At Las Mulas, we have an evolution system from camper to counselor for those children who fall in love with the place and seek to continue going year after year. Specifically, there are three stages:

Jr. Counselor

For children who already feel a bit too old to play all the time, and would like to start having more responsibilities.

As Jr. Counselors, they begin to experiment with handling responsibilities, and begin to learn what is involved in running the Camp. At the same time, these Jr. Counselors remain Campers, as they continue to play and participate in activities with their peers most of the day.

The JCs are basically the most experienced kids in the Camp, and they naturally take care of getting the new kids involved in their games.

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Counselor In Training (CIT)

After being a JC for a few years, young people (already 16-17 years old) can become a Counselor In Training (CIT).

In this capacity, they already become part of the Camp work team, taking part in the meetings between monitors, handling more responsibilities, and even directing their own activities.

Only the most responsible JC’s and those who have shown great maturity become CITs.

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Counselor

Finally, after a couple of years, the CIT becomes a Counselor, or monitor.

The monitors are the base of the work team, they are responsible for taking care of groups of children, guiding activities, supervising the river, and generally worrying about the well-being of the campers.

What other benefits do I get from being a counselor?

  • Each consecutive year they will be given greater responsibilities and payments.

  • We can write a letter of recommendation for future jobs or college applications

  • If they are hired again for a fourth year, they will be considered a “Counselor in Training” or “monitor in training” and will do an exchange year. In this experience, the child will trade his job for his transportation, room and board, as well as a more substantial year of training and education.

  • Finally, a fifth year can result in a real job. If your children go to university in Chile, they may have a summer job for several years. Our best team members are campers who go through all of these stages.