Staff
General Staff Information
All staff are 16 years old or older however most new counselors start at 17. A large majority of the camp staff are former campers. Because so many are former campers, they have had many years of camp experience already! We love to hire from outside the program as well.
All staff go through at least one week of training prior to camp. In addition, staff from each of the four camps come together for Skills Week which is a weeklong specialized training. Then each camp has a week of mandatory pre-camp training for their entire staff. We certify many staff members each year in CPR. Skills Week trainings, offered in rotation, include:
• Canoe skills and whitewater safety from CKAPCO (2007, 2010, etc.)
• Wilderness First Aid offered by SOLO (2008, 2011 etc.)
• Lifeguarding from the American Red Cross (2009, 2012, etc.)
In addition to these, some staff at each camp are certified rock climbing instructors trained through Earth Treks Climbing Center. Some staff are also trained as Wilderness First Responders.
Want more information? Contact Jane Megginson, Camp Administrative Secretary or call the BYM office at 717-481-4870
If you are interested in being on staff at one of the BYM camps, click on the link below to go to our online application.
For more information, contact the Camp Administrative Secretary, Jane Megginson: 717-481-4870.
The deadline for applying is February 15. If that date has passed, call BYM to inquire about openings.
Resources for Current/Returning Staff
Skills Week Training 2010: For Residential Camps, Monday, June 14th - Friday, June 18th. This year's training will be canoeing, held at Catoctin. For Teen Adventure, you will do canoe instruction out of Teen Adventure, June 21-24, with regular pre-camp to follow.
Pre-camp training 2010: Friday, June 18th- June 25th for residential camps.
Additional Trainings: If you are interested in locating a training or certification that we do not offer or are not offering this year, use the resources below to find information about local classes that may be available. If you have other good sites or trainings to recommend, please let the Camp Administrative Secretary know.
• Wilderness First Aid: SOLO
• Canoe instructor and whitewater safety: American Canoe Association
• Lifeguarding and CPR: American Red Cross
• Rock Climbing Instructor: Earth Treks Climbing Center, Columbia, MD
Other Resources:
• American Camping Association - choose "education" from the menus on the left and then "education and training."
•Association for Experiential Education
Join the BYM Camps Yahoo! Group
This group is designed as a forum for counselors, staff, alumni, cooks, nurses, handy-people, parents, and others associated with the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Camping Program. Sorry, it is not intended for current or potential campers. (But, please, feel free to start your own group.) It is simply a way for us to keep in touch with each other throughout the year, to share what is happening in our lives, to organize reunions and get-togethers, to share ideas about camp, etc. Any user can post a message to the list. This is a fairly low traffic list so don't worry about being inundated with e-mails. We hope this forum is useful and fun. Enjoy!
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A NOTE ON OUR PROGRAMS:
Our goal is to foster the kind of self-esteem that facilitates spiritual growth. Opportunities for such growth are created in the process of supporting campers through challenging experiences. Success in negotiating rapids or exploring artistic creativity offers a deeper strength from which to accept the challenge and risk of turning inward toward the Light. Typically, a camper goes home a more competent, confident person whose spiritual roots have deepened and whose ties to the broader Quaker community have strengthened.
