About Our Week

Tomorrow marks the last day of school for my two kids, and I can’t believe another year is almost complete! I’m sure you’re just as surprised at how quickly time has flown by!

Today, I’d like to share a bit about how our week will look this summer. Our schedule is divided into Central Activities and Core Activities.

Central Activities: These are activities that all campers will participate in throughout the week. Some occur daily, while others happen once a week, depending on the activity.

• Morning Show: Every day kicks off with an energizing welcome, including songs and announcements. NEW this year, we’re introducing Camp Challenges—Minute to Win It style games where campers can earn points towards the Camp Cup.

• Lunch: Please pack lunch for your camper every day. We have refrigeration available before lunch but cannot heat food. Include a morning and afternoon snack separate from the lunchbox. Please note, we are an allergy-aware camp but not nut-free.

• Team Time: During Team Time, we focus on teamwork and cooperative activities that earn points towards the Camp Cup.

• R&R: Our camp take on recess includes activities like an inflatable slip n slide, target sports (archery and axe throwing), sports, friendship bracelets, games, and more.

• All Group Activity: Our themed weeks and spirit days come to life during this time with activities like Duck-lympics, a color run on Crayola Day, or Gold Rush during Fun-tier Week.

• Special Events: Each Friday, we have a special event to close out the week. Check our calendar for details.

• Closing Show: Everyone is invited to our weekly Closing Show at 4:00 pm on Fridays. We’ll share camp highlights with a camp song, camper awards, the Camp Cup presentation, and our new Beads of Recognition.

Core Activities: These are camper choice activities that take place during our morning Activity Periods. Campers will choose between two activities for each period. 

We have three Core Activity areas – Locomotion (LM), Outdoor Adventure (OA), and Creative Arts (CA). Here’s a sample of choices for each activity period. For example, on Monday during Activity Period 1, campers can choose between LM 1 and OA 1 (e.g., gaga or archery). During Activity Period 2, choices might be shelter building in the woods (OA 2) or making dream catchers (CA 1). Activity Period 3 options could be a fun camp game (LM 2) or skit writing and performing (CA 2).

• Locomotion: Sports, Cooperative Games, Dance/Zumba

• Outdoor Adventure: Archery, STEM, Teambuilding, Survival Skills, Nature

• Creative Arts: Arts & Crafts, Creative Writing, Music, Drama, Upcycling

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Activity Period 1	LM 1 OA 1	OA 1 CA 1	LM 1 OA 1	OA 1 CA 1	CA 1 OA 1
Activity Period 2	OA 2 CA 1	LM 1 CA 2	OA 2 CA 1	LM 1 CA 2	OA 2 LM 1
Activity Period 3	LM 2 CA 2	OA 2 LM 2	LM 2 CA 2	OA 2 LM 2	CA 2 LM 2

Please let me know if you have any questions. There’s plenty more information coming in the following weeks. Here’s what we’ve covered so far and what to expect coming up:

• May 29: Welcome to Camp & Quick Facts

• June 12: Health & Medications

• June 19: Procedures & Daily Camp Schedule
  

• June 26: Staff Introductions & Training

On a side note, I truly appreciate you trusting us with your child as we continue to grow at Camp Rippling Brook. Please refer us to friends and families who are still looking for camp this summer. We offer a $25 discount on registration for any referrals.

Thanks!

Kate