Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck Staff

We select staff for those qualities of maturity, sensitivity, and caring that allow them to relate well with young people and enhance our camping program. Many of our Counselors are college graduates employed in the field of education. Our Counselors-in-Training are college students whose courses of study focus on education or a child-related study. Junior Counselors-in-Training are high school students who are familiar with the Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck program. Each staff member assumes many responsibilities including: bed time, overnight and morning duties; camper health and safety; planning and implementing activities to address the individual needs of the child. The experience is built upon helping children see themselves in a more positive light. Staff and campers canoe together, hike together, sleep out under the stars together, and most importantly, take risks together and accomplish goals thought, by the camper, to be impossible. Our staff is dedicated to facilitating a positive experience for every child. To accomplish this goal, we place three staff with each group of seven campers. The staff is professionally trained to use pro-active behavior management techniques in order to provide a positive camp experience.