2010 ADVENTURE ISLAND CAMPS
6:1 Ratio
Offered Week 3-10
$495/week
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ABOUT ADVENTURE ISLAND: When we think of our childhood, we think about playing and exploring along the banks of waterways. This is the quintessential summer experience, what you did when you didn't go to camp! Remember leaving the backyard, and walking to the woods and waterways behind your house and dreaming up adventures that flooded your imagination. Well we just upped the ante, and gave our campers one amazing island with ropes challenges and the Swiss Family Robinson feel of freedom. A week when the minds of our campers steer the boats, and land on different worlds to discover. Nothing compares to the feeling of being on your own island and being out on your own private adventure. Exploring the dozens of neighboring islands and waterways that slice them into pieces. Rope Swing, Swim, and have at it in your own environment, with staff that share the excitement and also have a bag of tricks to offer up. Daily trips are made out to ours and other island for games and imaginative play. The week is broken up with a Maryland Rope Swing Tour, visiting the secret hideouts of our childhood. Visiting places that captured our imaginations and gave us the memories to offer something so simple and innocent. Overnights take place on our island with an extended canoe trip and voyage down the Potomac River.
2010 Instructor 1: TBD
2010 Instructor 2: Lane Kurkjian
BASIC ITINERARY:
Paddle: Potomac River
Camp: Adventure Island (of course!)
See Needslist below
Everyday campers will be on the water paddling canoes to the various islands on the Potomac River. On these islands, campers will engage in team building and personal challenge activities. Whether jumping off a rope swing, swimming some rapids, or working through a ropes course challenge, campers will find that many of the weeks lessons are presented in the sport of play. Instruction in basic canoeing skills will be part of everyday lesson plan. All itineraries are subject to change due to staff/camper decision based upon skill levels, water levels, environmental hazards, and thirst for adventure. All changes to itineraries go through the Calleva Office first!
BASIC NEEDSLIST: All campers are expected to bring everyday: Water bottle, Swimming Suit (plus Shorts, & T-Shirt), Towel, Closed-toe Water Shoes, Sunscreen, bug spray & Lunch. Calleva provides all safety/technical gear including: Life-Jacket, Boats, Paddles, & Throw Ropes. Participants may bring their own paddling gear (Instructor Inspected).
BASIC OVERNIGHT NEEDS: Sleeping Pad, Sleeping Bag, Daily Needs change of clothes, Flashlight/Headlamp, Cup, Bowl, & Spoon, Warm Jacket Rain Gear. EXTRA LUNCH FOR FRIDAY!
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Campers spend many of their days in a canoe, either going back and forth, or around the islands. Canoeing and canoe skills are an important part of this program and cannot be avoided. Time will be spent improving these skills.