Summer at Santa Catalina is a day and resident camp for girls 8-14 year that encourages confidence, independence, kindness, and community.

Located on 36 beautiful acres on the Monterey Peninsula, our campus features:

• Art and ceramic rooms
• Dance studios
• Exercise room
• Library
• Performing arts center
• Pool
• Recital hall
• Tennis courts

Camp runs from June 20 to July 24, 2010. Counselor training starts on June 14.

Each day starts at 7:30 AM and ends at 10:00 PM. Each counselor has 3-4 hours of free time each day, and a 24-hour free period once per week. Room and board will be provided.

If you are a young women who is joyful, hard working, enthusiastic, motivated, and loves to work with children, this may be a great opportunity. We are looking for women 19 years of age or older who love camp life and have skills and knowledge to share. We celebrate diversity and seek athletes, artists, performers, writers, musicians, and scientists to be the face of our counselor community in 2010.

Kids are the best, and camp is all about them, but they can be moody, scared, and unpredictable in addition to being, loving, kind, creative, and joyful. They are just like us, but all their feelings happen rapidly and impulsively. Being a camp counselor is a ton of fun as well as incredibly rewarding, but it also takes a lot of stamina, humor, flexibility, and patience to deal with the ever-changing face of our community.

Questions to ask yourself:

- Will I enjoy living and working with children, 24 hours a day, six days a week, for five weeks?
- Are there any factors (boyfriend, family obligations, school, health) that might keep me from embracing a camp experience this summer?
- How do I feel about a summer away from home, in a new place full of new people and new experiences?
- Am I able to fully commit to the pre-camp training and camp session dates?
- Am I willing to live by the standards, rules and values expected of an employee of Summer at Santa Catalina?
- Can I take direction and follow rules, setting a good example for my fellow counselors and campers?
- Is this the type of environment were I can meet some of my goals while making a difference in the lives of others?

If this sound like you, download our application and let's talk!

Counselor Application

To apply, follow these instructions:

1. Download the Counselor Application in Adobe Reader.
2. Save file under First Initial Last Name_Counselor2010 (for example: JSmith_Counselor2010.pdf).
3. Fill in blank text areas, save, and return to julie_forrest@santacatalina.org.
4. Download the Counselor Recommendation Form, print, and return by mail to Julie Forrest.

For more information, please call 831.655.8386.