Hi All
Just as a little advertiser for the 2010 Homeschool Camp at Lakes Ranch in Rotorua from October 18 -22nd here is a rough draft of the type of camp itinerary we can expect….
Day 1 | |||||
1pm | Arrival and Orientation then free to explore until dinner |
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5:30-6:30 | Dinner | ||||
6:30 – 9pm | Free time with Swimming pools free to use | ||||
Day 2: | |||||
7:30 – 8:30 | Breakfast | ||||
9:30 – 11:30 | Activity Session 1 | ||||
12:00 – 1:30 | LUNCH BREAK | ||||
1:30 – 3:30 | Activity Session 2 | ||||
3:30 -5:30 | Free (swimming pools available) | ||||
5:30-6:30 | Dinner | ||||
7:30pm – 9:30pm | Burma Trail and Glow Worm Hunt | ||||
Day 3 | |||||
7:30 – 8:30 | Breakfast | ||||
9:30 – 11:30 | Activity Session 3 | ||||
12:00 – 1:30 | LUNCH BREAK | ||||
1:30 – 3:30 | Activity Session 4 | ||||
3:30 -5:30 | Free | ||||
5:30-6:30 | Dinner | ||||
7:00pm – 9pm | Movie Night in the Pool | ||||
Day 4 | |||||
7:30 – 8:30 | Breakfast | ||||
9:30 – 11:30 | Activity Session 5 | ||||
12:00 – 1:30 | LUNCH BREAK | ||||
1:30 – 3:30 | Activity Session 6 | ||||
3:30 -5:30 | Free | ||||
5:30-6:30 | Dinner | ||||
7:00pm – 9pm | Camp Fire – Marshmallow Night | ||||
Day 5 | |||||
7:30 a.m. | Breakfast | ||||
8:30am – 11am | Clean up and pack | ||||
11:30am | Check Out | ||||
Day 2 and 3 Activity Groups |
And as far as activity programs go, here is a rough idea of what ours will look like…..
GROUP 1, 13yrs+ | GROUP 2, 10-12yrs | GROUP 3, 9 – 10yrs | GROUP 4, 7 – 8yrs | GROUP 5, 5 – 6yrs | |
Day 2 | Session 1 | 9:30 – 11:30 | |||
19-Oct | Swoop | Slug Guns | Horizontal Bungy | Abseiling | Orienteering |
Session 2 | 1:30 – 3:30 | ||||
Tough Guy Challenge | Tough Guy Challenge | Abseiling | Horizontal Bungy | Scream Machine | |
Day 3 | Session 3 | 9:30 – 11:30 | |||
20-Oct | Slug Guns | Abseiling | Scream Machine | Archery | Horizontal Bungy |
Session 4 | 1:30 – 3:30 | ||||
Abseiling | Swoop | Top Town Games | Top Town Games | Archery |
Day 4 | Session 5 | 9:30 – 11:30 | OPTIONAL EXTRAS |
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21-Oct | Horse Riding | Pony Rides | Kayaking |
Water Slide
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Activity Session 6 | 1:30 – 3:30 | OPTIONAL EXTRAS |
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Horse Riding | Pony Rides | Kayaking |
Water Slide
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Day 4 is intended to be a day of optional activities. Those wanting to go on a 2 hour horse trek for $60pp may do so in either the morning or afternoon. Those wanting a 15 minute pony ride for $10 may do so in either the morning or afternoon. Those preferring not to ride have 2 other options at their disposal free of charge, the kayaks and the water slide. I will be slotting people into groups for these activities once I have a better idea of numbers.
Here is an overview which I received from the camp on what each of the activities entail…..
Scream Machine – This is a tire swing that you get swung around in the event centre
Slug Guns – This is an activity you supervise after instructions for safety, with targets to shoot at.
Abseiling – This is a supervised activity down a 22 meter cliff outside.
Archery – This is an activity you supervise after instructions for safety, with targets to shoot at
Top Team – This is a group of activities, or challenges for kids depending on the size of the group
The Swoop – This is a harnessed swing where the children are hoisted to the ceiling of our Barn (about 10.5m high) then released to swing out over the barn floor.
The Glow Worms – is a lovely stroll away and is great to do after our Burma Trail
The Burma Trail – is a track through the bush done in the dark – hold on to a rope and find your way.
Tough Guy Challenge – This is a Mud Run obstical course for the adult version, look up Tough Guy Challenge 2009 Rotorua online. This can be made this as long or as short as we like – the adults do 6 or 12kms, the kids do a few hundred metres.
All this is of course subject to change as this is just a rough draft at this early stage.
Depending on numbers we may be able to include some of the more confident 4 year olds in the youngest group with parental support.Based on the enrollments I have thus far we have a good mix of boys and girls throughout the groups except for boys aged 10 – 12 years of which we could do with a few more of to balance things out a bit.Well I hope this has whetted your camp appetites and you are now all very excited about the possibilities being made a vailabe to us.So if you aren’t already registered and you would like to join us please email me. For those already registered I hope you are looking forward to camp as much as my lot are.
Blessings
Nina
Email: kiorakiwi@vodafone.net.nz