A TYPICAL DAY
A Typical Day at Little Wohelo
7:15am – Wake up bell rings
Counselors wake up with their campers. Campers and counselors can choose to join our morning dip group that jumps in the lake before breakfast or they may get dressed and ready for breakfast.
7:40am-8:40-ish – Breakfast & Announcements
Counselors are responsible for making sure all of their campers get to breakfast on time. We sit family style, not necessarily with your cabin campers, with four counselors to a table and about ten campers.
8:40-ish – 9:00am – Cabin Clean Up
Counselors go back to their cabins and help campers learn to work together to clean cabin, empty trash, sweep, make beds, tidy area, and get prepared for first activity.
9:00am – noon – 1st, 2nd, 3rd Period Activities
Campers travel around with their activity group of 10-12 campers to three one hour-long activity periods. One of these activities is always swim lessons while the other two vary from day to day. Counselors teach a variety of activities which change from day to day and don’t necessarily correlate with the activities of their cabin campers.
“When I came to camp I had never been sailing before, but by the end, I had not only learned how to sail, I was teaching it too. It made me feel great to have a new skill that I loved and to be able to teach it to others.”
-Wohelo Counselor
noon – 12:50pm – Cabin Time, BT Duty
This is a time when campers and counselors head back to their cabin for cabin time. Ideas for cabin time might include tag, frisbee, reading on the playground together, a walk through the woods, playing cards, telling stories about the morning, playing tennis, or celebrating a birthday within the cabin.
BT duty refers to the duty of cleaning the bathrooms which is a duty that rotates from cabin to cabin. This is a way to show that we are responsible for ourselves and we are able to work together to wash sinks, sweep floors, and replenish bathroom supplies.
1:00pm – 1:45pm – Lunch & Announcements
Counselors are in charge of making sure that all cabin campers come to lunch on time. We sit family style for lunch, which is our main meal of the day. There is always a salad bar and a hot meal such as spaghetti, chicken, tacos, mac and cheese, or pizza.
1:50pm – 3:00pm – Rest Hour
Counselors and campers go back to their cabin and enjoy a quiet time when it is quiet enough for people to sleep if they desire. Popular rest time activities include sleeping (especially for counselors), writing letters, reading books, or playing solitaire. Campers are on their own bed so as to keep the cabin quiet during this time and allow for time to regain energy for a busy afternoon.
3:00pm – 5:00pm – 4th & 5th Period Activities
Campers have two more one hour-long activities, one of which is free swim (swimming for fun with friends) and the other is a different activity that changes day to day. On Thursdays and Sundays campers get to sign up for afternoon activities.
Since counselors teach four out of the five activities during the day, one of the five activity periods is a free period during which you can exercise, join in on another camp activity (i.e. go sailing or canoeing with an activity group) read, make a phone call, shower, etc.
5:00pm – 6:00pm – Mail time, Store Open, Free Choice
Campers come to the office to check for any mail that might have come in for them that day. This is also a time when our camp store is open for those who need incidentals such as tooth brushes, soap, stationary, etc.
Counselors who are signed up for free choice duty (usually twice a week) are in charge of either offering a 5-6pm activity or roaming around to each cabin to make sure that campers are engaged and playing safely. Free choice activities that have been offered by counselors in the past include knitting, poetry writing, bracelet making, hair braiding, nature crafts, soccer, playground games, and story telling.
This is also a time for campers who are interested in participating in team sports (tennis, archery, and swimming) to meet with their team once a week to practice. Counselors who are in charge of team practices will be running these activities. If you are not signed up for free choice or team practice, you are free to use this time to yourself, hang out on the playground, catch up with your campers in an informal way, read a book in your cabin, or catch up with other counselors.
6:00pm – 6:45pm – Buffet Supper
Cabins rotate supper duty and are in charge of setting up supper with the guidance of our kitchen staff (duty starts at 5:00pm and ends at around 7:15pm).
Campers and counselors get their supper on plates and eat on the playground in a very informal manner.
7:30pm – Assembly or Games
All campers and counselors gather together to end the day either in all-camp games (Wednesdays) or an all-camp assembly (songs, stories, musical talent). This is a time to settle down before getting ready for bed.
8:00pm – 8:30pm – Getting Ready for Bed
Counselors are responsible for making sure campers are getting to the bathrooms, brushing their teeth, getting into pajamas, and settling into bed. If campers are ready in time, counselors can read books to the cabin as a whole before the taps bell rings (this is a great way to unite as well as help with feelings of missing home).
3:00pm – 5:00pm – 4th & 5th Period Activities
Campers have two more one hour-long activities, one of which is free swim (swimming for fun with friends) and the other is a different activity that changes day to day. On Thursdays and Sundays campers get to sign up for afternoon activities.
Since counselors teach four out of the five activities during the day, one of the five activity periods is a free period during which you can exercise, join in on another camp activity (i.e. go sailing or canoeing with an activity group) read, make a phone call, shower, etc.
5:00pm – 6:00pm – Mail time, Store Open, Free Choice
Campers come to the office to check for any mail that might have come in for them that day. This is also a time when our camp store is open for those who need incidentals such as tooth brushes, soap, stationary, etc.
Counselors who are signed up for free choice duty (usually twice a week) are in charge of either offering a 5-6pm activity or roaming around to each cabin to make sure that campers are engaged and playing safely. Free choice activities that have been offered by counselors in the past include knitting, poetry writing, bracelet making, hair braiding, nature crafts, soccer, playground games, and story telling.
This is also a time for campers who are interested in participating in team sports (tennis, archery, and swimming) to meet with their team once a week to practice. Counselors who are in charge of team practices will be running these activities. If you are not signed up for free choice or team practice, you are free to use this time to yourself, hang out on the playground, catch up with your campers in an informal way, read a book in your cabin, or catch up with other counselors.
“This summer I learned how to
apply my leadership skills and how to appreciate myself – these two things were the best part of my summer. ”
-Wohelo Counselor
