About our Counselors

Staff members are recruited from schools and colleges throughout the United States as well as from a few foreign countries. Our staff range in age from 19 to 60, and offer their energy, skills, care and devotion to our campers. Our counselor to camper ratio is one to three.

A majority of our staff are former Robin Hood campers who understand and embrace the Robin Hood culture of a warm and nurturing environment. Our new staff are subject to a thorough screening process including a social security verification, county criminal check and sexual offender registry.

Fifty percent of our staff specialize in an activity, and 50  percent are general counselors. Our general staff focus on the happiness and involvement of the campers, while specialty staff focus on instruction.

We build a strong leadership team through our pre-camp leadership training session for our group heads. This three-day program focuses on managing staff and team building. Immediately following leadership training, all counselors are involved in a rigorous five-day orientation and training. The intricacies of group behavior and positive reinforcement techniques are discussed and practiced, emphasizing one of the cardinal principles of the Robin Hood philosophy: A child's behavior is molded by building on their strengths and rewarding the smallest successes. The emphasis is on encouragement, accomplishment and recognition.

Staff meetings are held regularly, and Jamie and David Cole meet with campers from a different bunk each day for an open discussion without counselors.

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