Summer Camp

2013 Camp Schedule

Registration for 2013
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This summer we are offering 8 week-long summer camps for 1st grade to 12th grade (age 6-18) with a THEME for each week.

Week 1 CAMP FUN!
Celebrating all the best things about summer camp, we'll hike and swim, craft and creekwalk, sing and make up skits...a week of silly, sloppy, fun.

Week 2 INTERNATIONAL WEEK
Each summer we are honored to have some international counselors join our staff; from places like Ireland, Spain, Columbia, England, Kenya, New Zealand and more! During this week we'll learn games, songs, and stories about where they are from. We'll also invent some contries of our own and have a mini parade of nations.

Week 3 ROCKSTARS
Options during this week will include looking at the stars, shooting water rockets, going to a local cavern, hunting for slag... in addition to some singing and dancing options and maybe even some kareoke.

Week 4 FAMILY WEEK
Sounding like so much fun, you want to bring the whole family?? Well this is your week! We offer one week that is open to families of all designs. Gather your spouse and kids, or neighbors and friends, meet up from across states for a vacation together or have a family reunion complete with activites, meals and bible studies already designed.

Week 5 ANIMALS
Horses, and Llamas, and Crawfish OH MY! This week there will be options for stream surveys, fishing, visiting a Llama farm and more. The AdvDark camp will even explore some of these same creatures, but in the dark!

Week 6 POP CULTURE
Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Survivor, Amazing Race, Minute to Win In, Mythbuster, DesignStar, Hobbit, Camp Idol and more! We're pulling together a collection of camp-versions of some of the popular themes and shows in the past few years.

Week 7 WATER
Splash in it, Canoe through it, Fish in it, Swim in it and Walk through it... stay cool as we play in the water and spend the week with a variety of watery options.

 

Week 8 UP!
Look UP, it's a bird, it's a plane... nope, it just us. We'll have options to climb a tree, hike, fly kites, shoot rockets, spy some stars, and do some jumping, too. We are planning a week of activities to end the summer on a HIGH note!!

Explorer Camps (grades 1-3) are a great way to see if camp is right for you. We offer a three night or a five night option. They can choose how long they want to stay from the beginning OR have the option to decided on Tuesday evening if they want to stay or head home. Many campers with the option choose to stay, but they seem to like having the option in the middle, just in case. The Explorers will have a bit more variety of options to choose from with the added themes this summer.

Pioneer Camps (grades 4-6) have a great time all week on camp. They stay in cabins with bunkbeds and a counselor in every cabin. There's a lake for swimming and boating, a creek for creekwalking, hiking trails to explore and arts and crafts to do. We also celebrate a theme throughout the summer that we use in our Bible study, worship, songs, games and other activities. There are several Pioneer camps offered throughout the summer and the theme of the week will inform the options that they will have to choose from throughout their week.

Adventure Camps (grades 7-9) for the middle school ages are designed to add some challenge. Adventure campers stay in our Sukkah Village, with no electricity and a short walk to the bath house. They spend one night camping off site in the midst of one of their adventures. Join Adventure Dark, Survivor, in the Water, Horse or Higher Adventure which plans to go rappelling.

Senior High Camps (grades 9-12) We offer three camps that are only open to senior high age. Beach Camp offers a trip to Virginia Beach, with sun, sand and a kayak trip in the ocean. The West Virginia Challenge goes to our favorite place in WV near the New and Gauley rivers to whitewater raft, high ropes challenge and take a zip line on their Canopy Tour.

Travel Performing Arts Camp

Travel Performing Arts camp spends a week putting together a musical from costumes to blocking to casting and then they take their show on the road.

 

Shenandoah Canoe Camps (grades 7-12)These camps head to the river on Monday morning and spend the week paddling and campingalong the river bank. The trip has been life changing for many because of the extended time on the river, time to think and talk more deeply about things and time to flow with God's rhythm.

 

Horse Camps (grades 7-12) We offer Adventure camps with two day rides for middle school age and a week long Horse camp where you learn to saddle, groom and trail ride on western saddles.
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A typical Day at Camp

• breakfast is at 8 am, we serve meals family style (our food often gets kudos on camper surveys)
• A praise break follows breakfast with some songs, stories and morning prayer
• morning worship begins the day and also introduces the new theme for each day.
• Cabin time is time for each cabin group (about 6 campers + 1 counselor) to choose what they want to do; craft, hike, play games, hang out in the cabin, whatever!
• Bible Study finishes out the morning with some cabin groups pairing up to look at the material for that day. This summer we are using the Outdoor Ministry Curriculum "JESUS Chooses US "
• Lunch is back in the dining hall or in a brown bag, depending on your camp's planned activities
• Cool Options are offered in the afternoon heat; creekwalking, swimming in the lake, crafts in the shade, fishing, etc. The options vary from day to day and will also include things like archery, field games and more. We tap into the skills and interests of the summer staff's unique gifts and take it from there.
• Dinner is at 5:30 after we've worked up an appetite!
• Evening Rec is when everyone on camp gets to play. Games like Color Tag and Capture the Flag become major operations. We also have scavenger hunts and the occasional game of Ultimate Frisbee.
• Campfires are one of the most special parts of any camping experience and these are where a lot of memories are made. We sing songs, perform skits, tell stories and sometimes, we eat s'mores.
• The day ends with a brief closing worship and then campers return to their cabins for winding down and lights out.

Each day is full of songs and opportunities to make friendships stronger. We emphisize community and we are always focused on the safety and care of each camper.

As the campers get older and into more specialized camps, the schedule varies depending on the program. For example, the Performing Arts camps use parts of their Cabin Time and Option time for rehersals. The Horse Camp rides in the morning, so part of their schedule is shifted to the afternoon time. Adventure camps go off site for canoing and hiking and their schedules are also adapted accordingly. Camps that are off site the entire week (i.e. canoe camps and white water rafting) are unable to participate in general schedule, but they do have their own Worship and Bible Studies while they are travelling. Note: Confirmation Camp and Family Camp each have their own specialized schedule, due to the specific nature of the camps.

The average week of camp costs approximately $425 (price varies for trips requiring outside experts and outfitters).