After 15 years at Bayview Glen Day Camp as both a camper and staff, I can truly say without a doubt that it is the most incredible place to be during the summer. I have been able to experience a wide range of activities, gain important leadership skills, and meet people who have positively impacted my life. I cannot imagining spending my summers anywhere else.
My friend (who's a student) wanted to get a job here but they pay next to ($2/hour), which is Great only this, but they require her to take extensive training hours, and if she can take them due to the limited time she has as a student, her wages are deducted until she's actually paying the camp to work. This is not outrageous, considering the cost for a child to go to the camp is in the thousands! For some reason, it is legal for this camp to pay under minimum wage to a student like my friend, which I find does make sense, seeing as it's child labour.
Great camp! I have been sending my son from Europe for two summers and he loves it. He has been to many camps all over Europe and Bayview Glen is among his favourite. The staff are full of energy and fun. My brother worked as a tennis coach many many years ago and he speaks of the experiance till this day. Keep up the good work.
Working there for 4 summers was the best experience.
This camp has been a fantastic experience. Bus transporation to and from camp, catered snacks and lunches, towel service, and most importantly, enthusiastic staff with fantastic camper/counsellor ratios. My son has loved every day. They have a very diverse activity list and it's very well organized. I highly recommend it.
Okay camp, not coming back. Not a lot of diversity so if your kids don't fit their mold he/she won't fit in. I didn't think younger kids would have problems fitting in but that's the culture here.
The counselors are all very young and the good or bad thing is there is a lot of them, that's part of the summer camp deal in a lot of places. There is a lot of physical activities and "fun" activities but not much to exercise the mind. Again, this is the curriculum I can't really complain.
My friend (who's a student) wanted to get a job here but they pay next to nothing ($2/hour), which is horrendous--not only this, but they require her to take extensive training hours, and if she cannot take them due to the limited time she has as a student, her wages are deducted until she's actually paying the camp to work. This is outrageous, considering the cost for a child to go to the camp is in the thousands! For some reason, it is legal for this camp to pay under minimum wage to a student like my friend, which I find doesn't make sense, seeing as it's child labour.
excellent camp- my daughter loved it. She always came back home happy and excited. The bus service was excellent. Swimming program was great too. I observed lots of positive changes in my 4.5 year old. Thank you!
Terrible camp. They cannot expect to deliver a quality camp to children with the dirt cheap wage they pay their camp counsellors. To escape the minimum wage, the camp offers a contract to potential staff to work over the duration of the camp. Given all the responsibilities and hours counsellors work, they only get paid 4 or 5$ and hour when you do the math. Disappointing how they take advantage of our city's youth for profit...
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