Day in the life of Camp Staff
6:30-Wake up cooks
7:00-Wake up time, cabin counselors supervise campers and facilitate getting to breakfast on time! Cooks in the kitchen cooking breakfast, prepping for the day.
8:00-Breakfast
8:30-Breakfast clean up counselors lead campers is washing dishes and supervise free time, kitchen takes care of pots and pans, food clean up.
9:00-Staff meeting, we use Quaker process to problem solve and plan our schedule.
9:30-Morning meeting-everyone attends. Quaker process in short “business meeting” with full camp, bring up problems, questions, affirmations, plans for the day.
10:00-Plork projects, counselors lead various small group projects. Kitchen staff cooking lunch and prepping dinner with help from a few campers.
12:00-Lunch
12:30-lunch clean up, counselors lead campers, kitchen takes care of pots and pans, food clean up.
1:00-Siesta! Counselors supervise campers in cabins for quiet time. Cooks have free time!
2:00-After noon activities-electives and whole group projects, adventures, games-counselors (kitchen staff free time)
4:00-Small groups-counselors and kitchen staff facilitate activities, worship sharing.
5:00-Dinner prep cooks, counselors on supervision or free time
6:00-Dinner, yum!
7:00-Dinner clean up, counselors lead campers, kitchen takes care of pots and pans, food clean up.
7:30-Evening program, songs, skits, campfire games, discussions, stargazing, lead by counselors, cooks participate
9:30-Camper bed time, counselors see them safely and calmly to bed
10:00-Staff free time/go to bed early- some on supervision
11:00-Staff bed time, counselors in cabins!
10:00pm-7:00am, counselors, medics and directors “on call” in case of any troubled or troublesome campers