Start exploring CIT summer programs for 11th graders

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 21–Aug 7, 2027 (2 weeks and 3 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks–3 weeks

Cost:

$4,750–$6,550

Location:

Soquel, CA (Santa Cruz Mountains)

Grades:

Completed 11th grade

Format:

Residential

Teens live at Kennolyn's overnight camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains and spend the session building leadership and counseling skills. Junior Counselor session at an overnight camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains for teens building leadership and counseling skills.

Dates:

5 sessions between Jun 27–Aug 14, 2027 (2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, 5 weeks, and 7 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks–7 weeks

Cost:

$4,459–$10,988

Location:

Poland Spring, ME (private 55-acre lake)

Grades:

Completed 11th grade

Format:

Residential

Counselor-in-Training program for rising seniors: learning a cabin counselor's job, hands-on training as an activity instructor, workshops on child development and leadership, plus CIT-only weekly trips.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 6–Aug 8, 2027 (15 days, 20 days, and 27 days options)

Length:

15 days–27 days

Cost:

$6,350–$9,000

Location:

Brevard, NC

Grades:

Boys who have completed 9th-11th grade

Format:

Residential

Leadership training program in which boys who have completed 9th-11th grade assist activity leaders, help run meals and the front gate, supervise cabins on counselors' nights off, and take CA-only trips.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 27–Aug 15, 2027 (22 days and 28 days options)

Length:

22 days–28 days

Cost:

$5,880–$7,650

Location:

Lake George, NY (private peninsula)

Ages:

17 (completed grade 11)

Format:

Residential

Counselor-in-Training program for 17-year-olds preparing to become camp counselors.

Dates:

Jul 23 – Aug 14, 2027

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$6,000–$8,250

Location:

Allagash Wilderness Waterway + Chewonki Neck (Wiscasset) + Grafton Notch, ME

Grades:

Mallard Tier: Rising 12th Graders and Recent HS Graduates (completed grades 11–12)

Format:

Residential

Three-week leadership-track program combining a week canoeing the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, a week of Wilderness First Responder training and certification plus trip planning at Chewonki's home campus, and a week backpacking Grafton Notch; successful completion prepares participants to join Chewonki as a paid Trip Counselor or Trip Leader.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 21–Aug 14, 2027 (4 weeks options)

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$8,000

Location:

Huntington Lake, Sierra National Forest, California

Grades:

Completing grades 10-11

Format:

Residential

A 4-week leadership-training program for teens completing 10th or 11th grade, including Red Cross certifications and community service. The number of participants is limited, with priority given to those completing 11th grade. Acceptance is based on the application, personal recommendations, a personal interview, and demonstrated leadership ability in previous summers as a Gold Arrow camper.

Dates:

6 sessions between Jun 6–Aug 29, 2027 (6 weeks, 9 weeks, and 12 weeks options)

Length:

6 weeks–12 weeks

Cost:

$7,195–$12,150

Location:

Hancock, NY (western Catskills)

Grades:

9–11 (varies by track)

Format:

Residential

Counselor-in-training program at a performing arts camp for teens building leadership skills, attended for at least two consecutive sessions.

Dates:

Not confirmed for 2027

Length:

Summer camp season

Cost:

Contact program for pricing

Location:

Flat Rock, NC (near Asheville)

Grades:

Rising seniors (completed 11th grade)

Format:

Residential

Summer support-staff role for rising high school seniors at a coed overnight camp near Asheville: CITs work in teams across cabins, activities, and facilities, live in a cabin with two counselors, and train to become counselors the following summer. CITs do not lead activities or act as primary supervisors.