Do you love to work outside, have a sense of humor, and enjoy working with children? Spend a season in the sunny Carolinas as a School Year Programs Instructor with YMCA Camp Thunderbird! Located on beautiful Lake Wylie, the Environmental Education Center and Conference & Retreat Program provide unique learning experiences for school groups and community groups. Instructors teach classes during the week for our Environmental Education Center and lead programs for visiting retreat groups.

Spend a season in the sunny Carolinas as a School Year Programs Instructor with YMCA Camp Thunderbird! Instructors teach classes during the week for our Environmental Education Center and lead programs for visiting retreat groups. Our curriculum of 24 classes range in topics from ecology to history to high adventure classes. Compensation includes $400/week, staff housing, most meals, free internet, and a Charlotte YMCA Membership.

Join our team at Camp Thunderbird to change lives outdoors through our Environmental Education Center and Conference and Retreat programs! Compensation includes $400/week, staff housing, most meals, free internet, a complimentary Charlotte YMCA membership, and a staff training period that offers CPR, first aid, and lifeguard certification. Instructors will also gain experience facilitating several High Ropes courses!

Spend a season in the sunny Carolinas as a School Year Programs Instructor with YMCA Camp Thunderbird! Located on beautiful Lake Wylie, the Environmental Education Center and Conference & Retreat Program provide unique learning experiences for school groups and community groups. Our curriculum of 24 classes range in topics from aquatic, forest, and wildlife ecology to astronomy, pioneer study, canoeing, teambuilding, and high ropes.

Join YMCA Camp Thunderbird for our fourth annual Piedmont OE/EE Conference. We welcome all educators and programmers in the greater Charlotte area to gather with us on February 21, 2022.

January 21, 2022

Connecting to Nature

Join us as a School Year Programs Instructor with YMCA Camp Thunderbird for Spring 2022! Instructors teach classes during the week for our Environmental Education Center and lead programs for visiting retreat groups on weekends. Compensation includes $400/week, staff housing, meals, free internet, a complimentary Charlotte YMCA membership, and a staff training period that offers CPR, first aid, and lifeguard certification.

Join us as a School Year Programs Instructor with YMCA Camp Thunderbird for Fall 2021! Instructors teach classes during the week for our Environmental Education Center and lead programs for visiting retreat groups. Compensation includes $400/week, staff housing, meals, free internet, a complimentary Charlotte YMCA membership, and a staff training period that offers CPR, first aid, and lifeguard certification.

Do you love to work outside, have a sense of humor, and enjoy working with children? Spend a season in the sunny Carolinas as a Program Instructor at YMCA Camp Thunderbird, located just south of Charlotte, NC on beautiful Lake Wylie.

Do you love to work outside, have a sense of humor, and enjoy working with children? Spend a season in the sunny Carolinas as a School Year Programs Instructor with YMCA Camp Thunderbird! This year, we are filling a much needed gap in our community by providing full-day care for school age children.

Do you love to work outside, have a sense of humor, and enjoy working with children? Spend a season in the sunny Carolinas as a Program Instructor with YMCA Camp Thunderbird! Located just south of Charlotte, NC on beautiful Lake Wylie, Camp Thunderbird’s Environmental Education Center and Conference & Retreat Program provide unique learning experiences for school groups and community groups.