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WORK AT KAMP KOHUT, MAINE. The Great Outdoors

Located on half a mile of shorefront in Maine’s Southern Lakes region, Kamp Kohut is a historical camp with a focus on healthy living. Develop lifelong skills, friendships and memories as part of BUNAC’s Summer Camp USA programme.

Co-ed camp for children aged 7-15 years.

Over 50 different activities to coach or teach.

Shared traditional cabins for campers and staff.

Camp is divided into two four-week sessions.

Blue brush stroke positioned on the right side

What We Love

The Location

Kamp Kohut looks like every Hollywood camp filmset. High-beamed wooden dining halls, villages of white-painted cabins and over half a mile of pine-fringed waterfront. Only this filmset is real. And is three hours from Boston, deep inside Maine’s Southern Lakes.

The Values

Founded in 1907 by Dr. George Kohut, the camp was originally created as a refuge from the heat and pollution of the city. Today the promotion of healthy living, outdoor activities and enriching the lives of young people remains at the heart of Kamp Kohut.

The Community

The respect and acceptance that Kamp Kohut shows to its campers it also passes on to its community. Campers can take part in community activities, such as fundraising for sick children, visiting a local Special Needs Camp and environmental conservation.

The Outdoors

From hiking the Appalachian trail to fishing in the Atlantic, once a week campers leave their camp bubble to explore Maine. This includes an overnight camping trip in a Maine State Park where they learn how to pitch a tent, build a campfire and hone their survival skills.

“Kohut gave me the privilege of being able to close my eyes, put my finger on a map and have someone who I worked with that was nearby to visit. I met some of my closest friends at Kohut, and ended up living in Australia with five co-workers a few years later. Life at Kohut is fast-paced and fun, so make the most of every second. From weekly cook-outs, to running out of your bed at 6am with the rest of camp into the lake for an early morning dip - you’ll find yourself experiencing and doing things that are very different to anything back home. I learnt a lot at Kohut; developed leadership and decision-making skills and was encouraged to think creatively to ensure camper experience was the best it could be.”

Kristian

BUNAC Head of Partnerships and Kamp Kohut alumni.

“Our mission is to provide a safe, warm, inviting, exciting, fun place where children feel accepted for who they are and supported as they are challenged to become the best they can be. We strive to achieve an unparalleled quality of camp experience, providing young people with the opportunity to grow both emotionally and skilfully in a wholesome, healthy, respectful, kind, positive, tolerant and naturally beautiful setting, thereby acquiring a lifetime of skills, friendships, and memories.”

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Types Of Roles Camp Kohut Recruit For

Camp Counsellors

Staying in traditional porch-fronted wooden cabins with eight to twelve campers and three to four other counsellors, as a Camp Counsellor at Kamp Kohut you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day routines of your campers. From helping out with outdoor adventures to supervising rest times, you’ll be their go-to person during their four-week stay. Supporting the camp’s inclusive and individualised approach, Kamp Kohut has a 1:2 staff to camper ratio: meaning you’ll make a constructive difference to the lives of your campers while also developing your own skills and training.

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Activity Specialists

Action-packed Kamp Kohut is an elective camp, which means children choose their own activities for their four-week stay. As an Activity Specialist, you’ll lead sessions in the positive spirit of the camp – helping campers to feel accepted as individuals while encouraging them to try new things and to challenge what they thought was possible. Activities include tennis, dance, music, pottery, football, fishing, hiking, cycling, baseball, fencing, rock climbing, lacrosse, archery, golf, gymnastics, windsurfing, theatre, arts and crafts, singing, radio and more.

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If You Go Down To The Woods Today Old School Looks With New School Looks

Hiking up mountains, catching lobsters on the lake, playing guitar around the campfire... Kamp Kohut looks every bit like its 1907 heritage. However, Kamp Kohut is a traditional family-run camp with a progressive outlook: believing that children grow by having the freedom to make their own choices.

Situated on 100 acres of pine-centred woodlands and along the crystal-clear shores of Lake Thompson, Kamp Kohut creates a positive environment and supported space for children to try new things, grow in confidence and to develop skills. Four weeks doesn’t seem like a long time, but the impact of that summer can last a lifetime. For them – and for you. Make a difference this summer, become a Camp Counsellor or Activity Specialist at Kamp Kohut.

A Typical Day Working Camp Kohut

Kamp Kohut is split into two four-week summer camps, although staff must be available to stay for the whole summer. In every seven-day schedule there are five regular activity days, one Trip Day where campers leave to explore Maine, and one Blue & White Day which is a day of fun activities and team building.

On a typical day, the bugle will blow at 7:30am. You’ll help to wake the campers and share any news for the day. After an optional quick dip in the lake with the ‘Flipper Club’, you’ll take your campers to the flagpole for daily announcements before breakfast in the dining hall.

Activities begin at 9:00am. Each activity period is 50 minutes with a ten-minute changeover. There are four sessions in the morning, with fruit snacks mid-morning.

After breakfast, you’ll lead your cabin in the daily clean-up. Cabins are inspected every day, with the highest scoring cabin going off-site for ice-cream at the end of the week.

After meeting at the flagpole for announcements followed by lunch at 1pm, there is a ‘rest period’ until 2.30pm where the campers can hang out around the cabin, read books or write letters home.

There are then three activity sessions in the afternoon, with an optional dip at 5.30pm in the lake to cool off on hot days. After a family-style dinner at 6:00pm, you’ll go to the mail room to pick up and deliver the letters for your campers before evening activities. This is a fun time where campers can socialise and relax with treasure hunts, sunset sails, campfires and more.

Call to Quarters is usually around 8:30pm. The bugle will blow to signal everyone must return to their cabins to get ready for bed. Counsellors ensure everyone is showered and have brushed their teeth, spending time quietly going over the day or reading until lights out at 9pm.

Activities begin at 9:00am. Each activity period is 50 minutes with a ten-minute changeover. There are four sessions in the morning, with fruit snacks mid-morning.

After breakfast, you’ll lead your cabin in the daily clean-up. Cabins are inspected every day, with the highest scoring cabin going off-site for ice-cream at the end of the week.

After meeting at the flagpole for announcements followed by lunch at 1pm, there is a ‘rest period’ until 2.30pm where the campers can hang out around the cabin, read books or write letters home.

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