Fencing Counselors Wanted at Summer Camp

[Chipfencing]

Hi to all, I run Camp Chipinaw, a Co-ed Residential Summer Camp in the Catskill Mountains of New York and we're looking for FENCING COUNSELORS for this upcoming summer. Need to be 19 or older with experience and knowledge in fencing with the willingness to teach kids. Full room and board is covered and salary depends on age and experience. If interested you can go to www.chipinaw.com and fill out a staff application or respond here and I will give you any info you need. Let me know if anyone is interested. Join us and have the summer of your life!!

[Zilverzmurfen]

*drops jaw*

People pay five THOUSAND dollars to have their kids on a ~3 week summer camp?! My...there's obviously money in the kids business.

[TooLoftheDeviL]

Are you hiring for both campuses, and if you're hiring for the split session location, are you hiring for both sessions?

What duties might a fencing counselor have outside of fencing instruction?

How many counselors are you looking to hire? Would the counselor being teaching studets alone or with a partner?

[bigdawg2121]

What he said...also a better idea of pay levels might be nice. Room, board, and a fun playing with kids is all well and good but a whole summer's worth of work is quite a bit of work.

[jjefferies]

*drops jaw*

People pay five THOUSAND dollars to have their kids on a ~3 week summer camp?! My...there's obviously money in the kids business.

You haven't learned this? Oh, Sorry I forgot there's a cultural gap here. Just for you curiosity, at most US fencing clubs it's the children's programs that pay to keep the doors open. The competition side of the club is usually a/the major pull to get people interested but it's the group lessons and steady income from the children's programs that the club relies upon.

[larkmaj]

*drops jaw*

People pay five THOUSAND dollars to have their kids on a ~3 week summer camp?! My...there's obviously money in the kids business.

Parents pay loads of money to get rid of their kids for part of the summer, if they're lucky they can get them out for the whole summer.

[Hauptman]

Parents pay loads of money to get rid of their kids for part of the summer, if they're lucky they can get them out for the whole summer.

We have a winner...

[Zilverzmurfen]

You haven't learned this? Oh, Sorry I forgot there's a cultural gap here. Just for you curiosity, at most US fencing clubs it's the children's programs that pay to keep the doors open. The competition side of the club is usually a/the major pull to get people interested but it's the group lessons and steady income from the children's programs that the club relies upon.

But the original poster wasn't posting about a fencing club, but a summer camp for children (where fencing was one of many activities).


Though you're quite right, there is a cultural gap here, and it is wide too.

[fencerX]

*drops jaw*

People pay five THOUSAND dollars to have their kids on a ~3 week summer camp?! My...there's obviously money in the kids business.

Sure is. There are several pricey camps for kids in Sweden. Here's a link to a very scary website for a summer camp for girls there:

http://www.camptapawingo.com/index.asp

People would pay even more to send their kids away to camp in the other Sweden if they could.

Summer camp in Sweden. Good times.

[D+F+P=Hadouken!]

I'm working as a fencing coach at a summer camp last year (and this year too), where parents pay $1000 per week per kid. The parents just want to get away.

I could tell you a few horror stories about parents forgetting that they left their kids at camp. You don't know sadness until you see an 11 year old girl sobbing because her parents just decided to spend the week in Milan, and were not there to pick her up, after 6 weeks of camp.

[KD5MDK]

Sure is. There are several pricey camps for kids in Sweden. Here's a link to a very scary website for a summer camp for girls there:

http://www.camptapawingo.com/index.asp

People would pay even more to send their kids away to camp in the other Sweden if they could.

Summer camp in Sweden. Good times.

Are there any camps in China, Norway, Poland, Mexico, Denmark or Peru?
I know there's one in Naples.




for those who don't get the joke:
http://www.worldofstock.com/closeups/TAU2424.php

[DJ Apostrophe]

Great sign...

I drive through several of those towns (Norway, Paris, Poland at least) when I drive up to Sunday River.

-w

[KD5MDK]

My grandfather has an old (closed) summer camp in Naples.

[bridgeywidgey]

hi,

i was the fencing counseller at this camp a couple of years ago, and it was great. If you are interested and want to know more feel free to PM me

[TooLoftheDeviL]

hi,

i was the fencing counseller at this camp a couple of years ago, and it was great. If you are interested and want to know more feel free to PM me

Can you possibly provide answers to mine and bigdawg's questions?

What previous experience did you have before taking on this position?

[Chipfencing]

We are hiring 1 counselor for each campus. The job consists of teaching the children the proper techniques of fencing. It will be your program and you can make it a fun as you want, with safety in mind. You must do the full summer, June 26th - August 19th. Pay ranges from 1500 - 2300 for the summer, depending on age and experience. A large number of our staff are international, so you get the chance to meet people from all over the world. Any other questions let me know.

[passata_sotto]

We are hiring 1 counselor for each campus. The job consists of teaching the children the proper techniques of fencing. It will be your program and you can make it a fun as you want, with safety in mind. You must do the full summer, June 26th - August 19th. Pay ranges from 1500 - 2300 for the summer, depending on age and experience. A large number of our staff are international, so you get the chance to meet people from all over the world. Any other questions let me know.

I know several fencers who would love the job if it did not coincide with Nationals.

[piste off]

I could tell you a few horror stories about parents forgetting that they left their kids at camp. You don't know sadness until you see an 11 year old girl sobbing because her parents just decided to spend the week in Milan, and were not there to pick her up, after 6 weeks of camp.

Are you serious?

That is one of the most depressing things I've ever read on f.net.

Rick

[piste off]

Hi to all, I run Camp Chipinaw, a Co-ed Residential Summer Camp in the Catskill Mountains of New York and we're looking for FENCING COUNSELORS for this upcoming summer. Need to be 19 or older with experience and knowledge in fencing with the willingness to teach kids. Full room and board is covered and salary depends on age and experience. If interested you can go to www.chipinaw.com and fill out a staff application or respond here and I will give you any info you need. Let me know if anyone is interested. Join us and have the summer of your life!!

I can hear the singing now:

Hello Muda... Hello Fodda... I just got beat... 5 to nada.

Rick

[the ancient one]

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