03-19-2008, 12:42 PM
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#1 | | Just Joined
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| Fencing Counselors Wanted at Summer Camp
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!! | 
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03-19-2008, 12:48 PM
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#2 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden
Posts: 12,658
| *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.
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03-19-2008, 01:13 PM
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#3 | | gother than thou
Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA
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| 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? | |
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03-19-2008, 01:19 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: I have no home
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| 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.
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03-19-2008, 01:34 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: the Salle(I no longer have a home address)
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Originally Posted by 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. | 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.
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03-19-2008, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 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. | 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.
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03-19-2008, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by larkmaj 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... 
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03-19-2008, 05:36 PM
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#8 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sweden
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Originally Posted by jjefferies 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. 
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03-20-2008, 12:25 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by 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. | 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. | |
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03-20-2008, 12:38 PM
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#10 | | Senior Member
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| 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.
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03-20-2008, 12:59 PM
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#11 | | Have Blazer, Will Travel
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Austin, TX
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Originally Posted by fencerX 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
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03-20-2008, 01:33 PM
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#12 | | Senior Member
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| Great sign...
I drive through several of those towns (Norway, Paris, Poland at least) when I drive up to Sunday River.
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03-20-2008, 01:44 PM
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#13 | | Have Blazer, Will Travel
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 9,903
| My grandfather has an old (closed) summer camp in Naples. | |
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03-20-2008, 01:45 PM
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#14 | | Just Joined
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| fencing at camp
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 | |
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03-20-2008, 01:48 PM
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#15 | | gother than thou
Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA
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Originally Posted by 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 | Can you possibly provide answers to mine and bigdawg's questions?
What previous experience did you have before taking on this position? | |
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03-20-2008, 02:44 PM
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#16 | | Just Joined
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| 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. | |
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03-20-2008, 06:43 PM
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#17 | | Mère de 4 escrimeurs
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Out west in the mountains
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Originally Posted by 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. | I know several fencers who would love the job if it did not coincide with Nationals.
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03-20-2008, 07:03 PM
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#18 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by D+F+P=Hadouken! 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
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03-20-2008, 07:10 PM
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#19 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA
Posts: 1,107
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Originally Posted by 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!! |
I can hear the singing now:
Hello Muda... Hello Fodda... I just got beat... 5 to nada.
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03-20-2008, 08:00 PM
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