This is a list of tasks that campers find helpful to have experience with before camp. Our staff are trained to help support your camper through each task transition through ritual and prompts.
If any of this is new for your child, start practicing at home before the summer! If any of this feels like an unrealistic challenge for your child, please reach out to us and we will work together to build a support plan. We are so grateful to partner with you to make sure this summer is a wonderful success for your camper!
- Morning
- staying in cabin until wake up time
- getting ready on time
- beautification (helping keep cabin clean with minor chores)
- Self-care: counselors will prompt younger campers to do these things, but they need to be able to execute them mostly independently
- putting on clean clothes
- putting on sunscreen (required) and bug spray (optional)
- brushing teeth and hair
- showering and washing hair
- taking medication given by nurses
- Meals
- eating at every meal
- trying a bite of new foods
- asking for help finding food options if needed
- staying at the table during the meal
- helping clear the table
- listening to announcements
- if your child has an allergy, general allergy awareness
- Bedtime
- doing a quiet activity in bed during flashlight time (reading, writing a letter, etc)
- falling asleep independently (without music, without individual adult attention)
- sleeping in a mostly dark room
- getting up to use the bathroom independently
- staying in bed until morning
- Keeping track of belongings
- putting away laundry
- carrying hat and water bottle around camp
- putting away personal items in cabin
- Behavior
- participating in all activities
- staying with the group
- following directions
- being kind to peers
- Communication
- writing letters home twice per week
- Self advocacy
- asking for help from counselors
- alerting counselors of problems or struggles before they reach crisis