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Visit Our Clearwater Camp for Girls Website
715-356-5030
info[AT]clearwatercamp.org
7490 E. Clearwater Road
Minocqua, WI 54548
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CAMPER AGES: 8 - 16
TYPE OF CAMP: Overnight/Sleepaway. Traditional sleepaway camp
CAMPER GENDER(S): All Girl Campers.
BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION: Since 1933, Clearwater Camp in the Northwoods of Wisconsin has enriched girl’s lives through quality programs. Caring, well-chosen counselors are committed to young people. Most importantly, campers advance toward purposeful maturity, discover that they are special, worthwhile people in a non-competitive traditional camp. Resident registered nurse. ACA accredited.
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Theater, Music/Band, Fine Arts/Crafts, Video/Filmmaking/Photography, Soccer, Horses/Equestrian, Swimming, Tennis, Waterfront/Aquatics, Sailing, Team Sports, Adventure, Travel, Wilderness/Nature, and more. Canoeing, Fishing, Kayaking, Water Skiing & Wake Boarding, Horseback Riding, Archery, Campcraft & Outdoor Cooking, Mountain Biking, Nature Exploration, Creative Writing, Drama, Music, Photography, Pottery, Trips, Packouts, & More.
CAMP LOCATION: Clearwater Camp is located in the Northwoods of Mincoqua, WI and situated on 3,462-acre, spring-fed Tomahawk Lake. Clearwater Camp's 67 acres include a five-acre island, connected to the mainland by a picturesque footbridge, where the older campers stay. Clearwater is also surrounded by dozens of acres of conservancy lands, which feature winding trails that our campers enjoy in activities like riding. Clearwater Camp is also near state forest lands across the lake, which often serve as a campsite for our youngest campers.
CAMP FACILITIES: Since 1933, Clearwater Camp has been providing a traditional, sleepaway adventure camp for girls and young women. Many of our green-and-white painted mainland buildings or outlying brown camper cabins have stood the test of time. Clearwater's features include 20 camper cabins, a hilltop dining room, a lakeside gathering hall, an overwater boathouse with upstairs arts and craft shop, two tennis courts, a riding stable and riding ring, a campfire amphitheater, an archery ring, a tripping shed, a swimming area and separate waterski and sailing bays.
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Clearwater Camp for Girls is a traditional, sleepaway adventure camp featuring dozens of activities every day. Activities include: Sailing, waterskiing, riding, tennis, arts and crafts, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, archery, campcraft and outdoor cooking, mountain biking, nature exploration, land sports, creative writing, drama, music, photography and ceramics.
In addition to our main activities, each camper has the opportunity to take a camping trip during her time at Clearwater, an important and valued aspect of the Clearwater experience. Trips range from canoeing down local rivers to hiking trips around the Porcupine Mountains and Isle Royale to kayaking trips and sailing trips in Lake Superior to even longer canoeing trips in the Boundary Waters.
Clearwater Camp customizes activity and trip schedules for each camper. Before camp begins, each camper fills out a preference sheet indicating what activities most interest them. Clearwater then bases the camper's schedule on the preferences of the camper and her parents, with the opportunity to try new activities along the way. For more information about Clearwater Camp's extensive and exciting program, please visit our website at: Our Camp Website Link: www.clearwatercamp.org.
CAMP LEADERSHIP CIT/LIT PROGRAMS: Leadership girls discover what it means to be a camp counselor, learn specific leadership techniques, and make the transition from being served by others to being in the service of others. Those interested in the Leadership program apply through our website, have a phone interview and then are chosen to participate. Candidates must have completed there Junior year in HS.
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: There are camperships given every year. Applications are to be returned by February 15 for the committee to review.
FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): Family Camp is held after the regular camp season for alum, current camper families and those who are interested in sending their children to Clearwater Camp the next summer.
OTHER CAMP INFO: One of the most important aspects about Clearwater Camp is its carefully nurtured culture of kindness, acceptance and the opportunity to grow into purposeful maturity. Our program is thoughtfully designed so that campers and counselors form an incredibly strong community; first-time campers find themselves instantly among friends.
Our program is noncompetitive and supportive, making it easy for campers to try new things without fear of failure. Clearwater Camp strives to foster a culture where our community finds and cherishes that special something in every individual girl.
For more information about Clearwater's unique culture, spirit and activities, please visit our website at: Our Camp Website Link: www.clearwatercamp.org.
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
2020 Tuition Information: $8500. for seven weeks; $4900 for three-and-a-half weeks; $310 for two weeks. For complete info: Our Camp Website Link: www.clearwatercamp.org.
SUMMER CAMP JOBS:
WATERFRONT DIRECTOR
Responsibilities: Plan and implement a vibrant waterfront program that is fun, engaging, and appropriate for the age and ability of campers; oversee the development and implementation of creative, progressive lesson plans in all aquatic areas; conduct ongoing evaluations of waterfront programs and implement improvements where necessary; collect and evaluate records; report and evaluate camp program and activity areas; continuously monitor and evaluate the success of the program and adjust activities accordingly; ensure that safety practices established by WI State Department of Health and the American Camp Association are in effect at all times.
Qualifications: Must be at least 25 years of age; Current Waterfront Lifeguard certification; current certification in CPR for the Professional Rescuer and First Aid or Responding to Emergencies, prior experience helpful in the development and delivery of recreational programs; experience in supervising others.
HEAD OF TRIPPING
Responsibilities: planning logistics, ensuring safety standards are met, ensuring camper readiness, driving camp vans, and coordinating equipment and food.
Qualifications: at least 21 years of age; experience working with children in the outdoors; experience planning and leading backpacking, canoeing, and kayaking trips; current certification from NOLS, Outward Bound, or similar program, or documented experience leading a variety of progressive outdoor experiences; current certification in CPR for the Professional Rescuer and Wilderness First Aid is required; Wilderness First Responder is preferred. Current American Red Cross Waterfront Lifeguard certification is required; this course is offered pre-season. Valid driver’s license and clean driving record required.
HEAD OF RIDING
Responsibilities: Implement program goals of helping campers progress in their riding ability, organize the overall riding program (maintain equipment and tack, clean barn, pasture, and trails) supervise the other riding staff (delegate responsibilities, assign classes to teach or assist, etc), and care for the horse herd on a daily basis (feeding, grooming, watering, administer 1st aid as needed, etc). Other duties include riding instruction with campers ages 8 to 16.
Qualifications: at least 21 years of age. Possess skills and confidence in leading and organizing English horsemanship with children. Must be confident in teaching riders to ride at walk, trot, canter, post trot, jumping position, and jumping using the correct position with appropriate aids and cues. Supervisory experience. Current certification as a horseback riding instructor or have documented training and experience.
ACTIVITY/CABIN COUNSELOR
Responsibilities: The Activity/Cabin Counselor is responsible for guiding, supervising, and organizing campers in the cabin, in activities, on trips, and throughout camp so as to meet the goals of Clearwater Camp. Cabin and activity counselors assist in the direction, supervision, and organization of campers in the cabin; maintain high standards of health and safety throughout camp for campers and staff; develop and deliver program that is fun, engaging, and appropriate for the age and ability of campers; manage and care for the physical facilities and equipment in cabin and activity area.
Qualifications: Must be at least 19 years of age or have completed one year of college; current certification in the program area or documented training and experience; current certification in CPR and First Aid, Wilderness First Aid, or Wilderness First Responder where required; current Waterfront Lifeguard certification where required. Of note, we prefer most of our staff to be lifeguard certified, training is available.
For more information, visit our website at: >Our Camp Website Link: www.clearwatercamp.org. Contact: melinda[AT]clearwatercamp.org.
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