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There are very few jobs where you can claim you have taught a child how to jump on a horse, created a giant paper mache toothbrush, impersonated Elvis and acted as a choir master all in the one day. If you are reading this wishing that was your job, maybe it's time you considered summer camp. I have had the privilege to work at two summer camps now and it is an experience I have treasured, and one I could not have done without the help of BUNAC. There are a lot of companies out there offering the same services as them - Camp America, CCUSA, etc..but BUNAC has proved to be the most cost-effective way to have your working adventure. WHAT DO BUNAC ...  Read the complete review

In the Summers of both 2002 and 2003 I worked at a Summer Camp for Special needs children in a place called Honesdale in the state of Penslyvannia (which borders New York State, about a three hour drive from New York City). The Camp was called Summit and it is a very very special place indeed... I was employed as an Arts and Crafts teacher, what's known as a 'specialist' in camp language. Bascially I would run arts and crafts activities for different groups of children. During my time there I set up tie-dying t-shirts, glass painting, mosaic tiles, boat making, papier mache and many other activities. I was also involved in painting sets and making costumes for ...  Read the complete review

I first use the BUNAC Summer camp service in the summer of 2000 when i went to work at Camp Walden, near Cheboygan in Michigan. The organisation is a great way for Students and young people to travel to america, gain valuable work experience and get a chance to travel the States. The organisation basically organised everything for you including finding you a job. The day we were supposed to travel to the states in the summer of 2000 the Air Traffic Control system in the south of England went pear shaped. We were stranded in Heathrow, sat on the tarmac for a few hours while we waited for our turn to take off. This however failed to materialise and we had to go back ...  Read the complete review

I am about to spend the summer on the Work America scheme in the States working in California at an amusement park on the beach and I can't wait! I orgainesd the whole thing through BUNAC who are a non profit making organisation which was set up to allow students to work around the world either in their gap years or in the long university summers. The programme that I am on is called work america and allows me to work anywhere I like in america for up to 3 and a half months, with travelling time afterwards. They offer plently of others programmes as well, including camp america (work on a childrens summer camp for the summer), work canada, australia, new zealand, ...  Read the complete review

Bunac is many students ideal vehicle to spend the long summer vacation working predominantly in the United States of America in summer camps. The main advantage companies like Bunac offer is that they do all the orgainisation for you and you do not have to stump up for the price of a plane ticket upfront. On the surface it seems like the perfect deal but when you begin to scrutinize it closely things are not quite as they seem. The average length of working contract for the summer is eight weeks, at American summer camps you really do work almost 24 hours a day, you do everything with the kids. At the end of this extremely hard working period you will ...  Read the complete review