Gain a Meaningful Experience

Summer Camp is not just a fun summer job, at camp staff gain real resume worthy skills. Our staff come from many different backgrounds including university students pursuing Education, Engineering, Psychology, International Relations, Film and more! Along with gaining unique work experience, Quinipet staff experience personal and spiritual growth. Here are some former staff explaining how their experience effected them.

When asked if camp gave them any meaningful resume worthy skills:

"[It definitely did I was] able to talk about my organizational skills, time management and communication skills that I was able to improve and develop at camp. [These skills] helped me to apply for higher positions and have a higher chance of success." - Holly Bruning 2017-2018 Activity Counselor, 2019 Head of Senior Girls

"The experience and leadership skills that I developed and gained at Quinipet definitely contributed to me gaining a job within a school. These included teamwork, being approachable, communicating, and conflict resolution." - Amy Thompson 2017-2018 Activity Counselor, 2019 Head of Performing Arts

When asked how Quinipet impacted their career goals:

"My career goal is to become a teacher... Quinipet definitely helped me achieve this, it allowed me to explore if working with children was something I wanted and was able to do. The skills that I gained and developed from working at Quinipet enabled me to get a job to gain more practical experience within a classroom and ultimately get into university." -Amy Thompson 2017-2018 Activity Counselor, 2019 Head of Performing Arts

"I want to be a politician or a city planner. [Working at Quinipet] helped me hear opinions and experiences [of] people which I would never know other ways. Expanding horizons and listening to everyone is fundamental for my career." - Ricardo Martinez 2019, 2021 Activity Counselor

When asked how Quinipet affected their personal growth:

"When I first entered Quinipet I was a shy individual, I then grew up in terms of my development of myself as well as my development with working with children. Through Quinipet I gained confidence in my abilities and made me come out of my shell, also handed me some much needed responsibility which helped me develop that skill as well." - Ryan Wharram 2018-2019 Activity Counselor

"I feel like I really matured as a person. Before camp I really kept to my own bubble. Same friends, same activities, and same places. But after two summers at camp I feel like I can really take on anything and go anywhere." - Joe O'Brien 2019, 2021 Activity Counselor

When asked how Quinipet affected their spiritual growth:

"Yes, [the spiritual life coordinators] both gave sermons that made me think about my place in the world and my relationship with God. Also, Quinipet has a lot of good places for prayer and meditation so I was able to do plenty of that while working at camp." - Joe O'Brien 2019, 2021 Activity Counselor

"Before I came to camp I was a Catholic but had not practiced in over a year. Even though Quinipet may not have practiced my own branch of Christianity, my time there it did strengthen my own faith and taught me that faith doesn't have to be so rigid. Instead my faith is my own and I can practice it in any way I see fit." George Chance-Osman 2018 Activity Counselor, 2019 Head of Senior Boys