Camp is happening! All the camper and staff recruitment, purchasing, conferences, and program planning… all the self-assessment and standards prep… site maintenance and equipment inventory… menus, diets, meds, pick-ups, logistics, financials, cabin assignments and parent management… Camp is really here, and it may seem like your problems have only just started! Continue reading
Author Archives: Dennis Regan
My Fathers’ Day Present 2014
It’s Fathers’ Day weekend and on Saturday I drove down to New Jersey to drop my son off at camp. Brendan is nineteen and was a camper up in Maine just a decade ago. Now he will be a camp counselor, I am proud to say, at a camp for the developmentally disabled. Continue reading
How Does Memorial Day Relate To Cultural Exchange?
This Memorial Day weekend unofficially kicks off the summer and summer means camp and camp means adventure for thousands of international staff from all over the world. Of course just like other holidays the real meaning behind it is sometimes lost to the family reunions and barbecues and swimming pool openings. Continue reading
Under Humane Guise New Legislative Threat to J-1 SWT Programs
Another legislative threat to international support staff for summer camps looms on the horizon with no rhyme or reason. Continue reading
Why April 10th Deadline For Repeat Staff?
We are more than grateful to camps who participate in and support our program. We want to be a part of your success, but as always there are practical considerations. This is particularly true in the area of returning staff who put off their application until late in the season. Continue reading
J-1 Camp Counselor End Date Issue In A Nutshell
If you’ve wondered about what is going on with camp counselor J-1 sponsors and end dates, I will try to encapsulate the complex issue in a few bullet points. Continue reading
Key Springtime Hiring Considerations
These next few weeks of your international hiring practices are key for a number of reasons. Continue reading
Meeting Australian Parents in June
Last August Kat from Australia, a returning participant from a camp in North Carolina, was in a condominium with friends in Playa del Carmen, Mexico during after-camp travel. Walking out to the balcony, she encountered transparent glass divider and shattered it causing severe injury. Thanks to the quick response of her camp friends and colleagues she survived with both life and limb, but it was close. Too close for comfort. Continue reading
Preserve These Programs For A Better Future
You may be aware that the Immigration Bill currently before Congress contains numerous threats to the tenability of J-1 programs such as camp counselor, au pair, and summer work travel. Continue reading