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Fencing jobs in America
What's involved with teaching fencing at summer camp?
Most campers will be completely new to fencing, so you'll be teaching them the basics.
You'll get to decide which lessons to teach and when - and you can also organise fencing tournaments or other competitions for the campers to put their skills into practice.You'll get the reward of introducing young kids to something totally new, and watch them improve at it over time.
Why should I teach fencing at summer camp?
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Your ultimate summer job.
Build your CV.
Summer camp jobs are a great CV-builder, for whatever career you may pursue.
Teaching children activities at camp is a great alternative to a traditional summer job at home. You will develop your leadership skills, which will make you a great candidate for future job opportunities.
Develop your skills.
Summer camp is the ultimate skills builder.
Not only will you learn hard skills related to your activity, but you'll develop a range of soft skills thanks to what you'll be doing in your day-to-day.
You'll build your team work, communication, problem-solving, creativity and resilience skills, all whilst having the summer of a lifetime.
Make an impact.
It's no exaggeration to say you'll change lives.
Summer camp is a place where magic happens. Whether it's campers overcoming fears, or finding a new activity that takes them down a new path in life, moments happen on a near hourly basis. And you'll be front and centre of it.
Become a leader and experience a summer of a lifetime.
FAQs
Experience in fencing and working with kids are the two most important and relevant things to put on your fencing application. If you're not currently in a fencing club, it might be worth brushing up on your skills by finding classes to take or joining a club before the summer arrives.
Qualifications aren't the big draw here - experience and passion are. If you think you'd make a great fencing coach, you should still apply. After all, you'll be working with beginners - and you'll get a full week of training before they even arrive at camp.
You'll be the activity leader, which means you get to design the sessions, but each group of campers will have their own counselor who will go through the day with them. This is part of the fun - you'll get to know everyone at camp as they rotate through your activity.