The American Institute for Foreign Study (Australia) Pty Ltd opened its Australian office in 1999 and began offering its Camp America and Au Pair in America programs to young Australians. In 2005, AIFS commenced offering inbound programs and currently facilitates cultural exchange programs for more than 2,000 young people.
Camp Directors begin to select camp counsellors in August for interviews and finish hiring in mid-June. While we try to place you with a camp as soon as possible, placement times depend on which positions camp directors are hiring for at specific times of the year. Some camp directors also wait until closer to the start of the season to hire their camp counsellors, when they know how many kids will be attending the camp. It can take some time to find you the perfect placement, sometimes it is simply a waiting game!