Resident Camp Programs – Mountain Madness offers 1st – 12th grade campers one week and two week-long experiences independent of their parents. Campers are transported to and from El-O-Win by their parents, but are supervised at camp by a trained college-age (or older) “Camp Staff” at all times. Staff have been background screened and attended a week long on-site training. Most meals are prepared and served family style. Campers prepare some of their own meals in their living unit on Cook’s day off. One fee covers everything.
Campers participate in traditional camp activities such as mountain biking, horseback riding, slingshots, swimming in the creek, hiking, nature exploration, campfires, skits and singing. Archery and canoeing are offered to older campers. Campers choose to participate in activities multiple times throughout the week. All campers participate in “Housekeeping Kapers” to keep their camp functioning and clean.
Program Activities are offered by age group:
- 1st thru 3rd grade: horseback ride, mountain biking, nature, crafts, slingshots, swimming
- 4th thru 6th grade: archery, horseback ride, mountain biking, nature, crafts, slingshots, swimming
- 7th thru 12th grade: canoeing, archery, horseback ride, mountain biking, nature, crafts, slingshots, swimming
Camp El-O-Win
Counselor-in-Training Program
The Counselor-in-Training program is a specialized leadership training course for girls who are interested in becoming camp counselors and going into the 11th or 12th grades. CITs develop the skills necessary to become GREAT camp counselors, lead younger campers through activities and experience other jobs that keep camp running smoothly. Application and interview required. Look under FORMS on this website to download the application. Girls applying for the CIT Program offered by the Girl Scouts should go the the Council website.
The program provides hands-on experience to girls interested in camp counseling. CITs will: live alongside staff and work with campers in units; spend time working in a support/program area of their choice (Kitchen, Trading Post, Infirmary, Arts & Crafts, Biking, etc.); and participate in a daily CIT group meeting with an Administrative Staff to evaluate the day.
At Camp El-O-Win, the goal is that EVERY camper has the time of her life and is safe as she maneuvers through being away from home, making new friends, succeeding at activities she has never tried before, being afraid of the dark, or being shy. CITs are to conduct themselves as counselors as they interact with campers, staff and parents, acting with kindness, empathy, understanding and the willingness to learn. Each is expected to be an asset to the camp, an enthusiastic member of the team, a shining example, a friend to the environment and mostly, it is expected that she will be true to herself.
Eligibility Requirements:
It is preferred that girls wishing to be camp counselors have experience working as staff in a day camp or sleepover camp situation.
Applicants must:
- Be entering the 11th or 12th grades;
- Worked as staff in a day camp or sleepover camp situation (not a backyard campout);
- Complete an El-O-Win CIT Application found on the Camp El-O-Win under FORMS. www.campelowin.org; and
- Provide a letter of recommendation from a teacher or an adult you worked for in day camp/sleepover camp situation. This person should not be related to you.
- Applicants who have met the requirements will be contacted to schedule an interview. Applications may be submitted from now until the deadline on Friday, May 3, 2024.
Camper Fee:
Technically, CITs are campers, even though they are participating in a transitional role to staff. Camp El-O-Win’s fee for CITs covers the cost of their food, a site fee, horseback ride. A maximum of six CITs will be selected by Camp El-O-Win to attend the two-week Mountain Madness event, July 7 – 20, 2024. The fee is $1,120.
Questions should be directed to info@campelowin.org.