Pogogacy wrote: Non US poster here. My girlfriend works at Academic Summer Programs in America and has done every year since 2010 and loves it, but she's studying to be a teacher and enjoys working with children, so it's her kind of thing. It isn't for me personally, but from what little I know about the procedure, I would offer the following titbts:
- She uses Wild Packs and thinks it's the best site by far- http://wildpacks.com/
- The application process is fairly competitive, but as long as you can demonstrate a genuine passion for working with children, you should be OK. To that end, I would recommend using the intervening year to gain as much experience with this as possible (sports coaching/volunteering etc.). I understand they tend to look much more favorably upon this than, say, academic grades or what university you attend(ed). I imagine having something like a Duke of Edinburgh award wouldn't hurt either.
- I presume you may have at least some choice in which camp you are assigned to, as she has been to the same one for the past three years.
- You may need to be prepared to work very long hours. She will typically do 12 hour days 6 days a week, but I've no idea if this is particular to her camp or standard across the board. It might be something worth researching further if this is likely to put you off, although on the other hand I suppose it wouldn't really feel like "work" if it's something you love doing and would choose to do in your spare time anyway.
- Don't know anything about the Visa process, but I can only imagine it's a complete ballache.
Hope this helps. Feel free to reply to this thread or PM me if you want me to try and get anymore information for you.
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