ON 6 - DAY 2: Expected / Unexpected Behaviours

It’s day two here at Camp Amicus! And we got to start our day with one of our favourite camp traditions! POLAR PLUNGE… This is an opportunity for campers to get up a little earlier, and take a dip in the pool to get an instant shock of alertness and energy. You also get a cool polar bear charm to keep!

Moving onto breakfast which was baked oatmeal with fruit and yogurt, we headed off to our cabins for some 2:6 time before meeting back for camp wide game.

We played Temple of DOOM, a camp classic where a group of campers must run a gauntlet of dodgeball throwers to retrieve special treasures (beanbags in our case).

It was then time for social skills, today’s social skill was “expected/unexpected behaviours”. This focuses on helping campers recognize how people expect us to act a certain way whether at home or at camp! Some unexpected behaviours could be getting very loud very suddenly, refusing help when frustrated with a task, or throwing things when something doesn’t go your way. We talked about why exhibiting expected behaviours is important, and how our behaviours affect those around us.

Up next was lunch which was taco salad and this led right into our rest hour. This is a time for our campers to partake in more low energy activities in their cabins like reading, playing a board game or just having a nice conversation.

We then jumped into choice, today’s choice activities were archery/itc, tie dye and amicus olympics. 

2:6/free time followed as we took some time to check in and see how we were all doing at camp. It was then time to head back down to the chalet for dinner, which was chicken nuggets with fries and veggies.

Everyone headed outside as we got set up for our camp dance party! 

Following some ferocious dance moves it was time to hand out steps, grab a snack and head to bed for another night of rest. It’s almost the middle of the week already, time is just flying by! See you all tomorrow for more exciting adventures.