Ask anyone who does staffing for a summer camp and they’ll tell you that the waterfront director is amongst the hardest (if not the hardest) jobs to fill. Its a position that takes quite a diverse array of skills. First and foremost, the person has to be well versed in […]
Ben Lamont hails from Seaton in South Australia. A graduate of the University of South Australia, he’s returned to university to receive his masters degree in teaching. He has worked as a free lance outdoor activity instructor, taking school groups out camping. He recently completed a rock climbing instructors course […]
In early February, Andy and I headed on our annual trip to the Detroit area. Along with a camper fair in the suburbs, we also make a few campus visits for staff hiring. The circuit usually includes Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University. We do […]
We’re not really sure whats going on here Andy and I joke about making our yearly trip to Champaign, IL as being a good excuse to go to Papa Del’s pizza for dinner. Whenever we head down there, we take current NSC staff (as well as Andy’s sister, Jami) out […]
One of the great things about camp is that we have fun with various random things. We find lots of ways to entertain ourselves and create running jokes. We already know that we’re going to have quite a bit of fun with two of our British counselors, Matt Nixon and […]
There is a lot of pressure that arises when a former staff member refers one of their friends to work at camp. You’re worried that if your friend doesn’t do a great job, there goes your reputation (so much for that job reference!!!). On the other hand, if your friend […]
New Camper Open House Pizza Party Saturday, May 12, 201212:00pm – 1:30pm Barnaby’s Pizza 960 Skokie Boulevard, Northbrook, IL Join us on Saturday, May 12 at Barnaby’s Pizza in Northbrook for an opportunity to meet some of our junior staff, ask your burning questions and introduce your son to some […]
Apparently he knows how to use a hammer Add Jacob Cullen to the crew of counselors that we have from Winona State University (MN). He’s a senior at Winona majoring in recreation tourism with an emphasis on nature tourism, and a minor in adventure tourism. He chose recreation and tourism […]
Andy and I were at Michigan State University for our staff hiring, which is pretty cool because their career center is actually in their football stadium. We were hoping that we’d bump into MSU QB Kirk Cousins in hopes that he could convince him to be a counselor and football […]
Nick Meyer was one of three new counselors that I met at Winona State University’s Recreation Job Fair. When he came up to the North Star booth he was decked out in green and white Michigan State gear. He had quite a bit of explaining to do when he told […]
We’re happy to have yet another returner back in Lewis Mulvee. Hailing from Edinburgh in Scotland, Lewis has studied information systems in University. An instructor of cadets in Officer Training Corps, he instructs both sports and shooting. He also teaches basic marching to the cadets… something that we’ll have to […]
