Guides (10-12 Year Olds)
Schedule
Daily Schedule
Mondays & Wednesdays:
8:00 – 9:00 Extended Care ($7.75 additional)
8:50 – 9:00 Check in (dining hall)
9:00 – 9:20 Morning blasts (energizers and announcements)
9:20 – 10:20 Morning session I - specialty class on campus
10:30 – 11:30 Morning session II - specialty class on campus
11:30 – 12:30 Sack lunch & recess
12:30 – 1:00 Prep for afternoon activity
1:00 – 3:30 Afternoon adventure (Mondays - swimming at the Steiner Aquatic Center / Wednesdays - service learning trip to Wasatch Community Gardens or Den's choice)
3:45 – 4:00 Snack and round-up
4:15 – 5:30 Extended Care ($11.50 additional)
An additional $1.00 per minute fee is charged for each minute the camper remains past 5:30 pm.
Tuesday & Thursdays:
8:00-9:00 Extended Care ($7.75 additional)
8:50 - 9:00 Check in (dining hall)
9:00 - 9:20 Morning blasts (energizers and announcements)
9:30 - 3:30 Focus Area field trips / workshops (Guides choose from one of 3 Focus Areas - Sport, Outdoor Adventure/Environmental Education, or Creative Expressions - each week and spend all day Tuesday and Thursday immersed in their area of interest with their Focus group
3:30 - 4:30 Snack and round-up
4:15 - 5:30 Extended Care ($11.50 additional)
An additional $1.00 per minute fee is charged for each minute the camper remains past 5:30pm.
Weekly Schedule
Monday: Check-in (dining hall) (Last minute registration may be available, check online registration for availability. Campers are not registered until full payment is received.) Swimming at the Steiner Aquatic Center (pm)
Tuesday – Thursday: Focus Area field trips & workshops
Friday: Camp Theme Day (Cancellations for the next week’s camp must be made by 5pm)
2010 Weekly Themes & Field Trips (subject to change)
Week 1 (June 14-18) Where the Wild Things Are
Week 2 (June 21-25) Globe Trotters
Week 3 (June 28-July 2) Carnival Days!
Week 4 (July 6-9, no camp July 5)* Who Dunnit?
Week 5 (July 12-July 16) Dirt Week
Week 6 (July 19-July 22, no camp July 23)* The Final Frontier
Week 7 (July 26-30) Gizmos & Gadgets
Week 8 (August 2-6) Get Lost! - Overnighter to YMCA Camp Roger option - August 4th-6th!!
Week 9 (August 9-13) Dancing with the SummerWorks Stars
Friday, August 13th is an all-camp, all-day field trip to Seven Peaks Water Park. Half-Day campers are invited to join us as there will be no half-day camp that day.
2010 Schedule
Early registration closes May 15th
Week 1 (June 14-18)
Week 2 (June 21-25)
Week 3 (June 28-July 2)
Week 4 (July 6-9)* (discounted week)
Week 5 (July 12-16)
Week 6 (July 19-22)* (discounted week)
Week 7 (July 26-30)
Week 8 (August 2-6)
Week 9 (August 9-13)
*No camp July 5 and July 23 (discounted weeks)
Activities
Guides are encouraged to immerse themselves in the activity areas that interest them and, in doing so, develop skills and expertise in that area. While many new and unique activities will be offered throughout the summer, campers will always have the opportunity to engage in the three broad areas of physical activity, outdoor adventure/environmental education, and creative expressions. On Monday mornings of each new camp week, Guides will choose their Focus Area for the week: Sport, Outdoor Adventure/Environmental Education, or Creative Expressions. Each week, Tuesdays and Thursdays will be spend with their Focus group immersed in their area of interest. Some of the weekly Focus Area experiences include (*offerings subject to change):
Physical Activity
- Team Sports (Soccer, Rugby)
- Mountain Biking (with the SLC Bike Collective)
- Flight & Kite Sports (Paragliding & Kite education)
- Endurance sports & physiology (XC trail running & workshops with the U of U PEAK Academy)
- International sports (Capoeira & Bocce)
- Ultimate frisbee & frisbee golf
- Kayaking with The Utah Kayak School
Outdoor Adventure / Environmental Education
- Rafting the Provo River
- Outdoor Living Skills & Leave No Trace
- Outdoor Rock Climbing
- Mountain Biking
- Kayaking with The Utah Kayak School
- Sailing
- GPS skills
- Mountain Chefs
Creative Expressions
- Monster sculptures with Baddog Rediscovers America
- "Behind The Scene" tours of: The Hale Center Theater & The SLC Tribune
- Storytelling & Writing
- Food Art
- Garden Art
- Sewing & Textiles
- Videography
- Drama
