Summer English Camp

The “summer English camp” program allows candidates to become camp counselors in Italy while living a great and very rewarding experience.

Playing and leading games, using flashcards to go over English vocabulary, create art projects and invent easy recitals for your young Italian students will be part of the daily activities at “You Can Camp”, where Italian students 6 to 14 years old go every morning to learn the English language in a fun and captivating way. You will have the freedom to use your own creativity but also the possibility of following a well structure curriculum with plenty of engaging activities. Every camp session usually lasts 2 weeks, from 9am to 1pm, mostly in school buildings and their open spaces.

You will have plenty of free time to explore the surrounding areas, become a part of the community and travel with the other counselors.

LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Responsibilities and activities

Teach English to kids aged 6 to 14 in Italian Summer Camps up to 20 hours per week, for 5 days a week.
Teach English through games, sports and songs in different camp locations, where tutors will be driven by the camp staff.
Teach English grammar with the material provided.
Be prepared on the pre-departure and teaching material provided before arrival in Italy.
Create new activities for the kids.

Who can be a counselor in Italy

English native speakers aged 20 to 35 years old, with a college degree or at least college students. Alternatively, a TEFL certificate or a previous camp experience are accepted as well. Counselors have to be in very good physical health and have lots of enthusiasm and energy to share with the kids.

We accept American, Australian, Canadian, Kiwi, South African and European Participants

Apartment Edition

Counselors attend a short orientation course upon their arrival in order to have an idea of what to expect at camp.

They stay for 4 weeks in shared apartments, sharing this wonderful and challenging experience, and travel daily with the camp staff to reach the camp locations in the area, where the activities take place.

Duration	4 weeks.
Start dates	June 8th, July 7th, 2018
Location	Marche region, in one one of the following towns: Porto Sant’Elpidio, Macerata, Fermo, Civitanova Marche, Pedaso, Porto Potenza Picena.
Accommodation	In shared apartments or dorms, shared bedrooms.
Camp Locations	In different towns of Marche region.
Included	Camp counselor position prior to departure. Online Orientation Course Accommodation: shared bedrooms in shared apartments or dorms. Lunch during camp days. Transportation from Rome International Airport to final location and back on the designed dates and time. Transportation from Accommodation to camp locations (unless at a walking distance). A one-day orientation course upon arrival. Professional Italian staff to provide supervision and guidance throughout your stay. Pre-departure material and useful orientation information.

Access to the section of our website with the curriculum used during camps.

Home-stay Edition

The home-stay version gives participants the possibility of exploring 3 different Italian towns and settings while living the real Italian life through the hospitality of local host families. You will attend 5-6 days orientation and stay in a shared dorm located in Marche region upon your arrival. After that, you will reach your first host family’s home and volunteer with the first camp for two weeks. Then you will reach another location to volunteer at a second camp and live with a second host family for the last 2 weeks.

Duration	5 weeks.
Start date	June 10th, 2018
Location	Macerata for initial orientation, then move to other 2 locations (depending on where the school available to host the camps are located).
Accommodation	Shared dorm during orientation. Then with 2 different Italian host families.
Included	Camp counselor position prior to departure. Online Orientation Course Accommodation: Shared dorms + 2 host families (private room or shared with another tutor). 2 meals/day during orientation and most meals with the host families. 5-6 days orientation course in Macerata, Marche region. Transportation from Rome International Airport to orientation site (on the designed day and time). Transportation to the 2 host families. Professional Italian staff to provide guidance throughout your stay. Pre-departure material and useful orientation information.

Access to the section of our website with the curriculum used during camps.

Summer English Camp