YOUTH CAMP SCHEDULE DETAILS

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1 YOUTH CAMP SCHEDULE DETAILS PASSPORT Bible Study Campers will be mixed together randomly in Bible Study and Choice groups. This is done intentionally for two reasons. First, as a practical matter, senior high students help provide maturity and leadership for all groups. Second, as an educational matter, we like to encourage the interaction of older and younger youth during camp. What might be given up in specifically accommodating developmental differences is more than gained back in interaction, in role modeling, and in peer leadership. We believe that all youth, no matter the age have something to offer. Each youth comes to camp with different life experiences, circumstances and maturity levels. It is our belief that we can all learn something from these experiences. By having a shared experience it is our hope that we are helping to bridge the gap of hierarchy that so often exists within youth groups. In doing so, we believe students can gain important leadership skills and be challenged to interact meaningfully with youth and adults from other regions, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our studies are written thoughtfully to engage minds on all levels: visually, verbally, kinesthetically, socially, and solitary in the hopes that we encourage students to dig deeper into a biblical text. Campers are asked to bring a Bible to camp (any translation is fine). Adult Devotion Time & The Daily Grind After the campers leave at the end of each day s Morning Celebration, we invite all the adult chaperones to a time of brief announcements, a break to check in back home, and then a focused time of Adult Devotion Time. We ask that you encourage all of your chaperones to attend this time each day so that they can be more connected to the camp experience as this time will inform you of what your students will learn in Bible Study. The adult time will start with important announcements followed by a short reflection activity and then a coffee break that we call the Daily Grind. During this time, you will have a chance to interact with the Program Staffers who will all be gathered to meet you and answer your questions and address your concerns. After this break, the Camp Director will lead the Adult Devotion Time with room for discussion and prayer. While camp is designed for the youth, this is one way we honor your chaperones, by providing a chance for personal, spiritual reflection that can have profound energizing results for your adults. Choices As a part of the PASSPORTchoices program, students will get to know two groups of campers their Bible Study group, and their Choice group. We will randomly assign students from multiple churches to Bible Study groups. Then the students will be re-formed into their selected Choice groups, including adult chaperones. At the conclusion of Bible Study each day, the entire camp will gather together with their Choice group and receive lunches for their group. Each Choice group will participate in get-to-know-you games and then eat together. Most lunches will consist of build-your-own sandwiches, chips, fruit, dessert and water.

2 All adult chaperones will sign up for a Choice group on opening night of camp and be expected to help supervise. Adult chaperones will attend the same Choice each day so that relationships can be formed. The adults role will vary from Choice to Choice. Passport s trained, hired staffers are in charge of each Choice and know the overall plan. They cannot, however, watch every camper for safety and supervise without the help of your adult chaperones. Please help your adult chaperones know their role before camp. Choice Transportation: Please be aware that we will need your buses and vans for transporting the youth from campus to their Choice field trips. If you are flying, taking the train, or chartering a bus, make arrangements for your transportation while at camp. For those of you chartering a bus, we will need to use those buses to take a group on a Choice field trip. Be sure to set up those times with your charter service. If an emergency arises so that one adult chaperone will miss a day with their group (i.e. a camper gets sick), the adult chaperone must get word to the Choices Coordinator at camp before that day s Choice time. Tip: Campers should come to Bible Study each morning dressed for their Choice group appropriate clothes (as described in the Dress Guidelines) including closed-toe tennis shoes (no sandals). Activities On Days 1 & 2 of camp, the staff will offer several afternoon Activities such as Flag Football, Basketball, Coloring, Swimming Pool Games, Soccer, etc. as well as discussion and other activities. In addition, the Camp Store and campus pool will be open. There will be a volleyball tournament on the last full day of camp (Day 5) in which your campers can compete against campers from other churches to become the Volleyball Champions. The final round will pit the winning church team against the Passport Staff. Mission Projects Youth come to camp for many reasons, but what many miss the most when camp is over is their time meeting new friends and working together at the mission project sites. Each morning following Bible Study, each Bible Study group will go to a mission project site. This means your church group will experience multiple mission projects in one week! All adults will sign up for a project and be expected to help supervise at their mission site. This is crucial because of our insurance demands. Adults will go to the same site with a Bible Study group each day so that relationships can be formed. This supervision may be as simple as helping pass out water to campers or as careful as making sure the campers are being safe with the paint, tools, ladders, etc. There will always be a PASSPORTmissions staffer directing the project, but she or he will be counting on the adults to be extra eyes, ears, and examples. PASSPORT s trained, hired staffers are in charge at the site and know the overall plan. They cannot, however, watch every camper for safety and supervise without the help of your adults. Please help your adults know their role before camp. The focus for chaperones will always be maintaining safety and helping the Bible Study Leader manage the site, not on completing hands-on mission work.

3 If an emergency arises so that one adult will miss a day at their site (i.e. a camper gets sick), the adult must get word to the Mission Project Coordinator at camp before the group leaves the campus. Mission Project Transportation: Please be aware that we will need your buses and vans for transporting the youth from campus to their projects. If you are flying, taking the train, or chartering a bus, please make arrangements for your transportation while you are at camp. For those of you chartering a bus, we will need to use those buses to take a group to a mission project. Be sure to set up those times with your charter service. In addition to transporting youth, you will be carrying supplies in your vehicles, possibly including ladders. You may wish to bring supplies to protect your seats in the case of students getting dirty on mission sites. Worship PASSPORT has a strong tradition of worship with creativity, plenty of camper involvement, and fresh perspective. Your students will be invited to participate in worship in several ways including prayers, scripture reading, testimony, video question of the day, and other kinds of onstage leadership. Worship will be held in a comfortable setting. After the Choices or Mission Time, and an afternoon of fun, we want campers to be comfortable and clean! Campers who are leading in worship (reading scripture, singing, praying, etc.) should wear jeans, pants, long dresses, long shorts or skirts to worship. Please monitor your youth s attire before they walk all the way to worship each night. We ask that you and your students refrain from taking photos, videos, or streaming live video during worship. Every year, we publish a Worship Packet, a resource available for you to preorder at registration or purchase from the Passport online store. The packet includes materials that you are welcome to use at your church after camp, for your camp report, or at any time. This year, we will make the worship song list from the packet available free of charge prior to camp for those who want to help your campers start making a joyful noise in advance. Keep an eye out for future announcements about the song list. Variety Show Screening The Variety Show allows campers an avenue of self-expression with an audience of their peers. At Daily Grind on Day 2, group leaders will sign up acts for a designated screening time that afternoon from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the theater. Acts will be chosen based on variety, appropriateness, creativity, church group representation, quality, and time constraints. Youth must try out in the clothes they plan to wear on stage. Youth will not be allowed to sing over a vocal audio track or to go off script. The act they present in the Variety Show must be the same as the act they screened. Unrehearsed acts and inappropriate costumes will not be permitted. Begin encouraging your youth to get together and come up with unique acts that will display the variety of characteristics present within your group. s At the end of each night of camp, we have set aside at least one hour for your group to gather and debrief the day, have a devotion, pray and sing together. The s handout provides a guide for you to follow with theme verses and suggestions for discussion and activities however, this time is yours as the group leader to plan, organize and direct. You

4 will be assigned a church group devotion location at Camp Check-In, and that will be your space all week. You may provide snacks, bring a guitar to sing, etc. You have free rein to bring your group s traditions and flavor to camp. Many of these rooms will also be used for the morning Bible Study groups, so feel free to rearrange the room, but please put it back to the way you found it before you leave each evening.

5 PASSPORTmissions Camp Schedule Opening Day 2:00-5 p.m. Check-In 5:00-6:30 7:00 Opening Celebration 8:00 Opening Night Bible Study 9:15 Vespers 10:00 s Day 1 7:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 Morning Devotion 9:00 Morning Celebration 9:30-11:00 Bible Study 11:15 Mission Projects/Lunch 2:30 p.m. (camp store open) 5:30 6:30 Outdoor Rec Party 9:00 Worship 10:00 Day 2 7:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 Morning Devotion 9:00 Morning Celebration 9:30-11:00 Bible Study 11:15 Mission Projects/Lunch 2:30 p.m. (camp store open) 5:30 7:00 Worship 9:00 Dance 10:00 s Day 3 7:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 Morning Devotion 9:00 Morning Celebration 9:30-11:00 Bible Study 11:15 Mission Projects/Lunch 2:30 p.m. Church Group Free Night 9:00 Worship 10:00 s Day 4 7:30 a.m. Breakfast 8:30 Morning Devotion 9:00 Morning Celebration 9:30-11:00 Bible Study 11:15 Mission Projects/Lunch 2:30 p.m. 7:00 Worship 8:15 s 10:00 Variety Show Closing Day 8:00 a.m. Breakfast & Morning Devotion 9:00 Closing Bible Study 10:00 Closing Celebration 11:00 Depart

6 PASSPORTchoices Camp Schedule Opening Day 2:00-5 p.m. Check-In 5:00-6:30 7:00 Opening Celebration 8:00 Opening Night Bible Study 9:15 Vespers 10:00 s Day 1 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 Morning Devotion 9:30 Morning Celebration 10:00 Bible Study 11:45 Choice Time (lunch included) 2:30 p.m. (camp store open) 5:30 6:30 Outdoor Rec Party 9:00 Worship 10:00 Day 2 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 Morning Devotion 9:30 Morning Celebration 10:00 Bible Study 11:45 Choice Time (lunch included) 2:30 p.m. (camp store open) 5:30 7:00 Worship 9:00 Dance 10:00 s Day 3 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 Morning Devotion 9:30 Morning Celebration 10:00 Bible Study 11:45 Choice Time (lunch included) 2:30 p.m. Church Group Free Night 9:00 Worship 10:00 s Day 4 8:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 Morning Devotion 9:30 Morning Celebration 10:00 Bible Study 11:45 Choice Time (lunch included) 2:30 p.m. 7:00 Worship 8:15 s 10:00 Variety Show Closing Day 8:00 a.m. Breakfast & Morning Devotion 9:00 Closing Bible Study 10:00 Closing Celebration 11:15 Depart

7 MissionBASE Schedule Birmingham Atlanta Memphis Opening Day Check-In Welcome & Orientation Ice Cream Break s Day 1 Evening Excursion Day 2 Field Trip Day 3* Church Group * Day 4 Evening Excursion Closing Day Breakfast Clean, Pack Up, and Load End-of-Week Send Off Departure *On Day 3, there are no MissionBASE activities after Mission Time, it s solely for Church Group.

8 MissionBASE Schedule Washington, DC Opening Day Check-In Welcome & Orientation Ice Cream Break s Day 1 Evening Excursion Day 2 Community Activity Day 3* Church Group * Day 4 Evening Excursion Closing Day Breakfast Clean, Pack Up, and Load End-of-Week Send Off Departure *On Day 3, there are no MissionBASE activities after Mission Time, it s solely for Church Group.