Kinder Ring Staff

The role of our staff is to nurture, teach, comfort, and guide our campers. We are very proud of the staff we carefully assemble each summer, and much time is put into the selection process. Many staff members return summer after summer, and Camp Kinder Ring has become a second home for these caring young adults that are committed to working as part of the team.

Our staff is diverse. Some are coming to Kinder Ring for the first time and others have been on staff for 10-20 years. Many were Kinder Ring campers and many join us from across the US and abroad. We recruit staff members internationally which exposes our campers to a rich cultural diversity as a part of their camp family.

We provide staff training in the form of a one-week orientation program and ongoing training and supervision through the summer. There is a low camper to staff ratio which assures that supervision and safety of campers is always a priority, but also allows our staff some time off to recharge and/or work on their own skills and activities.

Bunk Counselors live with and work with a group of 10-12 campers of one age group. There are 2-3 primary bunk counselors and additional specialty counselors sharing in the responsibilities for the bunk of campers. Divisions of bunks will move throughout the day of activities and meals together. The counselors will encourage them and guide them. During activity periods, bunk counselors will travel with their campers and assist the specialty counselors in the instruction of skills.

Specialty Counselors also live in bunks with a particular age group. The only difference is that during activity periods, they teach skills in a specialty area (swimming, athletics, dance, arts and crafts, boating, adventure, etc.). They are relied upon for training and skill instruction at all levels and encourage every camper to learn and enjoy activities that may be new to them.

Divisional Group Leaders are the supervisors of a group of bunks of a particular age group of campers called a Division. Group Leaders manage 2-4 bunks and 8-12 counselors for the summer. They supervise and plan activities for their Division and support all campers and counselors throughout the days and nights. These are experienced and mature leaders! They work with senior staff to facilitate the programming and respond to camper and staff issues effectively.