Camps · Swampscott
Children's Island Counselor-in-Training (CIT)
YMCA of the North Shore (Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA)
A leadership program for older teens on Children's Island that builds job skills through counselor shadowing, leading younger campers in activities, journaling and goal-setting with camp staff.




What to know
- Who it is for
- Ages 13-15
- Published cost
- Weekly: $317 (Y family member) / $347 (Y youth member) / $411 (community) (2026 published rates)
- Venue
- Children's Island, Marblehead Harbor; boat from Marblehead or Salem
- When it runs
- The published dates have finished
- Registration
- Deadline Passed — 2026 camp registration is closed and the season has ended; 2027 camp registration is not open.
- Level
- camp
- Time commitment
- Weekly sessions, June 22-Aug 28, 2026
Upcoming sessions
The dates the provider has published have finished. Ask them for the next term. Dates checked Nov 5, 2026.
Where it meets
Children's Island, Marblehead Harbor; boat from Marblehead or Salem
Parent reviews
One honest paragraph from a family who has been is worth more than any description. It takes about a minute.
Something wrong or out of date?
Tell us what should change. Accepted corrections earn points in your account.