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Sessions
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Dates
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Ages
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Wilderness
Trips
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All sessions, multiple trips
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Please see the Wilderness section of the website for details on our over two dozen trip offerings!
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12 - 17
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Varies depending on trip -- starts at $750 for a week
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One Week
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Session I
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June 17th – June 23rd
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8 - 16
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$1390
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Session V
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Aug 5th – August 11th
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8 - 16
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$1390
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Session VI
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August 12th – August 18th
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8 - 16
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$1390
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Two Weeks
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Session II
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June 24th – July 7th
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8 - 16
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$2240
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Session III
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July 8th – July 21st
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8 - 16
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$2240
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Session IV
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July 22nd – Aug 4th
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8 - 16
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$2240
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Mini-camp
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Mini-camp
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June 14th – June 16th
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6 - 9
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$340
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CIRCLE
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December – August
Two-part program
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$950
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Session 4 & 5
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July 22nd – Aug 11th
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16 - 17
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$1250
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Why does camp cost what it does?
Personally, perhaps from my days of research, I would be interested in where the money from my camper goes. It is both interesting and important to note that Camp Augusta is supported by camper fees and generous donations from individuals. We do NOT receive any support from any government or agency; Camp Augusta is an entirely self-supporting, independent non-profit camp.
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Staff Salary
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35%
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All counselors, village leaders, equestrian staff, masters of fun and games, program directors, assistant directors, office staff, bookkeeper, kitchen staff, recruiters, CIRCLE staff, arts director, and director. There are three, year-round staff included.
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Workers Compensation
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9%
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Covers staff if they are injured. All large injuries included: horse throwing staff member off when spooked, and stepped on hip; torn ACL from a low, beginner aerial silks move; and a shattered leg walking out the office door (landed wrong). Unfortunate. Ask for more details if interested.
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Payroll Taxes
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3%
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Uncle Sam
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International fees
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3%
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International staff have all kinds of fees from SEVIS to agencies to travel and more.
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Program
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10%
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Everything related to running all programs, except for new programs, which are entirely funded via donations.
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Site
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8%
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Some new mattresses and tents, clearing out the grease and kitchen lines, volunteer work weekend tasks (small improvements), cleaning the site up after a fall and winter laying dormant, road repairs, wood chips for various areas, pumping septic tanks, and scores of other things. New facilities are via donations.
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Food
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8%
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Yummy! Whole foods made from scratch with love
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Insurance
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5%
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Autos, business interruption, facilities, background checks, health, liability, and directors and officers
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Utilities
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4%
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Phone, internet, web server, propane, trash, and electricity.
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Staff recruiting
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1%
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We need about 1200 applications to find the 20 or so new staff annually. This is for advertising.
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Training
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2%
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Lifeguards, CPR, 1st aide, Wilderness First Responders, Camp Horsemanship Association training, ropes course trainings, and other professional development. Also includes staff banquet.
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Transportation
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4%
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We rent numerous vans, gas for those, bus company, and an occasional vehicle for trips when we don’t have vans.
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Taxes
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1%
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Some voter-passed measures we do have to pay, even as a nonprofit.
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Other
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7%
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Includes medical supplies, coverage for minor injuries and illness, store, office, shirts, finance charges, etc.
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Salaries have not increased from 2004 through 2010. 2011 is the first year staff have seen an increase, and it was not continued in 2012. Except for counselors, who make about the industry average of roughly $2.50 an hour, the year-round staff make about half (sometimes less) of positions in their normal professional fields. The professional leadership make less than a first-year teacher, even though all have several years of experience and degrees. Why?
The value of camp is the exceptional 2:1 camper-to-staff overall ratio, the wide and unique diversity of activities, the unequaled training staff receive, and the wonderful environment in which Camp Augusta is located. Those four things provide for meaningful relationships, opportunities, and experiences that remain an exceptional value in camping. Please see the “Camp Augusta Difference” page. Again, without the generosity of individuals that support the vision and mission of Camp Augusta, we would not be able to have the facilities and programs that we do -- those are not funded via tuition.
There you go! Now you know more about how Camp Augusta spends the money we take in. We frugally examine the budget every year, and for 7 years have held salaries and pay the same, so that we can offer campers and families the best camping experience Camp Augusta can afford. The Camp Augusta website is entirely created in house, for free.
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Camp Augusta is a nonprofit organization
Tuition includes:
- Horsemanship and all other activities (no hidden charges)
- Staff-designed custom T-shirt for the given year
- Overnight backpacking trip, rock climbing trip, Yuba trips, and other day excursions
- 24 hour supervision by staff (1:2 overall ratio) who have been exceptionally well screened and trained . . . the most extensive training in the US we know about.
- Three great meals a day & snack prepared by a professional food-service staff
- Natural playground with waterfalls, forest, a lake, and the Yuba River recreational area
- Check out the “Camp Augusta Difference” page.
Tuition value
- Our programs’ diversity and breadth are unequalled in California camps, and includes numerous programs unavailable anywhere else
- Comparable camps charge significantly more, often several hundred – ask for the comparison charts and graphs. ($500 for two-week sessions on average, and $100 for one-week sessions, on average)
- Many things included in our tuition are extra at other places – often adding $100 -- $300 to the stated tuition
- As a non-profit, we don’t pay taxes, we receive donations, staff work for less, thousands of hours of labor are donated, and we receive grants. These allow us to offer a high-quality program at a non-profit rate. Indeed, were we a for-profit camp, we would be $1900 for a one-week session and $3400 for a two-week session.
- Nearly all of our new programs are funded from camp-family donations -- ask about a program or facility you may wish to sponsor!
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