Staffing/Supervision

We are committed to having only safe and knowledgeable counselors at our camp. We run criminal background and National Sex Offender List checks for all counselors each year. We conduct interviews and reference checks for all new counselors and are proud to have a high return rate of counselors (around 80%) who bring great experience and support to our camp community. If we feel a counselor has not met our expectations, they are not asked back to camp.

Camp Quest North already has well-tested policies and practices that deal with all sorts of behaviors and contingencies that might arise at a summer camp for young people. We address things like bullying, inappropriate behaviors, camp romances, social concerns, privacy, special needs, and anything else you can imagine might happen at summer camp as a matter of policy and practice. 

Our community has always included lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans, and non-binary campers and counselors with accommodations provided as needed. Although we don’t expect that being gender-inclusive will affect any of our best practices, we include rigorous sex and gender training for all of our counselors and CITs to ensure successful inclusion practices.

Camp Quest North has a strict rule-of-three policy which means that no camper is ever left alone with just one other camper or counselor. For example, if a camper needs to retrieve something from a cabin, they must find another camper and counselor or CIT to bring them. Counselors and CITs who need to speak to a camper alone, must do so within sight and sound of another counselor or CIT. 

We maintain strong counselor-to-camper ratios and have adequate night supervision as all of our counselors are in cabins overnight. Campers will be fully supervised and have counselors present and organizing their activities all day. These policies protect the safety of everyone at camp.