2013 information for registered campers

(also known as "the camper handbook")

Dear campers and parents,

Hello, and thanks for registering for Not Back to School Camp!

This handbook is your complete reference manual for before, during, and after camp. Please consult it for details on pretty much everything ~ including post-camp concerns like lost & found.

In the pages which follow, we try to address any questions you may have, and also to give you an idea of how camp works. Even if you (or your kids) have been to camp a trillion (or 5) times before, please read this stuff. If you have questions after your big reading project, feel free to contact us. We’re looking forward to being with you soon!

Cheers,
Grace Llewellyn, Evan Wright, Maya Toccata, Matt Sanderson, and co.

 

Table of Contents

Essentials are marked with an *asterisk—we count on everyone to be familiar with these aspects of NBTSC (unless they apply only to a session you are not attending) and to prepare accordingly. You should also read everything else that looks like it might apply to you. We like it best when you read all of this information and show up ready to dive in!

 

Nuts and bolts

• What's new for 2013
• *What we need from you and when we need it
  • *notes on health history form
  • *notes on our new dietary restrictions form
  • notes on waivers and insurance
    
• *What to bring and what not to bring
  
• *Travel arrangements
  • *Oregon Session 1 travel details
  • *Oregon Session 2 travel details
  • *Vermont travel details
    
• Lost and found
  
• How to contact us (staff, office, campers) during camp season

 

Camp life

• How to get the most out of nbtsc
• What camp days are like
• *The vitality project
  • Brittney's letter about staying healthy at camp
• *The NBTSC approach to sleep
  • sample bedtime policies
    
• *Agreements, a.k.a. “rules,” a.k.a. how we do things at camp
  
• Sharing sensitive information about campers with NBTSC staff
• Teaching a workshop
  
• Talent shows
• Prom
• Bring a film for the film festival (Oregon Session 2 and Vermont main session)
• Bring your art for the art extravaganza (Oregon Session 2 and Vermont main session)
  
• *Projects (Oregon Session 2 and Vermont main session)
  • Project descriptions (this year's projects)
    
• The bliss book
  
• *Health, safety, and special needs
  
• *Leaving camp part way through
  
• Shopping at camp
  
• Hair!
  
• Food
  
• Group singing

 

Oregon Session 1

• Camp Latgawa

 

Oregon Session 2

• Field trip to the ocean
  
• Dogwood cabin
  
• Camp Myrtlewood

 

Vermont

• *Notes (smoking is difficult, you may want to go on a field trip, how to ask for indoor heated space, and it can get very cold especially at night)
  
• Farm and Wilderness
• *Vermont Retreat

 

Opportunities

• Camp Buddies ~ mostly for new campers
• The Creation Circle
• Open houses and visitors
  
• Become a lifeguard and come to Oregon 1 or Vermont for less!
  
• Graduating?
  
• The media at NBTSC
  
• T shirt design contest