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Counsellor in Training Camp

Boost your confidence, gain valuable leadership skills and meet new friends. PSP Recreation’s Counsellor-in-Training camp will prepare you for real-life scenarios and summer camp work environments focusing on the education and recreation fields; teamwork, conflict resolution, communication, working with children and program planning and facilitation.

Open to youth from 13 to 14 years old.

Location: PSP Annex: 200 DeNiverville, Gloucester

Counsellor in Training

This two-week program gives participants a week in a class setting learning the skills required to be a camp counsellor followed by a week in a real-life camp environment! By the end of the two weeks, your camper can graduate to be a Junior Recreation Leader!

A Counsellor in Training is

  • An energetic and positive person
  • Someone who wants to work with kids or who is interested in working in recreation or education
  • Eager to learn and mature

In PSP Recreation’s Counsellor-in-Training camp, participants will:

  • Learn valuable leadership skills and how to work in a team setting
  • Get a sneak peek into how to run programming geared towards children
  • Learn how to plan and facilitate recreation programs and activities
  • Get first-hand experience in being a camp counsellor

Dates:

The program is offered twice during the summer.

  • Session 1: July 6 - July 17
  • Session 2: July 20 – July 31

Prices

  • Regular Membership: $477.40
  • Ordinary Membership: $530.46
  • Associate Membership: $583.50

Registration schedule

  • February 1, 2026: Deployed and Regular Members
  • February 15, 2026: Ordinary Members
  • March 1, 2026: Associate Members

Membership Details

  • Regular: Immediate family of Regular Force, Reserve Force and Veterans & Foreign Military members
  • Ordinary: Immediate family of employees/staff of DND, DRDC, DCC, CSE, Non-public Funds
  • Associate: All others

Please call or email PSP Recreation if you have any questions at 613-998-8216 or NCRrecreation.LoisirsRCN@cfmws.com