After reading Chapter 4, you should know what type of overnight
camp you and your son or daughter are looking for. In this chapter,
we’ll help you focus your search. Below is the checklist for this
chapter. Skim it now, so you know what’s ahead. Then, as you read,
turn back to the checklist and
mark each step you’ve taken toward
focusing your search. The checklist summarizes the basic choices you
need to make. Because detailed choices are more personal, you may wish
to make your own, additional notes.
CHECKLIST FOR CHAPTER 5:
Location: Where do you want to go to camp? (choose one)
- Close to home
- Far from home
- Far from our home, but close to a family friend or relative’s home
Length of Stay: How long do you want to stay at camp? (choose one)
- Less than one week
- One week
- Two weeks
- Three or four weeks
- More than four weeks
- A week or more at a few different camps
Gender Composition: Do you want a single-sex or coed camp? What variety? (check one)
- All boys, with no girls’ camps on the property
- All boys, with a sister camp on the same property
- All girls, with no boys’ camps on the property
- All girls, with a brother camp on the same property
- Coed, where boys and girls do program activities and dine together
- Coed, where boys and girls do program activities separately, but dine together
Structure: What kind of organization do you want?
Living Quarters (choose one)
- Children of similar ages or grades live together
- Children of all different ages and grades live together
Staffing of Living Quarters (choose one)
- Cabin leaders and instructors (trained adults share living quarters with campers)
- Instructors only (trained adults instruct activities, but no adult lives with campers)
Activity Periods (choose one)
- Maximum structure, where staff schedule most things for campers
- Almost complete freedom, where campers choose what to do and when to do it
- A balance of choices and structured time
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