Day Camp Winona

1. Day Camp Winona Camp Review For Returning Adults Use buttons at bottom to move slides. Plan about 30 min to complete. Prepared by Lonna Siskind

2. Making Waves Splashing Safari

3. Our Guides and Resources • The Girl Scout Promise and Law • National and local standards and policies of leadership and safety –Safety-Wise, GSCNC Green Pages, & Camp Director’s Manual • Girl Scout level Handbooks • Try-it, Badge, or Interest Project/Charm books, requirements. • Maryland State Health Regulations

4. Teen Staff Tasks • Program/Camp Aides and AITs can: • Share many skills • Develop leadership abilities through their work in camps. • Need assistance and supervision on performing their duties • Can do “adult” jobs and should be given these opportunites • Are not go-fers • Do not have life experiences that most adults do. • Can not be left alone with younger girls without adult supervision.

5. Health and Safety • Always use a buddy • Storms and Rain – use closest hard roof shelter, or school bus if available • Do not go in open areas during lightening storms, including fields and lake. • Teens will not be left alone with campers; an adult must be present. Exception: teen is the buddy to a camper on errand. • All health issues must be reported to Camp First Aider. First Aider administers all meds, first aide, including Band-Aids, ticks, scratches, Tylenol, etc. • Use a Hand wash in each unit. • Drink lots of water, stay in shade if possible, if too hot • No ice is furnished by camp except for first aide

6. Camp Rules • Wear proper camp clothing while at camp • Park in designated parking lots, away from bus area • Arrive before camp starts; leave after camp is over. If late or leaving early, check with office. Always sign in before flag • Dispose of trash properly. Use park dumpsters, or take home • No smoking in front of girls. If smoke, must use a butt can • No alcohol, drugs, or fire arms • No unit flag stealing • No water squirt devices, except in Games Center • No running, except in Games Center • Do not pick plants or wildflowers • Use a bandana, not paper towels, not the hand air blowers

7. Health and Safety Issues • Do NOT use cell phone to make or receive calls. No cell phones, radios, iPods, MP3s. Leave these in the car. Office has a phone. • Staff members with children at camp should not have their focus of duty compromised by attending to their own child. • Review camp rules with campers on first day of camp. • Review the camp/park map before camp starts. Know where things are located.

8. Medical PermissionForm & Medications • NO medications are in the camp first aide kit (no Tylenol, Benadryl, Neosporin, etc.) • All camper meds must be sent to camp first aider with permission form at morning flag. This includes prescription and non-prescription meds.

9. Health Program - NEW • Each adult at camp must sign form that you read the SDEP health program • Form will be on line under staff page & on file in Camp Office • Signature page will be on file in Camp Office for Council review.

10. Monday Health Check - NEW • Each unit report to First Aide office at scheduled time • Health check required by Council • Check for runny nose, fever, etc. • Check for other conditions as required

11. Planning • Plan within theme and program • Plan for hot weather, rain, etc. • Know the camp emergency procedures-rain, sickness, bad weather • Spend time planning together, if you’re working together • Plan activities for free time. • Have a Back-Up plan

12. Girl-Adult Planning • Girls work with adults and plan together – the adult does not need to pre-plan everything. • How can adults give girls input? Let them plan/suggest: • Free-time schedule options • Swap ideas • Flag ideas • Camp show skit or song

13. A Word about Behavior • Have a positive approach to promote acceptable behavior • Set up clear, simple, concise rules • Make a personal connection with each child • Model the behavior you would like to encourage • Avoid value judgments, labeling, name-calling • Reward behavior you would like to have increased - words of encouragement are always good • Share responsibility for group functioning with the children • Give the kids responsibility, i.e. getting materials ready • Break the group down into teams which compete with each other • Structure the environment. Have only the materials necessary for the ongoing activity accessible at that time • Give “regulated permission”. Defuse an active child’s energy by giving him/her an organized activity or helper job. • Supervise games establishing clear ground rules • Talk individually with camper instead of to/front of whole group.

14. Kapers Camp Kapers are jobs that are divided up between all units and centers at camp. • Do your camp kaper when assigned. Everyone depends on you. • Camp kaper examples: • Flag ceremony • Biffy check/cleaning • Trash police • Bus duty • Unit Kapers – jobs you do within the unit • Unit kaper examples: • Lunch – clean-up, water, hand wash station • Take Attendance paper to office • Lead grace for lunch • Take equipment to car at end of day

15. Handwash Set up one in eating area-Lunch time Non-milk, non-bleach container Soap in a stocking, or pump soap Pile of leaves

16. Bathroom Cleaning *Rubber Gloves Must be checked daily-camp Kaper Pick up trash on floor-tidy up Pick up soap, if not in proper place Report any unusual mess to office

17. Picnic Each unit will prepare a cold lunch NO cookout (use of fire) Exception-not Teen Adventure units Planned by girls-watch for allergies Prepared by girls Why? Adults mostly not trained (200 class). We don’t have fire/dishwash equipment, and fires must be in park grills only. Picnic will be either Thursday or Friday You will be given a food card to use at store Allotted $3/person max Turn in cards on Friday Your unit will purchase own food for picnic

18. Picnic Food Ideas • Sandwiches • muffins, bagels, bread, wraps, cheese, crackers • Fruit in season (cheaper) – apples, grapes, etc. • Celery and carrots – ex. ants on a log • Salad • Cookies • Pudding in a bag • Chips • Taco in a chip bag

19. Needed Each Day Unit or Center Roster Camp Schedule Kaper Chart – unit and camp Name Tags Unit Sign Hand wash unit in your assigned area (you make) Lunch & drink. Cooler for lunches is optional Clipboard or carry bag to hold papers Extra, no cost activity ideas planned for the day Daily Announcements/Mail – given at opening flag and found in mail folders

20. Camp Provides Materials for swaps- look in Crafts, left over troop supplies first; then turn in an expense report with receipt for difference Card for picnic food, swap reimbursement Unit and Center sign T-shirt and patch (no patch given to Pixies, sometimes boys) Most Center supplies Snacks Paper towels-1/unit Paper plates for picnic Name tags and string B-1

21. Centers Plan activities: for theme, age level, assigned requirements. Post related badge requirements for unit leaders. Give copy to Office. If special supplies or equipment is needed, give directors a list of estimated items at least 2-4 weeks prior to camp for approval. Shopper will not buy the week of camp. Turn in receipts on Friday. Pre-approved items will be reimbursed.

22. Carpoolers • Parent or person driving must sign campers out daily at camp office. • Parent or person driving must be listed on the registration form as eligible to take camper home • If riding bus, ignore.

23. Camp Reports All reports found on Staff web page in May • Expense Form • **Unit Report • **Center Report • **Recognition Report – try-it, badge, IP • **Attendance Roster • Web page article-turn in daily • **Evaluations Details of each in the Overview slides **turn it in on Friday

24. Are You Ready? • I am dependable, prompt, and courteous • I set an example in all my work, appearance, and conduct worth following • I am ready for adventure, fun, and new experiences. • I am flexible and expect surprises. I am ready to meet the challenges • I am loyal to Girl Scouting, the Day Camp, their objectives and procedures.

25. Congratulations! • You have completed the on-line, take home course. • No quiz! • Complete the certificate on the next page • Email certificate (next 2 pages) to camp (winona@campsomd.org), or turn in a copy at meeting/outdoor class. • You will earn 1 credit hour of training after your training card is signed. • Come to the all-camp meeting

26. Certificate • Go To this Adobe Acrobat file, fill in your name and date, and print • Or, print certificate on next page, add your name and date. (This is the last page.) • Email winona@campsomd.org with date taken. • Go to Camp Winona home page without printing cert.

27. Training Certificate _____________________ Name Has completed the Day Camp Winona Review Training ____________ Date