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Activity Staff
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Do you have love archery and want to pass on that love to campers of all ages and abilities? Campers at Arcadia engage in all-camp and inter-camp competitions as well as challenging themselves to improve. A Level one Archery certification and First Aid and CPR are required
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Share your knowledge of crew and boating. You will teach campers to row confidently using a variety of strokes, to row in tandem and solo and tie knots they will be able to use in many areas of their lives.
All waterfront staff are required to be lifeguards. We can assist in locating a course if you are not already trained.
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Arcadia has an extensive in-camp outdoor living skills program known as Campcraft. The Campcraft program includes everything from fire building and cooking out-of-doors and to star gazing and map reading. We want our campers to learn to be confident and competent in the out-of-doors. Our campers use their skills during the summer on camping and hiking trips in Maine and New Hampshire.
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Our canoeing staff work together to teach our campers all aspects of canoeing through games, skill instruction and practice. You will teach campers to paddle a canoe confidently using a variety of strokes, canoe and paddle parts and how to paddle in a variety of weather conditions. Campers practice their skills on our lake and on lake and river trips throughout Maine, New Hampshire, and Canada. Canoeing staff are required to have Wilderness First Aid and American Red Cross Lifeguard Training.
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Music and movement abounds in the upper field! Our campers enjoy learning all types of dance from ballet, to jazz, to modern and hip-hop. Gymnastics, taught on mats, focuses on floor routines and basic tumbling. Come enjoy teaching in our beautiful outdoor setting.
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Share your skills with our campers by teaching them forward pikes, back dives and somersault dives on our beautiful lake. Experience in the excitement of a camper’s first front dive off the diving board to a more advanced diver’s first successful inward dive. Our diving instructor is part of the swimming department and teaches swimming to campers of all abilities as well.
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All aspects of the theater are taught: acting, backstage, set design, performance, directing. If you are a theater major or have experience working in children’s theater, you may be very interested in joining us for the summer. Fostering a child’s creativity and helping her to realize her potential in any aspect of theater is our focus.
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Campers learn to confidently paddle a kayak using a variety of strokes, how to exit a capsized kayak and make water rescues using a kayak. As campers develop their skills they paddle beyond our waterfront to our remote campsites on Pleasant Lake as well on kayak/ canoe trips on nearby lakes.
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Our music program includes private lessons in piano and voice and has also covered guitar, saxophone, violin, cello and banjo. Each summer is a bit different depending upon the camper interest and skill. In addition, teaching this activity includes music history, theory, notation, interpretation, sight singing, ear training and appreciation.
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At Arcadia campers learn English riding and to how to groom and care for horses. They also participate in horse shows and gymkhanas at Arcadia and other camps. Trail rides take campers through the pine woods, up dirt roads to views of the White Mountains and down to our lake. We have 6-8 horses available for our campers.
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Our Sailing instructors teach campers of all skill levels using 420s, Hobie Ones and Lasers. Beginning sailors learn how to rig a boat, wind theory and tack and jibe as part of a crew. More advanced sailors learn to skipper, make basic boat repairs and on a day with a good stiff wind, use a trapeze. In addition to teaching campers to sail for the enjoyment of recreational sailing, campers learn skills needed to race sailboats and participate in regattas.
All waterfront staff are required to be lifeguards. We can assist in locating a course if you are not already trained.
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Our beautiful lake is the perfect setting to teach our campers their skills from beginner to advanced swimmer. Our program is based on the American Red Cross levels. In addition to learning and perfecting their strokes, campers learn a wide range of rescue and water safety skills, including survival floating, reaching and throwing rescues.
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This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce campers to synchronized swimming, teaching them the synch strokes, to scull effectively and the basic figures including the tub and the oyster. Campers with experience work on advanced figures and create routines set to their favorite music. Our synchronized swimming instructor is a part of our swimming department and teaches swimming skills to campers of all ages as well.
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Our trip staff teaches campers how to be confident and successful in the out-of-doors from completing a hike to being a good steward of the environment and other important life lessons. If you are an outdoor enthusiast with a passion and strong experience for hiking, this is the position for you. Canoeing experience is beneficial.
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We hire counselors to work with our youngest campers and assist them to have successful summers at Arcadia. If you are a creative and fun-loving person who is not afraid to play games this is the position for you. Experience working with children is essential as you will be working with campers aged 7 -9 Most of our general counselor staff are lifeguards (or eligible to be trained). General counselors must be comfortable swimming in our lake and being around horses.
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