August 22, 2023

The countdown to the launch of our Staff Application is officially on! We are two weeks away from going live. Check or website on Tuesday, September 5th to apply!   In the meantime, here are some words of wisdom from legendary Moondance Leader, Stewart Roddey–   What a blessing it was to return to the…

August 10, 2023

As we wrap up summer 2023 and begin to look ahead to next season, we wanted to write a quick thank you note to our Trip Leaders. These 151 incredible people impacted countless lives and were the foundation for our success this year. From visiting them on college campuses, to meeting them at Staff Training,…

March 22, 2023

The second I heard Moondance was running Spring Break trips for the first time, I knew I wanted to be a part of it. I’ve loved all of my past Moondance trips and want to experience Moondance as much as possible. As soon as the dates were announced, I checked my school’s Spring Break dates…

January 31, 2023

Hi! My name is Frances Bowles, and I am originally from Charlotte, North Carolina and am a senior at the University of Georgia. I was first introduced to Moondance in 2015 when I went on the Big Wild trip and immediately fell in love with everything about it. I then did two more trips as…

December 13, 2022

Owen Roberts, Assistant Director of Staffing, from Athens, GA, reflects on what Moondance means to him as he moves from being a trip leader to a full-time Moondancer. Growing up in Athens, Georgia, I was surrounded by family and friends–whether they were from my hometown or one of our nearby hubs–who went on Moondance trips…

September 6, 2022

Freshman student Anna Mefford, from Atlanta, GA, starts her high school career writing for the Lovett student newspaper about a friends’ Moondance experience.  Back on the Bank: Freshman Scarlett Rouland Moondances Her Way To Friendship and Adventure “It made me more of an open-minded person,” she said. Clearly, freshman Scarlett Rouland had a lot to…

December 10, 2021

How the Trip Leader position sets you up well for a career post-Moondance, using guidelines set by National Association of College and Employers. We always knew that the Trip Leader position teaches our leaders intangible, directly transferrable-to-the-real-world skills. But, in regards to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) latest report, “The Key Attributes…

October 4, 2021

Hello Future Moondance Leaders. How’s the day? Going well? We hope so, anyways. We’re so glad to see that you’ve officially sent in your application through our Staff/Leader Portal: CampSite. Once you submit your initial application, we will read through it and then send along a longer application, should we see fit. This portion has…

September 9, 2021

Moondance was all over the United States map this past summer, and we can’t wait to do the same in 2022. This past summer was one like Moondance has never seen before. But, it was one of Moondance’s most memorable and successful summers to date. We did not run our international trips due to the…

September 1, 2021

2021 Trip Leaders share what makes this job so rewarding, unique, and irresistible. We all know how valuable our time is. We also know that nothing is guaranteed, as we learned throughout our year living with a pandemic. That being said, why should you consider spending your summer with Moondance? In other words, Why Lead?…