The Power of 3

If your child has already visited Sugar Bay, you'll know that our Crazy Counselors are often one of the main reasons that kids want to return time after time. Aside from the fact that we hire only the best young leaders from around the country (and the world!), train them intensely and constantly push them to be their best, we think there's another very important reason why our campers enjoy them so much (and no, it's not because they have silly nicknames!) It's because there are so many of them!

Sugar Bay's Counselor to Camper ratio far surpasses the strict guidelines of the American Camping Association by double or more for each age category. We can assure you that during our hugely popular Holiday Camps the supervision ratio will be no less than 1 counselor for every 3 campers. This figure includes Pro-Counselors (our specialized full-time activity leaders). For school camps, we maintain a ratio of 1:5 and for certain high-risk activities such as surfing and high ropes, we increase the supervision ratio. 

Whether your camper is on Sugar Bay property or on one of our exciting excursions, you can rest assured that our staff members will have things under control. Not only will the counselor to camper ratio be maintained, but there are always members of senior staff within close proximity. These staff members are at Sugar Bay year-round - they eat, sleep and breathe camp - and their number one priority is to ensure that Sugar Bay campers have a safe, wonderful time during their stay.

 
At Sugar Bay, we care about your child and we take supervision seriously. Our counselors need to be background checked, obtain official Police Clearance Certificates and before they become official counselors they need to complete a "shadow week" to meet our high standards of child care. If they do not perform well enough during their shadow week, they do not get to be counselors, simple as that. All staff are trained in First Aid and CPR, as well as child and staff psychology.  

As camp professionals, we urge parents to consider the importance of supervision ratios when considering sending their child to a holiday camp. Read more about our Safety and Security policies. 

Sugar Bay Resort is the only camp of it's kind in South Africa. See what our holiday camps are all about. We are the only camp to offer free choice activities, meaning campers can try any number of our activities without being 'required' to do anything they don't want to do.  We also have a unique theme each week - see the Gallery!