If you're registered for Session 2: July 12-18 or LIT B: July 12-25, you should have received a reminder postcard directing you here. (Thanks for checking out the blog, and supporting our efforts to send you less paper!)
We’re excited to see you at camp very soon, and we hope that you’re looking forward to your time at Wildwood. If you've not returned all your completed camp forms, please mail them to the Wildwood office in Lincoln, MA, immediately. (Don’t forget a copy of your camper’s health insurance card!) If your camper’s prescription medications have changed since you sent the forms, it’s very important that you obtain an updated, signed medication authorization from the prescribing physician! If you must, let us know that you’ll bring completed forms with you to camp on July 12. If you need a new copy of camp forms or the camp handbook, please visit our website to download them, under "Information for Registered Campers". The handbook also contains a suggested packing list (p. 11) to assist you as you prepare for camp.
For driving directions to Wildwood, look in your camp handbook (p. 18), or get printable directions from our website. (Once you are in Rindge, using a GPS or online directions is inadvisable.) Wildwood is a large camp, and anyone at camp on check-in day will be happiest wearing sturdy, comfortable shoes. Remember, you may not bring family pets with you to Wildwood!
In the days before camp, please review the camp handbook, including the behavior expectations, with your camper. Make sure all items packed for camp are appropriate and well-labeled. It’s also important to keep an eye on your camper’s health. Give us a call to consult if your camper is exposed to a communicable disease in the days before camp. We want every camper to arrive at camp healthy and ready to participate fully.
Here’s what you have to look forward to (families will join in on the bold days and times). Remember that activities may change based on weather, special events, and random acts of FUN! Leaders-in-Training can anticipate joining the entire camp community in some activities during their two-week stay (the schedule below is geared toward the one-week session, and the second week will be similar), but they’ll also spend significant time as a group to set goals, plan and complete community service projects, enjoy field trips and camping, and more.
Sunday (Check-in Day)
2:00 pm Check-in begins
• We’ll greet you at the parking lot entrance with a nametag and unit assignment and direct you to a parking space.
• We’ll help you take your camper’s luggage to the appropriate marked area in the parking lot. Please do not go to the living units at this time! We’ll transport your camper’s luggage to his/her unit.
• Take camper medications or medical diet needs with you, and walk to the dining hall. Parents/guardians of children with medication/medical concerns will have a brief conference with the camp nurse.
• Campers and families greet their counselors and unit leaders at the waterfront. You’ll also see some of Wildwood’s camp store offerings, set up a store account if you didn’t do so before camp, or make a purchase.
3:30 pm Opening Ceremony for everyone in the Amphitheatre
• After the brief Opening Ceremony, campers and staff members walk to their living units. Families may accompany campers to their units or depart directly from the Opening Ceremony.
4:15 pm Final questions with unit leaders and family departure. Campers will unpack, settle in, begin to get to know one another, and set group goals.
6:00 pm Dinner
7:15 pm Opening Campfire in Amphitheatre
9:00 pm Cabin Chat (a calming end-of-day routine)
9:30 pm Sweet dreams!
Monday
7:40 am Morning Circle
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Units rotate through waterfront orientation, swim checks, health checks, schedule choices, and low ropes/team-building
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Siesta
2:00 pm Waterfront orientation, swim checks, health checks, schedule choices, and low ropes/team-building, continued
4:00 pm Open Activity Time (OATs)
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Evening Program (may include campfires, skits and songs, all-camp games, or special activities with your unit)
9:00 pm Cabin Chat
9:30 pm Sweet dreams!
Tuesday – Friday
7:00 am Optional Pre-Breakfast Jaunt (PBJ) Wednesday and Friday
7:40 am Morning Circle
8:00 am. Breakfast
9:00 am Interest Groups (IGs)
11:00 am Unit Time
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Siesta
2:00 pm Discovery Groups (DGs)
4:00 pm OATs
5:30 pm Unit Time
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Evening Program
9:00 pm Cabin Chat
9:30 pm Sweet dreams!
Saturday (Check-out Day)
7:30 am Unit tidying (Luggage ready before breakfast!)
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Return to units for group closing activity
9:30-9:45 am Families arrive for check-out and walk to the amphitheatre. A staff member will direct you to the parking area. Depending on weather, we may ask you to load your camper’s luggage into your vehicle when you arrive. On a sunny day, campers and families should load luggage together after the closing.
10:00 am Closing Ceremony. Campers and families reunite, followed by departure. You’ll be able to make any last camp store purchases or get leftover medications from the nurse. Pick up an address list and 2010 registration packet as you check out!
Please feel free to call us at our toll-free number, 866-627-2267, or e-mail wildwood@massaudubon.org if you have any questions before you come to camp!
Happy Camping!
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