Summer camps run for seven to eight weeks but may also run pre- and/or post-camp events. In addition, staff orientation runs from 5 – 10 days before the campers arrive. Sometimes there are a few days in between the sessions. Camp may also require help in setting up camp before the rest of the staff and campers arrive and close camp once the campers leave.

Some camps are run and directed by private individuals. Some camps belong to Jewish Movements and Organizations. It is important to understand that the camps are not owned by ACAWE and are run by Americans. Almost all of the campers and a high percentage of the staff are American.

We try to place the staff in accordance with their wishes and even with their friends. However, this is not always possible, since it depends on the type of camp and its needs, availability of staff and various other factors. For example, if a camp needs a tennis instructor and a cook, and your friend is a basketball instructor or a guard, then it is obvious that it won't be possible to send you both together.

In the camps it is customary to allow each staff person to take a day off once every 10 days or 2 weeks. The day off allows you to travel in the camp vicinity, go out with friends from the camp, relax in camp, rest and recharge for the rest of the summer. In addition to days off you will have time off during the day according to your job and the needs of the camp. In most camps there is no day off during the first and last week that the children are in camp.

NO! The Visa only allows you to participate in the Cultural Exchange program at a specific camp only. After camp is over, you will be able to continue traveling in the USA for additional 30 days.

Yes, sometimes the camps ask that you arrive earlier in order to assist in the preparation for the summer or to go through a training that is relevant to your position. In other cases, camp runs programs or entertains groups after camp is over. For some positions, camp requires that staff is willing to come early and leave late. In those cases the camp will pay you directly for time beyond your agreement.