Ekone Summer Camp Internship Application
Being an Ekone Summer Camp Intern is an excellent opportunity to spend an extended period at Ekone, gain some real experience, and build your resume or college application. We happily provide references and recommendations for our interns, and Ekone experience is proven to be valuable later in life.

If you have questions, please email Michelle at summercamp@ekone.org
Sign in to Google to save your progress. Learn more
Email *
Interns are ages 16-22 (with a few exceptions here and there), with priority given to returning interns and campers who have proven themselves hard-working, positive, and ready to take on the substantial responsibility.

Most internships will be 3-4 weeks in length. We find that this is where interns tend to thrive - just long enough to really settle in, but not long enough to get too burned out. We may consider shorter or longer stays on a case by case basis.
 *
Required
Being an intern is hard work! Typical intern responsibilities may include:
- Leading a chore crew
- Participating in camp planning
- Supporting lead staff in camp activities
- Stewardship and out-of-camp service projects (i.e. cooking, gardening, forestry, and general ranch management)
- Helping to teach riding (depending on confidence and experience level with horses)
 *
Required
We expect you to be an excellent example of a "Top Hand Wrangler." This means constantly looking for ways that you can help, encouraging every to be where they are supposed to be, keeping a positive and energetic attitude, and helping make a camp a place where ALL campers are supported, everyone looks out for each other, gossip and cliques aren't tolerated, and we have tons of fun living, working and playing together.
 *
Required
Interns are junior staff. We expect you to show a high level of maturity and leadership while you work with us, as you are in training to become Camp Staff. We hope to provide you with tools and skills you can use to take initiative here and wherever your life takes you. You will have the support and mentorship of older staff as you learn to negotiate your new responsibilities. Also keep in mind that not all interns will necessarily be given the same level of responsibility; age plays into this as well as camp experience, level of horsemanship, and leadership ability. *
Required
Interns are not campers. Our Counselor-in-Training program is designed to integrate a little more leadership into a fun camp experience. Interns have stepped across the invisible line and joined staff to create fun for others. It is a profoundly different - and equally wonderful - experience, and stepping across that line should be done with care. If you think you're not ready you may consider being a CIT instead!

But! It's possible to be an intern and camper in the same summer. If this is something you are planning to do, please keep in mind that they are different roles, and switching between different roles is actually a really great skill to have! And be prepared to enjoy each experience for what it is - and not in comparison to the other.
Internships are unpaid, but there is also no camp tuition associated with this position. We can't legally financially compensate anyone under the age of 18, and most camps charge for their internship programs. This is, more than anything, a valuable learning opportunity as well as a service. *
Required
Next
Clear form
Never submit passwords through Google Forms.
This form was created inside of Ekone.org.

Does this form look suspicious? Report

Google Forms