9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Arrival, sign-in and the day's fire level
The gate
A camp day
The day, weekday by weekday
The frame stays the same, so everyone knows what comes next. The two blocks change by weekday, and by fire level.
Summer
Monday
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Circle: the plan and each camper's job
Fire circle
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Fire sites and fire lays
Fire ring
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch from home
Pavilion
12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Quiet time: journals, knots and map work
Shade
1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Shelter frames and knots
Shelter site
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Closing circle and pickup
The gate
Tuesday
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Arrival, sign-in and the day's fire level
The gate
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Circle: the plan and each camper's job
Fire circle
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Shelter building: tarps and ridgelines
Shelter site
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch from home
Pavilion
12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Quiet time: journals, knots and map work
Shade
1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Tend a fire and put it out
Fire ring
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Closing circle and pickup
The gate
Wednesday
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Arrival, sign-in and the day's fire level
The gate
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Circle: the plan and each camper's job
Fire circle
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Trail walk: maps and bearings
Trail
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch from home
Pavilion
12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Quiet time: journals, knots and map work
Shade
1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Trail walk: creek and return
Trail
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Closing circle and pickup
The gate
Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Arrival, sign-in and the day's fire level
The gate
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Circle: the plan and each camper's job
Fire circle
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Camp kitchen: stoves and a cooking fire
Camp kitchen
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch from home
Pavilion
12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Quiet time: journals, knots and map work
Shade
1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Clean-up and site check
Camp kitchen
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Closing circle and pickup
The gate
Friday
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Arrival, sign-in and the day's fire level
The gate
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Circle: the plan and each camper's job
Fire circle
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Plan the build
Shelter site
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch from home
Pavilion
12:45 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Quiet time: journals, knots and map work
Shade
1:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Build and show: families join at 3:00
Fire circle
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Closing circle and pickup
The gate
Sample classes.
On a restricted day the fire blocks become practice blocks, with no flame.
The three blocks
What the blocks look like
Most days are some mix of these three.
The fire block
Campers lay, light, tend and put out a fire at the ring, in pairs, while an adult stands at the ring. On a restricted day the same block is a stove cook or a practice lay.
The build block
Pairs choose a site, set a ridgeline and build a frame, then test it and take it down so the site is left as found.
The trail block
A walk with a map, a bearing and a stop to check the weather. The group stays together, and a counselor walks at the back.
See the weeks
Every week follows this frame, and each adds its own theme to the blocks.