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Join us for a Summer Adventure! Hiring Rock Climbing, Ropes Course & Backpacking Instructors

Join us for a Summer Adventure! Hiring Rock Climbing, Ropes Course & Backpacking Instructors

Rock Climbing & Ropes Course

The job of a "Rocks & Ropes" Activity Counselor at Gold Arrow Camp is to lead campers through challenging activities such as Rock Climbing, High Ropes, Zip Lining and Team Building. Our Rocks & Ropes counselors work with campers to help them overcome fears and conquer the challenges of our activities.
The primary responsibility of Gold Arrow Camp counselors is the care and safety of all campers. We are looking for counselors who are positive role models, who enjoy working with kids and being outdoors, who genuinely want to invest in the lives of young people and commit to their growth, happiness, and friendship.
A summer camp camper gives two thumbs up on a backpacking trip
Backpacking
The job of a backpacking counselor at Gold Arrow Camp is to lead campers on overnight backpacking trips in the beautiful mountains of California's Sierra National Forest. Backpacking counselors get to help groups of 8-10 young people as they experience the awe of nature and sleep under the stars on unforgettable trips.
The primary responsibility of Gold Arrow Camp counselors is the care and safety of all campers. We are looking for counselors who are positive role models, who enjoy working with kids and being outdoors, who genuinely want to invest in the lives of young people and commit to their growth, happiness, and friendship.

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Still Hiring Nurses, Doctors, & Office Staff!

Still Hiring Nurses, Doctors, & Office Staff!

Join our team for a summer of adventure and fun in California's High Sierra!

We're still looking to fill some positions on our 2019 team! We need wonderful people to help us provide life changing experiences to our campers and help them have fun, make friends, and grow. Camp Nurse (RN) Join our Wellness Center team and help take care of our campers and staff members' health needs! Currently, we have one nurse position open for Session 1 (June 22-July 6) and for Session 2 (July 6-20). Openings are for either the first week of the session or both weeks.
Camp Doctor (MD)
Join our Wellness Center team and help take care of our campers and staff members' health needs!
Openings: June 16-22
July 14-20
Office Administrator This is an opportunity to join the administrative team at one of California's premier summer sleep-away camps. You will be working with our office team to provide world-class customer service to the parents of our campers, who come from around the world. The primary job duties include answering parent phone calls and helping to answer their questions as well as clerical work (attaching HR files to staff records, recording reports from counselors about campers etc.), and working in our camp store. Apply here or Email your resume.

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Schoolhouse Rocks & GAC Party Recap!

Schoolhouse Rocks & GAC Party Recap!

On May 19th, we had a great visit to Northern California as the GAC Runners participated in the Schoolhouse Rocks 5K to benefit the Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation and we then hosted a GAC Party at Holbrook-Palmer Park in the evening. At the race, the GAC Runners had a great time running and participating in the expo after the race. We loved seeing the many campers and their families who joined us! In the evening, we had a wonderful time meeting more than 100 campers and their family members. We enjoyed pizza for dinner, played some carnival games, and had a first-year family orientation. It was great to see so many smiling faces! If you'd like to take part in our final first-year family orientation (online), you can join us on June 2nd at 4 PM Pacific time. The event is an opportunity to watch an orientation video and then ask camp directors your questions.  You can RSVP for that event here.

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Unplugged, Rustic Bliss by Nina Adams

Unplugged, Rustic Bliss by Nina Adams

This summer, Nina Adams will be returning to join our staff for the first time as an Activity Counselor on our sailing dock. Nina spent 5 Sierra summers at GAC as a camper and wrote the following article about camp for the Larchmont Chronicle. This summer, I will finally be returning home to Gold Arrow Camp, this time as a counselor. I am looking forward to reuniting with my friends from several summers ago and reliving my camp childhood memories. -Nina Adams Longtime camper, Nina Adams, wrote an article for the Larchmont Chronicle titled "Unplugged, Rustic Bliss: Camping in the High Sierra." [caption id="attachment_3786" align="alignright" width="456"] Young Nina boards the bus to GAC![/caption] As summer approaches, every kid has an activity he or she looks forward to most. For some it might be video games; for others, it is traveling with family; for me, it was always Gold Arrow Camp. Gold Arrow is a sleepaway camp located on Lake Huntington in the High Sierra for kids ages six to 15. The camp is a traditional summer camp in the truest sense, offering campers an unplugged (as in no electronic devices!), rustic outdoor experience. Campers live in cabins for two weeks, and they participate in daily activities including horseback riding, hiking, water skiing, backpacking and rock climbing. When I left for sleepaway camp at age 10, I had tears in my eyes and an unmatched anxiety. Would I make friends? Would I get homesick? I was beyond nervous ... Read more

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