2013 Summer Camp Welcome Guide - YMCA of Greater Toronto

Small group activityFor the afternoon and evening, activity choices are made democratically by thecabin group at the beginning of the session, and modified on any given day tomeet the changing needs of the cabin. Groups chose from an exciting variety ofactivities that may include: canoeing games, cooking pizzas in the pizza oven,playing an exciting game of survivor, story time, stargazing, low and high ropesadventure programs, picnic lunches, themed programs and much, much more!ClubsClubs are held each day before and after dinnertime. Weather permitting, there isalways a free swim before and an evening paddle after dinner during club time.The other clubs offered each day are pre-determined by the staff membersleading clubs that particular day. Past clubs have included letter writing, hip-hopdancing; raft building, fishing, sports on the adventure field, and much more!Section timeEach cabin becomes part of one of the four camper sections: Bantam, Junior,Senior and Pioneer. These sections participate in special programming togetheroccasionally during the session. Campers are placed in sections according toage — both in the cabin group, and in the entire camp for that session.For this reason, the age range of the sections fluctuates slightly; if we have anunusually old or young group of campers, each section may include campers whoare slightly older or younger than the typical age ranges listed here.Bantam: 7 to 9 out-trip: two days, one nightJunior: 9 to 11 out-trip: three days, two nightsSenior: 11 to 13 out-trip: four days, three nightsPioneer: 13 to 14 out-trip: five days, four nightsOut-trippingAs a traditional part of the Camp Pine Crest experience, all campers go on anout-trip with their cabin group. The youngest groups stay on our “back lakes”campsites and go for one or two nights.As they get older, campers gain more canoeing and camping experience andventure off site with their equipment for a longer experience. Here campersdevelop outdoor living skills and work cooperatively as they learn to appreciatethe natural world.Our groups are driven by 15-passenger van or bus to their location. Groups staylocally for shorter trips and venture to areas such as Georgian Bay, French Riverand Mattawa River on longer trips.This is not an optional part of our programming at Pine Crest.16