Day 13 (May 16) - CAMP DAY 1

Camp is finally here! We arrived at our campsite on Wednesday and were pleasantly surprised. Our facility was a three-story cabin with a large open room for dining and teaching. The beach was only a hop, skip, and jump away from our cabin. Students began to arrive around noon and were ready to get things started! We already knew a hand full of the students from our school visits. Day One of camp focused on leadership and personal growth. It was a shorter day because we began after lunch. Our lessons focused on four issues: vision, character, communication, and commitment. We used games and fun activates to captivate the students attention while simultaneously teaching them about leadership. At first the students were a little uneasy about this style of teaching, but as the week progressed, everyone seemed to feel very comfortable with each other. The most significant occurence on this day was the creation of a personal mission statement and a team mission statement. The students also determined their style of leadership through our leadership quiz. The quiz was a learning experience for us as well since we became aware of the meaning of the color light blue- long story. Everyone received their Georgia 2 Georgia workbooks as well as their camp T-shirt! The students were so excited about their shirts that many put them on right away. We also put in place a camp call back song so that the students knew when to come back to the room. By the end of the week the students were singing “I Like to Move It”.