Join Us for Camp Indy in 2012
10 most commonly asked questions about Camp Indy’s summer staff opportunity
1. How many weeks does camp run this summer?
We require a 12-week commitment from our summer staff (that’s two weeks of staff training and 10 weeks of kids). We prefer that you be available thru the entire summer.
2. Do you offer housing for staff?
We have some housing available on our campus. Accommodations, though rustic, are very adequate. We spend a lot of time outside, but you will have a bunk, bathroom, and a place to sit and study to prepare for the next day or just relax.
3. Is Camp Indy a volunteer opportunity?
Our staff positions are paid positions, but the pay is not equal to what you would receive for a summer job or internship. We stress that CI is a ministry and has limited funds to use towards reaching the kids we work with, so we cannot pay you what you are worth.
4. How old are the kids who come to Camp Indy?
The typical CI camper is between 4-13 years of age. Junior campers are 4-6, and all other campers are separated into groups ages 7-9 or 10-13.
5. Do I have to work weekends?
Camp Indy runs 7:30am-5:00pm Monday thru Friday. Monday evening is reserved for counselor meetings and planning the following week and Thursdays are overnights. We expect you to be fully prepared to serve, minister, and teach every Monday morning, so some weekend preparation MAY be needed.
6. What kind of kids come to Camp Indy?
Camp Indy is located on the suburban northeast side of Indianapolis (between Geist, Castleton, and Lawrence just outside of Oaklandon). Since we are a day camp, the bulk of our kids come from the surrounding neighborhoods. We do have a pretty representative mix of kids attending public, private and township schools. Also, we have a very equal mix of churched and unchurched kids. The kids sign up for a week at a time, so some of them we see for a single week and some are here all summer.
7. Is Camp Indy affiliated with a church?
Camp Indy is a ministry of Horizon Christian Fellowship — a nondenominational church associated with the Calvary Chapel movement from Costa Mesa, California — and shares a property with the church, Horizon Christian School, the Junior High Youth and Senior High Youth groups, and Calvary Chapel Bible College Indy (CCBCi).
8. What kinds of activities do you do at your camp?
Camp Indy offers adventures in camping, swimming, rock climbing, crafts, mountain-biking, canoeing, fishing, cooking, sports, and music. We have a beautiful, wooded 98-acre property complete with a pool, pond, ropes-course, climbing-wall, and cafeteria. A camper will pick a “specialty camp” based on one of the above activities and do this for the entire week. Sessions teaching techniques, safety and application of each specialty are taught in the morning. Afternoons are filled with devotions, large group games (dodge-ball, tag, capture the flag, hide-and-seek, etc), swimming, and boating.
9. Can I share Jesus openly with the kids?
YES…Yes…yes…this is our goal for the summer…we want to share the word of God to each and every camper who comes to us this summer and make it clear why Christ died for us and for them. The camp adventure programming is fun, but only when set in an eternal perspective does anything we do at CI really matter! Come prepared to give an answer to the million questions you will be asked about your own personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
10. Where can I get an application? We are not accepting applications now
