Welcome to camp!
Welcome to camp!
We have been looking forward to meeting you all and starting another amazing session of camp! We began our day with announcements from Quack Quack welcoming campers and explaining the rules of camp. She explained that we always stay with our group or a counsellor and to always respect ourselves, nature and each other.
Next, Yogi introduced us to club and choice activities. Campers were given the option to choose between Sports Club, Outdoor Skills Club or Art club. Additionally, campers will pick two of three choice activities that change every day. More about these later.
Every day we start with a camp wide game. Today we played Temple of Doom, where campers must dodge balls to get the treasure at the other end of the temple! The more treasure they bring back to their side, the more points they get!
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Next, we transitioned into 2:6 time. During this block, campers and counsellors take time to get to know each other by making a camp contract, building braids and playing games. When making the camp contract, we decide what actions we want to see, and which ones to avoid while at camp. It is an opportunity for campers to advocate for themselves and define what they want from camp. A question to potentially ask your camper is, what activities do you want to do at camp and/ or what is a goal you have for your time at camp?
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When this activity wrapped up, we grabbed some water and a snack before moving into our first session of clubs! In Sport Club we played handball, in Art Club we made masks and in Outdoor Skills Club we made nature bracelets.
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Following clubs we took a break for lunch and refuelled before transitioning into choice activities! Oak ran Minute to Win it challenges like shoe flic’s and bottle flips, Bronco organized a backyard party complete with iced tea and field games, and Solstice taught us all to make custom buttons!
We all took a much needed break with some water and a snack before heading over to the Gathering Place for Steps in the Right Direction. This is a time where we recognize and celebrate all the positive actions from campers throughout the day. Steps are given out for nice things that are done at camp, showing resilience, problem solving and so much more.
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Before we knew it, the day was over. It was a fantastic first day and we cannot wait for tomorrow! It’s going to be another hot day so some things that might be in your backpack are:
Sunscreen
Water
Hat
Snacks
Sunglasses
Change of clothes for water games!