FAQ
No everyone is a volunteer but we do provide a $300 travel stipend if you commit to volunteering for 2 or more weeks.
There are 8 cabins at camp that sleep 8-10 people in bunk beds. Each cabin has a bathroom with an indoor and outdoor shower. We also have smaller cabins for overflow volunteers that sleep 2-4 people.
Camp Jabberwocky is a fun and challenging place for everyone in the community. Counselors are expected to put themselves second to campers and camp as a whole, which helps for it to run smoothly and it gives campers an unforgettable summer experience. That being said, counselors are given about 1-2 “nights off” where they may leave camp starting at dinner time until midnight. In the past, counselors usually do not want to leave for a night because it is so much fun!
A bathing suit and your positive attitude! Do not bring towels or sheets/linens if you want them to return home with you at the end of the summer!
Get some sleep! Days at camp are booked solid with fun and challenging activities so feeling fresh and energized when you arrive would be very helpful.
Camp is the sum of all its parts! It is a strong community of people who work together, take initiative and have a lot of fun in the process. A counselor’s biggest and most important responsibility are the campers and their daily care. Each counselor is also assigned a chore that usually occurs once a day such as: cleaning bathrooms, making lunch, mopping the main cabin floors, dishes, laundry, setting tables, clearing tables and more. Counselors and campers teach the morning classes so bring your special talent and teach us all about it!
Days vary at camp depending on the activities, but a typical week day might look like this:
- 7:15: Wake up!
- 8:00: Breakfast (sometimes hot, sometimes cold)
- 9:00 Music
- 10:00: Period #1 (A variety of classes are provided such as art, pottery, sports, kayaking, horseback riding, trips, poetry, computers, yoga, meditation… anything YOU want to teach!)
- 11:00 Period #2
- 12:00: Wash hands!
- 12:15: Lunch
- 2:00 Load the bus for the BEACH!
- 5/5:30: Showers
- 6/:6:30: Dinner
- 7/7:30 Evening Activity (Variety of things like getting ice cream downtown, MV Sharks Baseball games, band concerts, studio night, performance by the Vineyard Sound, Prom, cookout/drumming on the beach, night kayaking, fishing trip on the Skipper, challenge night and so much more!)
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Counselors
Jabberwocky counselors, like Jabberwocky campers, return year after year. Typically, from one year to the next, about 75% of the counselors return. This phenomenon started during the early years of the camp and continues to this day. It is not uncommon to find counselors who have been around for five or ten years, and occasionally longer.
Since everyone lives, eats, and plays together, community life becomes a team effort as well. For example, cooking, cleaning, problems solving and decision making are not tasks reserved for any particular individual. Rather, they are responsibilities entrusted to the entire group. Jabberwocky is a place where long days, common work, and frequent celebration transform strangers into brothers and sisters. Indeed for many counselors, Jabberwocky is not just a good place to work: it’s a home.
Activities counselors
During the morning, between breakfast and lunch, campers participate in classes in a range of different areas. An activities counselor is someone who facilitates classes during this morning time, in an area of their expertise.
Cook
Cooks are responsible for making breakfast and dinner daily. They are also responsible for shopping for and ordering food.
Medical staff
We are always looking for volunteers in the medical field. From our nurses to our doctors, each one of them volunteers there time to contribute to the Jabberwocky community. We provide onsite housing, food, and a travel stipend.
Other opportunities
If you are interested in volunteering in other ways, we have many areas available. Some opportunities include:
Gardening
Helping at the 5K
Clean-up between sessions
Camp set up week
Painting / Fix-up
Specific building projects
Offering a specific class for a day or more (in the past this has included, poetry workshops, classes in felting, flower arranging, dance, acting, photography, art etc.)
If you are interested in helping out, please contact us at info@campjabberwocky.org and let us know the best way to reach you – we would love to discuss what would work best! You can also call us during the summer at 508‑693‑2339.
2022 Dates
If you are interested in volunteering in 2022, please find our summer dates below
Summer Camp
- Orientation: June 22 - June 25
- Week 1: June 26 - July 2
- Week 2: July 2 - July 8
- Orientation: July 9
- Week 3: July 10 - July 16
- Week 4: July 16 - July 22
- Orientation: July 23
- Week 5: July 24 - July 30
- Week 6: July 30 - August 5
- Orientation: August 6
- Week 7: August 7 - August 13
- Week 8: August 13 - August 19
- Pack and clean camp: August 19 - August 23
Family Camp
- Orientation: August 25
- Family Camp 1: August 26 - August 29
- Family Camp 2: September 2 - September 6
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