Camp life is very unique and just one summer on a TECS camp will forever change you!
Things I will learn on TECS Summer Camps
What is it like to be a monitor?
Being a monitor means you are a role model, friend, instructor to the campers. You are their surrogate parent while they are on camp and are there to make sure they are safe and, of course, having fun.
A day in my life as a TECS employee
As Camp Secretary I work directly with the Director of Language Camp, Liv and Head Activity Coordinator, Emma. I am responsible for many different areas such as learning how to interview staff, communication and coordination with contracted staff, logistical planning, and much more.
TESTIMONIAL: Juanvi Lopez
Just a 15-year old boy who is about to spend two weeks in a summer camp far from home. That's how one of the biggest adventures of my life began. My own TECS ADVENTURE. I spent two weeks in Family Camp El Puerto and it was soooo good I decided to take one step further …
TESTIMONIAL: Kylie Watson
2008 – I had just finished a teaching stint in China and was off to see Europe – my time management was not so great and I knew I would need to support my travels a bit better financially. I found the TECS ad online: I had teaching experience, I had worked in outdoor recreation …
TESTIMONIAL: Lucas Castillo
When I was a camper, I liked it so much that I kept coming back even if I lived in Barcelona (which is 1000 km away). I vividly remember some of the friends that I made during that time – Izaskun, Carlos, Raúl…–, and some of the monitors and teachers that I shared my experience …
TESTIMONIAL: David Navarro Bravo
Along with TECS Summer Camp I've been through an incredible journey. This great adventure took me from being a young little camper, to a confident camp director. What I've learnt on the way, how I've developed and what I've achieved is of inestimable value and a part of who I am today. I've met loads …
TESTIMONIAL: Maria Jimenez
The first time I went to TECS I was a 10 year-old junior camper. As far as I can remember, TECS has since then been part of my summers: 3 years in Family Camp, 2 years abroad, and 1 year in Little Village. Not only have I learnt English there, but I have also made …
TESTIMONIAL: Danielle Hopkins
In 2007, I found myself in Family Camp Puerto tired and disorientated among a swarm of blue and white T-shirts. I wasn’t even sure I was actually going to turn up that day until something which to this day I can’t explain jolted me out of my hammock on a sunny rooftop in Cadiz. A voice …
Testimonial: Kate Sadlier
"Overall there is nothing I would change about my summer camp secretary placement. This is because I had such an amazing experience in spain. From my work placement I got the opportunity to live abroad and experience a new culture while improving my Spanish. I also was able to meet so many new people who …
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