What is a Program Aide?

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Program Aides are high school girls who spend the week working on their leadership skills in and around camp. They are asked to help out in units and other activities. They are counselors in training.

Program Aides are an extremely valuable resource to campers and adult volunteers. Each Program Aide has been through a week of training to ready themselves to lead your campers through camp. They are given leadership opportunities to teach songs, games, graces, and so much more. 

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Each unit will have at least two program aides. You can't miss them -- they'll be so happy to see your camper and help them acclimate to camp life. We also make sure they are identified clearly with name tags. 

Program Aides are highly trained at camp life and know how to be super helpful, but they are NOT adults. We will ask them to be alone with campers, discipline the campers, or make major camp decisions. 

• Must have successfully completed their AIT year.
• Must arrive at camp on Sunday at 2 p.m. and stay until dinner time on Friday to set up and clean up camp.
• Must spend the night Sunday night and Wednesday night.
• Must be able to take initiative without being asked to take care of campers, pick up around camp, and make the week the best it can possibly be.
• Willing to turn in their cell phone for the week, aside from scheduled phone time.
• Must be respectful, courteous, and inclusive to their directors, adult volunteers, campers, and former program aides.

Program Aides/Teen Mentors will register on the same date as regular campers. 

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Please Note:

• Space is limited and PAs will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis. PA and AIT evaluations from previous years will also be considered.
• As with regular campers, PAs with parent volunteers will have priority.
• The cut-off date for Program Aide registration is TBD, and accounts must be paid in full by TBD to guarantee a spot. 

• PAs are required to spend the night at camp Sunday and Wednesday nights. If you don't plan on spending the night at camp the rest of the week, please select "Daytime Only" on your registration.
• All PAs will spend the night at home Tuesday night.
• ONLY current PAs are allowed to spend the night at camp. Former program aides may stay the night on Friday, with the stipulation that they must stay and help finish cleaning up camp Saturday morning. 
• We will be having a mandatory Parent/PA meeting once everyone is registered. Stay tuned for that date.