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We are a children's summer day camp looking for horseback riding instructors. Campers ages seven to thirteen (2nd to 8th grades) receive English Style riding lessons once a week.
Our 35 acre facility has riding rings, stables, and riding trails.
See a video of Ramapo in action at: www.ramapocamp.com
Campers ride once a week for 30 minutes working mostly with the same instructor and on the same horse. So our instructors really get to know their campers. The campers really get to know you and establish an equal connection with their horse. The program is basically a beginner to intermediate level. Most of the campers in the program had their first experience riding at Ramapo.
We also offer a horsecare program. This is offered during the choice times in the camper's schedule (called electives) where the same campers would go to horsecare for an hour, everyday, for five days. Since the campers have chosen to be there they are very interested in learning everything they can about the horses and the instructors have more time to go into more detail. Our instructors can share all their knowledge and love of horses with these campers. We have a written curriculum for the program so their is a guide to follow, but we are always looking for new ideas to further enhance the program.
Ramapo Country Day Camp is a private day camp nestled on over 35 acres of woodlands, rolling hills, streams, trails, and open space, Ramapo offers campers an unforgettable camp experience in a country setting unequaled in its natural surroundings
We are approximately 25-30 minutes from the George Washington Bridge.
Transportation is provided for NY City Staff. Buses meet in Manhattan.
Our campers come from all over Manhattan and Bergen County, NJ. They are here for six, seven or eight weeks of fun in the sun. They participate in a wide variety of activities ranging from all sports (sports leagues) , swim, arts & crafts, hands-on-science, woodworking, and scouting to archery, zipline treetop trails, horseback riding, dirt track carts, robotics, and bungee and trampolines, and much more.
Our staff of specialists who run our activities are made up of teachers from northern NJ: Bergen, Passaic, as well as Rockland County (NY) and New York City. Our counselors are college students who accompany each group of campers and assist our specialists. We also hire international teachers from such countries as: Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Holland, Finland, England, and others. Most of our staff live within a 45 minute radius and either commute in or work as paid bus supervisors.
Camp Dates: June 29th to August 21st (39 total camp days)
Monday to Friday
Camp will be closed Friday, July 3rd
We have worked hard to create a facility and staff-working environment that is enjoyable, creative, positive, and perfect for the summer. You will enjoy coming to work each day. We are looking for people who see spending a summer at camp as something they "get to do", not "have to do".
We seem to attract the kind of staff that would rather do more than less.
We welcome any questions you may have please, call or e-mail us with them.
Interviews are normally held in Manhattan or at Ramapo, but we are now holding interviews daily via Facetime and Skype.
Interviews are normally held in Manhattan or at Ramapo, but we are now holding interviews daily via Facetime and Skype.
You can APPLY ONLINE, get a visual of Ramapo, and read more about the employment opportunities we have at: www.ramapocamp.com
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