Wake Up
Rise and shine! The morning bell rings at 7:00am, when it’s time to wake up, clean up, get dressed and head out for Camp Gathering!
Camp Gathering
We start every morning at camp as a community. We gather near the dining hall to greet the day
and each other with songs, thoughts for the day, and cheery good mornings!
Breakfast
Yum! Eat as much of the hot meal as you possibly can. There’s also plenty of cereal and fruit! Like all camp meals, breakfast is served family-style.
Morning Activity Session
Following Cabin Clean-up, it’s time to head to your morning activity period. You
will spend the morning doing cool team building and empowerment games and exercises with your sharing group—a diverse group of fellow
campers with whom you will spend special activity time each day.
Lunch
After cleaning up from your morning activity, it’s time to head back to the Dining Hall for lunch. Lunch is again served family-style and it is all you can eat. In addition to the main dish, salad and cereal are available.
Rest Period
Spend an hour relaxing with your cabin-mates back at the cabin. This is also a great time to write your friends and family who are not at camp. During this time, you will also receive mail.
First Afternoon Period
Following Rest Period, you head out the door to your First Afternoon Period activity, which you chose earlier at camp. During the afternoon, water activities are a great way to stay cool!
Snack Time
A midday snack is always great to keep your energy going! Grab a quick snack or drink between First and Second Period!
Second Afternoon Period
Have a blast on a mountain bike or making candles … it’s up to you! Maybe you chose rock-climbing ... or maybe your creative side is at work in the arts and craft barn!
Dinner
Another delicious family-style meal at the dining hall, complete with salad, followed by the loudest singing in the Midwest!
Evening Activity
During the evening, the whole camp community gathers for an interesting activity highlighting our diverse community or for just plain old fun like an “un-talent” show, a game of capture the flag, or a bunch of other cool games!
Values
Before bed, campers will reflect on the day they had at camp. Then, the counselors might tell a story, build a fire and cook Smores, discuss a meaningful topic, or just talk about the great day we had at camp! Values time is often the most memorable time at camp.
Lights Out
After so much fun and excitement in the fresh air, a little shut-eye always feels good at camp.