Camp sounds great, but what do we do? I mean what is a day like? The $100 question! Well, let's break it down a little bit so that we can get to the essentials. First of all, the camp day is a bit different based on whether or not you are a specialist or counselor. So, let's check out what a counselor's day is like and then a specialist. Counselors Bright and early we get our days started; reveille sounds at 7:15. Breakfast is served at 7:45. Following breakfast you will head back to your bunk to do a quick clean up, turn up those stereos and have some fun! After making sure the bunk is clean you will make your way off to morning announcements where you will find out what is going on for that day: evening activities, intercamps etc. Then the fun really begins: you will spend the next two hours at two different activity periods, possibly playing baseball or tennis and then going swimming, or maybe you will spend the first hour in the woodshop and then play field hockey. You may have a third activity period or free time, which is a great time to go for a swim, play Frisbee golf or just hang out with your campers. Following our free period is lunch. Rest hour follows lunch, which is a great time to read, write letters home, hang out with your kids and play cards or catch an afternoon nap. If you didn't take a period off in the morning then you will be able to take one off in the afternoon. It's important for you to have some time for yourself. Go for a run, work out, send emails or make a phone call home, whatever you would like to do go for it, and of course you can use our facilities and go for a swim, play tennis or shoot some hoops. We have a combination of scheduled and choice activities in the afternoon. Following our afternoon activities you will have some down time to hang out in your bunk with your kids. Counselors often times will play catch, sit out on the front lawn, or hang out on their porch playing cards or Gameboys with their kids. Dinner is served at 6:00. We eat buffet style for every meal which allows for our chef to offer many choices to accommodate most types of dietary needs. Staff eat with campers at all of our meals which is a great opportunity to chat with your kids and your opposite bunk about their day, talk movies, sports or the hike they went on. The evening always promises a different sort of excitement, some nights you will be participating in a special event such as our Luau night or Halloween. We also have hobby night where you might play guitar, tie-dye or go fishing. After our evening programs finish up it's time to call it a day and put the kids to bed, anywhere between 9 and 10 o'clock at night. Once you put the kids to bed you may hang out at our Counselors Kitchen (CK) and grab a snack, watch a movie, play ping-pong or foosball and of course chat with friends. We also have staff campfires regularly as well as basketball, volleyball and hockey games going on. Staff often times leave camp and go into some of the local towns at night as well. Then we get up and do it all again in the morning! Specialists A number of different people fall into this category, just about anyone who teaches an activity or coaches a sport, as well as our outdoors staff. We'll tour the day through the eyes of a lacrosse coach as an example though. Up at 7:15, our coaches have breakfast at 7:45. Instead of heading back to the bunk for cleanup though, they meet with the director of their area to find out their schedule for the day and discuss activities and plans. Your morning is going to be filled with teaching, coaching and playing. Balancing instruction with games, you will have two activity periods in the morning. Our specialists get time off too, so you may have your period off in the morning. As your morning winds down you will have lunch. After lunch and rest hour our SIG periods get going. What is a SIG? Well it stands for Special Interest Group. It is an hour-long period that campers sign up for. Kids may sign up for your lacrosse SIG where you are going to really work on some intense instruction. The kids at your SIG really want to learn about lacrosse, they may play at home and want to improve for the spring team. This is a chance for you to really shine as a coach, get in there and spark that fiery spirit! Our campers have the opportunity to participate in a number of intercamps during the summer. This gives them and yourself to be involved in competitive games with other camps. Right after SIGS you may take a group of kids to one of the nearby camps to play. Intercamps are a great way for you to teach the strategy of the game and to match your skills as a coach against some of the other coaches around the area. Once you wrap up a day of coaching you will return to the group of boys or girls you are living with. They are thrilled to see you and in the evening you become like a third counselor, getting involved in our evening programs. Maybe you will play capture the flag to wrap this day up. In a way our specialists get the best of both worlds. You are able to really gain awesome coaching experience while sharing your knowledge and love of the game with all of camp. Then in the evening you are able to hang out and have fun with your bunk, really having a full sleep away camp experience. Nurses, Cooks, Office Staff and Maintenance Don't worry we didn't forget about you. The job that each of you play at camp is absolutely critical. However, your day is much different than our specialists or counselors. Please get in touch with us and we will give you the inside scoop! Working at Camp Walt Whitman Staff Home | About CWW | Jobs at Camp Staff Recreation | Apply Here Now Important Info for Current Staff Camp Walt Whitman Home Page