Sessions, Dates, and Training

Full-Summer Counselor Staff

We ask all first-year counselors to work our full summer season (May 18-August 7) unless you have a school date exemption. Working all four of our sessions (Junior, June, Main, and August Camps) will give you the fullest, most complete staff experience possible! We design our staff experience to build on itself throughout the summer, and each session is unique.

Full-Summer counselors must be at least one year out of high school and be able to attend our one-week staff Orientation (May 18-24) at the beginning of the summer. Some activity areas require specialized training that will occur before regular staff Orientation begins. Extra training dates will be discussed in the interview process.

Full-Summer Staff

These staff work for three sessions - June Camp, Main Camp, and August Camp - and must be at least one year out of high school. Working on our Full-Summer Staff gives the fullest, most complete counselor experience! We ask that you work all three sessions unless you have a school date conflict. We do consider single-session commitments for June or August Camp for certain activity areas if you can also attend our staff Orientation. If you are interested in only working June Camp, we may also encourage you to also work our one-week Junior Camp.

2024 Full Summer Staff Dates

Full-Summer Counselor Staff (including training): May 29th-August 11th, 2023

Some Full-Summer activity areas require specialized training that will occur before regular staff Orientation. Those activities and their arrival dates are listed below.

Riding, High Adventure, and WSI (Swimming Staff): May 22nd, 2023
High Ropes: May 24th, 2023
Lifeguarding and Glass Beads/Fusion: May 25th, 2023
Ceramics, Metal Jewelry, Mountain Biking, and Painting: May 26th, 2023

Junior Camp Staff

These staff work at our one-week Junior Camp and must have graduated high school. This is a great option for staff who have other summer commitments but who still want to get a taste of what being a counselor at Greystone is like.

Learn about Junior Staff

Summer 2026 Dates

Curious if Greystone fits into your summer schedule? Check out our dates for summer 2026. The first week will consist of staff training before the campers arrive.

Full-Summer Counselor Staff (including training): May 18th - August 7th, 2026

Some Full-Summer activity areas require specialized training that will occur before regular staff Orientation begins. Extra training dates will be discussed in the interview process.

Some Full-Summer activity areas require specialized training that will occur before regular staff Orientation. If

Riding, High Adventure, and WSI (Swimming Staff): May 22nd, 2023
High Ropes: May 24th, 2023
Lifeguarding and Glass Beads/Fusion: May 25th, 2023
Ceramics, Metal Jewelry, Mountain Biking, and Painting: May 26th, 2023

Interested in working at Greystone but have a question about your dates? Just reach out to us here, and we’d be happy to talk to you more!

Staff Training

We’ll teach you everything you need to know about being a great counselor so that you are equipped for your role at Greystone. Some activity areas require additional training that will be provided to you. All we ask is that you arrive at camp ready to work hard and participate fully in our community. We’ll take care of the rest!

These full-staff Orientations are held during your very first week of work. We will continue to provide additional trainings throughout the summer, making sure you are growing as an employee and prepared for each week at camp.

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