There's No Place Like Summer Camp: Stories, Tips, and Laughs from Camp America, Camp Counsellors and Beyond

An interview with a fan of the show! Alex is from Germany, and provides entertaining insight and stories from his time volunteering with Camp America. Due for a return this year, we also discuss the impact of the Coronavirus on summer camp volunteers.   Podcast transcript: Hello. And welcome to There’s No Place Like Summer Camp. I’m Andrew Waterhouse. And in today’s episode,...

Here’s something that puts a lot of people off applying to Camp America before they’ve even started: the creeping feeling that they don’t have enough experience to get hired. No youth work on the CV. No formal qualifications in childcare. Never actually run a campfire in their life. Good news: that’s fine. Genuinely. Camp America is not looking exclusively for people with a stack of professional c...

Fair warning: this episode contains terrible renditions of some genuinely great songs. The audio quality of the singing is not the point. The point is the songs themselves, and why campfire songs are one of those things about summer camp that lodge in your brain permanently and never leave. Why Campfire Songs Are Actually Important This sounds like a flippant topic until you realise that campfire...

Smoking at summer camp can be a grey area, especially for those applying through Camp America. In this podcast episode, we discuss if you can smoke at Camp America, as well as an update on Coronavirus. Transcript from the podcast Hello and welcome to There’s No Place Like Summer Camp. I’m your host, Andrew Waterhouse, and in today’s episode, we’re taking a look at whether y...

When working at summer camp, you’ll be surrounded by a ton of new cultures and particularly, Americans. they’re obsessed with us, so in this episode, we discuss all you can expect being a Brit in America.

Driving while volunteering with Camp America can bring many great perks to your summer camp experience. How does it all work out, and how can you apply? Listen to this week’s Questions episode to find out! Transcription from the Podcast Hello and welcome to the Question series by There’s No Place Like Summer Camp. In this episode, we’re taking a look at how you can drive while ou...

Ideas for evenings off when at Summer Camp Finally, the big day of the week arrives where you have an evening to relax and make full use of the free transport that camp provides for your evening off. But where is the best places to go? We are here to help guide you through some of the best places we experienced in our evenings off to make that week get that little bit better. 6 Top Places to go on...

In the second episode of the questions series, we talk campower and what it is all about. We also have our first jingle!

5 Top Places to Visit After Camp Speaking from experience, I did my fair share of travelling after finishing 2 months in an American Summer Camp. My first year, I made sure to visit 3 of the big ones along the east coast while in my second year I hit up fewer places but still was able to check off some things from the bucket list. Read with me as I divulge into some of the top places to visit afte...

Camp America storytellers have a mystical air about them. In this podcast episode, I uncover all in our first episode of The Questions Series.

10 Top Tips for the Best Summer Camp Experience In case you haven’t seen already, I went on two summer camps in 2014 and 2015. I returned to the same camp in 2015 because of how awesome of an experience I had out there. So here I am to provide ten top tips for having the best summer camp experience for yourselves.   Advice for Making the Most of Summer Camp Be bold, be different.  So on...

Coronavirus has no bounds and the likes of Camp America are affected. In this doomsday like scenario, we talk about everything Camp America and Camp Leaders are saying with regard to this virus. #CampAmerica #CampLeaders #TheresNoPlaceLikeSummerCamp

**SPECIAL EPISODE** A two hour interview with a best friend I made at summer camp. This is very NSFW and is the single best episode to date! Grab the popcorn! #campamerica #interview #podcast

The pros of returning to summer camp get a lot of airtime. Higher pay, existing friendships, knowing what you’re doing — all genuinely true and worth talking about. But in the spirit of honesty that runs through this podcast, here’s the flip side. The things nobody tells you about going back. ## It Isn’t the Same This is the big one and it hits harder than you expect. The first summer has a specif...

Returning to your summer camp, to live it all over again. What a time to be alive! In this episode, I discuss the best pros of returning to Camp America. Transcript from this podcast episode Hello, and welcome to another episode of There’s No Place Like Summer Camp. I’m your host, Andrew Waterhouse and in today’s episode, we are looking at the perks of returning to summer camp. S...

Camp America recently celebrated their 50th anniversary and I was interviewed! In this episode, I talk about it and go into extra detail on everything they asked.

Summer camps give out the impression that volunteering with them is all sunshine and rainbows. But in the real world, this is never the case. In this juicy episode, we discuss the things that you will grow to hate while volunteering at your summer camp.

Camp America is an institution that has so many advocates and die-hard fans in the UK. So how comes we don’t have a Camp Britain? Well, there’s plenty of reasons. And we discuss them all in this episode!

I volunteered at a Jewish summer camp, and not being religious, I learned a lot in the foreign culture. It can be an aspect of summer camp that puts people off from applying. But in this episode, I hope to put your worries to one side, with an honest insight of the things you’ll learn at Jewish summer camp.

Choosing which summer camp you’ll volunteer for is one of the biggest choices you’ll make in the Camp America application process. So what factors should you be considering? In this episode of There’s No Place Like Summer Camp, we divulge all… Podcast Transcription – Listen to the episode above! Hello everyone, and welcome to There’s No Place Like Summer Camp. I...

The summer camp shirt is a rocking piece of gear that anyone at summer camp owns. In this episode, we discuss the things that go into making the best summer camp shirt. Each summer camp, every year will want to give this episode a listen! Transcript from the podcast Hello everyone and welcome to There’s No Place Like Summer Camp. I’m your host, Andrew Waterhouse. And in this episode, w...

There are plenty of things that  every  summer camp will have. In this episode, with a bit of tongue in cheek, we go over the things you’ll find while volunteering with Camp America, 100%.

Arrival of campers at summer camp is a day to behold. In this episode, we cover the best ways to welcome them! Get their names and put up posters Put their names on sticks and have them pull them out Have pre-prepared games to have them get to know you and your co Make fun introductions, like guess some things about me Get to know the campers Kickstart early with a chore board, assigning jobs on a...

Hi guys and girls. In this week’s blog we discuss the top things that happen at  every  summer camp. I’m not talking drama, I’m talking down to earth summer camp fun. So let’s kick it off.   Colour War Every camp has their one big event that the campers go absolutely nuts for. It may not have the same name as colour war, but its the same premise. The campers divide in...

Coming up this week we take a look at the drama that’s bound to happen at every camp. If you enjoy the blogs, why not check lout the YouTube channel and Podcast, available on iTunes and other platforms. Alright, lets dive right in. Someone will get fired from the off – that one guy you never remember when looking back – There are a few rumours from back in my camp days that someo...