<p>Other than typical sleep-away camps, what types of opportunities are out there for a kid who wants to work but try something really different? Looking for ones that students don’t have to be 20 yrs plus to qualify for …</p>
<p>Volunteer work in Africa. <a href=“http://www.madventurers.com%5B/url%5D”>www.madventurers.com</a></p>
<p>The most memorable summer job I had while in college was working at the Grand Canyon National Park; I am not sure what they do now, but back then they recruited at many colleges across the country and provided dorms and housing for their employees. Since I came from a relatively poor family, was commuting to a large state school, and had rarely been outside of my state, this was my first opportunity to live away from home and see another part of the country. And it provided me with a wonderful opportunity to experience the diversity that can be found at so many colleges along with numerous opportunities to hike and enjoy such a beautiful spot in our country.</p>
<p>With the 2008 Presidential primary set to be gearing up in several states a campaign would be an interesting away from home job. Some will provide housing, at least they did in 2004. If your S or D has a love for politics this might be a field to explore.</p>
<p>dude ranches ( and if you are not a rider, there are often kid wrangler, kitchen, or maintenance jobs that are, like horse wrangling, hard work but lots of fun too). There is a national association you can find on the internet with links to lots of ranches…</p>
<p>I worked at Cedar Point (big amusement park on Lake Erie–do you like roller coasters?) for 3 summers during college. Not sure what it is like now, but they had housing (dorms/apartments) for workers. Didn’t need a car. I think you have to be 18 for most jobs. There are all types of jobs–rides, food service, shows, etc. There is a nice beach there, and they had after-hours activities–movies, dances, sports etc. for the employees. Sort of a party atmosphere, but I had a great time there. We worked 6 days a week. Pay was low, but I saved all my $$ for school since my expenses were minimal.</p>
<p>Encourage your kids to go to their school’s career services offices.</p>
<p>From the Vassar Website:
"The CDO regularly sponsors information sessions from a variety of organizations who want to recruit Vassar students. Previous employers who have held information sessions include: Teach for America, Mercer Oliver Wyman, Carney, Sandoe, and Associates, JP Morgan, PeaceCorps, INROADS, JET, and many more.</p>
<p>To see a list of those organizations coming to campus, look at the Calendar section on eRecruiting. <a href=“http://careers.vassar.edu/category/events/internships-summer-jobs/[/url]”>http://careers.vassar.edu/category/events/internships-summer-jobs/</a></p>
<p>From the Harvard site:
"Harvard Summer Opportunities Fair</p>
<p>Wednesday, December 13, 2006 (12:00 - 4:00 pm)
at the Gutman Conference Center (corner of Appian Way and Brattle Street)
Dress: Casual</p>
<p>Join us as we welcome employers, travel programs, volunteer opportunities and study program representatives. Learn more about a variety of options available to you for the summer of 2007. Over 40 organizations will participate, including:</p>
<p>American Jewish Committee
American Public Television
Bain & Company
Boston Consulting Group
Camp Coca-Cola New England/Crossroads for Kids
Citadel Investment Group
Citigroup Corporate & Investment Bank
Corporate Executive Board
Goldman Sachs
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
JP Morgan
Microsoft
Monitor Group
New Sector Alliance
Projects Abroad
QVT Financial
Sears Holdings
and more… "
<a href=“http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/summer-fairs-info.htm[/url]”>http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/students/summer-fairs-info.htm</a></p>
<p>I live in MA and know that down the Cape and on Martha’s Vineyard there are opportunities for college kids to work in hotels/resorts - they provide them with room & board. I’ve known kids who have done it and have had a great time - not to mention good quality time at the beach.</p>
<p>Cheers, do you know anyone who has gone to Africa with that program? I ask b/c my junior d plans to graduate next January and then wants to spend the second half of the year volunteering in a third world country. She wants it to be with a program that has other young adult volunteers so she meets teens from around the world. We did a short volunteer stint in Guatemala a few years back and she really liked the international volunteerism aspect to the program.</p>
<p>My son had two friends that worked on a dude ranch in Wyoming this past summer and another one that was at the Grand Teton’s. <a href=“Work for Us (U.S. National Park Service)”>Work for Us (U.S. National Park Service); I love visiting the National Parks and think it’s interesting/strange how many of the employees are international students. What a great opportunity to get to meet people from all over the world right here in the US!</p>
<p>twinmom,</p>
<p>you might check into jobs for students… on Mackinaw Island in Michigan.</p>
<p>Another pretty cool place- actually awesome - to work for the summer is the Outer Banks of North Carolina - Kitty Hawk Kites has multi job openings and housing… go to site map in the upper right hand corner…<a href=“http://www.kittyhawkkites.com/[/url]”>http://www.kittyhawkkites.com/</a></p>
<p>JeepMom, you beat me to it. Many kids here in NC work at the beaches in the summer. My in-laws live in Kitty Hawk (that’s where I’ll be spending Christmas!) and say that the businesses depend of kids coming down for the summer to work. The sister of S’s roommate has worked on the Outer Banks the past 2 summers teaching sailing lessons to children.</p>
<p>PACKMOM - the OBX is a wonderful place to spend college summers - my gal has spent the past 3 summers there - doing eco-kayak tours - and several other neat things - waitressing - she was supposed to be a hang gliding instructor this past summer (she is hang 1 certified and on her way to hang 2) but she had knee surgery and couldn’t handle the sand dunes - but she has had a great time out there - a special place.</p>
<p>My husband worked on an oil rig between his freshman and sophomore years. Interesting - yes, but he would never recommend it - very dangerous work and 6 weeks away from civilization.</p>