea of who you are and what skills you can offer a U.S. summer camp. Your application is then sent to the US CampAdventure office in the United States. Those accepted for participation in US CampAdventure will receive pre-departure training and support materials. The US CampAdventure staff circulates your application to camps which have requested your skills. Final acceptance into US CampAdventure is usually completed by the end of April. If you are accepted, your recruiter will notify you as to when and where you will have an orientation in the United States. These orientations begin in mid-May and continue through June.
All US CampAdventure participants commit to being at camp for at least 9 to 11 weeks.
To Apply with US CampAdventure download the attached application, fill in your information completely, attach a photo and scan and email back to apply@campadventure.us or mail to our UK address in the contact details. We prefer email as we feel it will expedite your US CampAdventure.
 Download Application Form
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| Finances
US CampAdventure applicants pay an initial fee of £125 (pound sterling) at time of interview, then your completed paperwork and a £100 (pound sterling) application fee is due within 30 days. Upon camp assignment the final placement fee of £170 (pound sterling) is due. If no camp placement is
found all fees are refundable except a £25 (pound sterling) application fee.
Benefits from fee payments inlcude:
• J-1 visa (needed to work
in US summer camp)
• Round-trip airfare from UK to the US, with destination based on camp placement
• Travel, Health & Accident Insurance for 4 months. Insurance for up to 30 days after
camp if needed.
• Stipend (pocket
money) of $100-$120 (USD) per week based on applicants age as of June
1, 2010.
• Meals and lodging are provided while at camp
• One-way travel to camp from US point of entry
• One night US hotel stay if needed during travel to camp
• Camp placement usually lasts from 9 to 11 weeks
• At the end of camp assignment, 1 month of free time for personal travel at your own expense |
| Visas
 All US CampAdventure participants must enter the United States with an exchange visitor visa (J-1 visa), which allows them to legally receive a stipend from an American summer camp. All participants are issued the U.S.Government documents allowing them to apply at the U.S. Embassy
in their home countries for the J-1 visa. The visa is valid for four months. US CampAdventure provides J-1 visas in collaboration with the YMCA ICCP (International Camp Counselor Program). Participants who successfully complete their camp assignments, usually 9 to 11 weeks in length, may remain in the United States for travel purposes at their own expense until the expiration of their visas.
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| Arrival Orientation in the U.S.
 US CampAdventure participants attend an arrival orientation in the United States before traveling to camp. Arrival orientations are held at various sites throughout the country and will be assigned by your US CampAdventure recruiter. The arrival orientations present an official welcome to US CampAdventure in the United States, and provide cross-cultural skills and culture-specific information about life at camp. US CampAdventure participants from all over the world make each arrival orientation an exciting experience.
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