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Dean and Counselor Resources
Dean's Rosters: As people register, you will receive an email confirming them in your event. Keep that information! About 2 weeks before the event, contact Geneva in the camping office to get the names of any campers who registered via mail.
The 2012 Curriculum Overview-- Got Spirit? from New Earth Publications.
- Click here to visit the CURRICULUM 2012 page, with additional resources.
- For copyright reasons, we cannot publish the handbook for Got Spirit? on the website. Contact Lisa Jean with questions.
- ... But you can click here to see the posted free sample of the Got Spirit? curriculum.
- Click here to see the Got Spirit? curriculum's: "Week at a Glance" page.
- Program Goals and Objectives
- Being a Dean
- Camp games and activities
- How to bring a flood of campers to your event
- Child Protection Policies
- Trees Teach
- Apply to be a camp volunteer online
- If unable to apply on line, use this paper form and mail it to the site director.
- Run your background check. Please have your credit card ready ($3.95). The password you'll need is 123GoCamping!
- CIT Application Form
- General Dean's Manual (w/ Appendix)
- Site specific information for deans at Camp Latgawa.
- Site specific information for deans at Camp Magruder.
- Site specific information for deans at Sawtooth Camp
- Site specific information for deans at Suttle Lake Camp.
- Site specific information for deans at Wallowa Lake Camp
Resources for Churches and Church Groups
- Down-loadable Camp Catalog: The 2011 Camp Catalog of events
- Camp Coordinator: Job Description and Timeline for Camp Promotion
- Camping Champion: Being a Camping Champion at your church
- Promoting Camp: "Promoting Camp at Your Church"
- Promoting Camp: Spread the Smiles
- Funding Campers: Best practices for Camp Coordinators concerning Conference Camperships.
- Church Goals: Camp and your Church's Goals
- Sharing ideas: Churches Share their Camp Promotion Ideas
- Sharing ideas: Churches in the Snake River District share their ideas.
- Clarkes UMC: Our ideas for promoting camping with our congregation and our neighbors.
- Church Retreat: Planning a retreat for your congregation
- Create interest: "Bring a Flood of Campers..."
- Suggestions for success: Suggestions for successful Church-related meetings & planning retreats
- One last thing: Before and after your campers go to camp
- Form: Gather stories from your congregation
- Form: Camp Interests Response Card
- Certificate: A Gift Certificate for Confirmands
- Certificate: A Gift Certificate for New Members
Creation Vacation Resources
Day Camp Resources