A Day at Camp

You might be wondering what a typical day of camp is like.  Well, wonder no more!

The day starts with morning assembly which starts the morning off with lots of fun songs and announcements.  Many mountain groups (divided by age and gender) will show up to this assembly dressed uniquely (wearing pjs, face paint, etc.), since this is a factor in deciding who wins the Mountain Shield, camp's most prestigious award.

Morning Assembly

After assembly and breakfast, campers move into morning devotion.  Camp is divided into junior and senior camp for this so that the devotions can be age appropriate.  After worship and devotion, campers head off for cabin cleanup (another factor in determining the Mountain Shield winner).

Mike and Corbin lead worship for Jr. Camp.

Campers spend their morning in skills which they sign up for.  Lots of different sports are offered, as well as arts and crafts, drama, archery and more.  Campers take 7 skills during the week and counselors typically teach 3-4 different activities in a week.  After skills, its time for assembly, lunch, and then rest time.

Jackie teaches Archery.

Jason, Alex, and Michelle working with the Fitness skill.

Mike and the kids goofing around in Flag Football.

The afternoon starts with a big, camp-wide game which is different every day.  There is Field Olympics, Maji (water) Mayhem, and Sock War (camp's traditional end of the week game).  After the afternoon game, campers and staff head off to a mountain activity, which is designed just for their age group.  Some examples are counselor dress up, pool time, and ropes course.

Vance playing with a camper at Pool Time!

Then it's time for assembly, dinner, and the evening program.  Examples of evening programs are Camp BlueSky's Best Dance Crew (each mountain group performs in the competition), Campout, and Summit Fires (the traditional last night of camp).

After the evening program, campers head for showers and devotion.  The evening devotion is less structured than the morning one.  Counselors check in with campers and answer any questions they might have had from the morning devotion.  This is such a special time for campers and staff as they end their day together.