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Summer Camps
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Oakland County Parks offers up summer camps for kids ages 6-15!
Oakland County Parks Day Camp program is a community of camp professionals dedicated to inspiring children through an outdoor camp experience.
Camp H2O
T.O.G.A. Extreme Camp
Wild Adventures Camp
Junior Counselor Program
Registration Information
Join Our Team!
Camp H2O
 July 27-31, 2009
Red Oaks Waterpark
Coed/Ages 11-15
9am - 3pm.
Splash down at Red Oaks Waterpark!
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T.O.G.A. Extreme Camp
T.O.G.A. Extreme (Teens Outside Great Adventures)
June 22 26 * July 20 24 * August 17 21
Co-Ed/Ages 11 - 15
Base camp: Independence Oaks County Park
Camp Hours: 9:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m.
- If you are using transportation from your community registration site, bus pick-up and drop-off times will be earlier and later than the times listed above. You will receive these times at registration.
- Thursday night campout at Camp Wilderness (no transportation provided Thursday evening or Friday morning)
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Wild Adventures Camp
 July 6 10
July 13 17
August 3 7
August 10 14
Co-Ed/Ages 6 - 10
Base camp: Independence Oaks County Park
Camp Hours: 9:30a.m. 3:30 p.m.
- If you are using transportation from your community registration site, bus pick-up times will be earlier than 9:30 a.m. and drop-off times will be later than 3:30 p.m. You will receive these times at registration
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Junior Counselor Program
 For ages 14 & older
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Do you want to meet new people, have fun, make memories? Do you want to get outdoors and do things you can't do at home? Do you want to branch out and be more independent? Do you want to learn new skills?
If your answer is YES, the Oakland County Parks Junior Counselor program is looking for people just like you - ambitious and energetic young people looking for a challenging, rewarding experience and a chance to contribute their unique ideas. Your experience as a day camp junior counselor will give you awesome opportunities to learn and develop the skills you'll need for your future - skills like problem-solving, critical thinking, leadership, teamwork, teaching, and creativity.
You'll have fun and enjoy helping your campers grow and learn through the camp experience - all while equipping yourself for a more successful future.
Let Oakland County Parks help you get on the exciting trail to your future!
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Registration Information
2009 registration information should be available in April, 2009.
Please contact one of our Partner Parks & Recreation departments below for registration fees, forms and transportation times. We provide transportation from your community, to camp and back!
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Join Our Team!
Join our team! Applications available February 17, 2009.
Day Camp Director - Program Specialist
We're looking for leaders like you - who possess critical thinking, financial management, communication, decision making, relationship and conflict resolution skills - to lead our ambitious and energetic counselors!
Your job as a day camp director will require you to supervise and train a staff of 2 assistant directors, 12 counselors, 20 junior counselors; network with community partners; oversee bus transportation; manage the camp budget; and coordinate day-to-day camp operations.
The day camp director embodies the camp's mission and philosophy and is a role model for the staff, volunteers and campers. You'll enjoy helping your staff to grow and learn through the camp experience - and challenging yourself!
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A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
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Day Camp Counselor - Program Leader
We're looking for people just like you - adventurous, motivated, dedicated, responsible, and imaginative leaders who want more out of their summer than just a paycheck - ambitious and energetic young people looking for a challenging, rewarding job and a chance to contribute their unique ideas.
Your job as a day camp counselor will give you awesome opportunities to learn and develop the professional skills you'll need for your future - skills like problem-solving, leadership, teamwork, teaching, and creativity. You'll have fun and enjoy helping your campers grow and learn through the camp experience - all while equipping yourself for a successful future.
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"Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail" -Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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