Camp Fern is a small camp with an enrollment limited to 150 campers per session. We really get to know all of our campers and consider them a part of our family! The summer consists of three separate sessions; Girls’ Camp, Coed Camp, and Boys’ Camp. The coed session is one week long and provides an exploratory camping experience, which really emphasizes fun and serves as an introduction to Camp Fern. Both the Girls’ Camp and Boys’ Camp sessions are two or four weeks long and offer more advanced activities, special trips, and in-depth programs. Tribal (team) spirit and healthy competition play large roles at the two and four-week sessions. Being a camp counselor has many rewards. You receive on-the-job training, plus the valuable experience of working with children in a great environment. It is a fun way to spend part of the summer while growing your resume and personal aptitudes. We believe in staff development and provide counselors with great training. Camp Fern is also a solid reference when you start looking for a full time job because all employers value a person who deals well with people. Flexibility, perseverance, patience, and conflict resolution are also a few skills you will develop working with us. Children are so full of affection and fun; whatever you give to them is returned countless times over. It is amazing what a difference you can make in these children’s lives! It’s also amazing how you and your co-workers will positively impact each other this summer! The bonds made at Camp Fern often extend beyond summer, giving you a real sense of community and accomplishment. Camp Fern has a fun, relaxed atmosphere where people from different backgrounds, campers and counselors alike, can come experience the unique wonders of relational camping in an outdoor setting. Our objectives are very wholesome, promoting both development as individuals and collective growth as a group. Our programs encourage the development of self-esteem, character, and self-reliance while creating environments that allow us to build lifelong friendships and grow in community. Our small family atmosphere helps provide the nurturing environment where both children and counselors are drawn to appreciate nature, themselves, and each other at levels hard to achieve elsewhere. We hold dear our values and attempt to impart them to those we serve. It takes a full commitment from our staff to make each summer special and provide the care each child deserves, and we support each other throughout our time to achieve these goals. We are a private, residential summer camp based on Christian values and principles. These principles are built into our program and relied on throughout our time here. We feel it is very important to share God’s Word with others and believe strongly in our motto, “God first, others second, I am third.” We welcome people of all religious ideations to camp and will do our best to respect your beliefs. It is also necessary that you respect our beliefs as well for the time that you join us. Our programs include a daily vesper service and church on Sundays, as well as a special Sunday night service called “Green Cathedral.” Campers and counselors help plan and put on these services. If you feel uncomfortable participating in this program, please discuss it further with a program director immediately.