I wrote this as a return from Camp log, took me weeks to post it due to work, i will post it today with some other old ones, just as I go on Holidays for a week or so...
event, surviving it is what seems to be the aim and purpose.
But now it's all over, cubs are back with the parents and we are in the process of review and reflect.
I am not going to bore you with the 4 pages review I wrote, I could just paste it here and blog's done and updated but what's the point in doing that when here is the place where I write about my experience?
What have I learned then... now there's a topic.
It is the yeast of the previous camp that makes the next one rise! In my case it all started with a good excel sheet used by the E-Scouts Friend from 2nd Bracknell.
I stop the planning here, it should be a simple case of who's sorting out what by when, All you need is a list of jobs, a list of people and the time they need to be done, a time table is your best tool.
A Team of 5 adults worked fine for us and you can delegate one role for the Planning stage that changes to another role for during Camp, for example "Program Zones & Badges" during Planning and "Program Coordinator" during the Camp.There are other roles but you get the gist of it.
That's planning, but preparation is another matter. Get the team to do their own prep work, if something doesn't work out, and you can't point to someone else to help out, don't do it! Honestly guys, simple is best, you got your games list, some balls, flying disks, maybe even pioneering poles and rope and plans, done! do not sweat the rest if they don't pan out as you expected them to pan out.
One word about Reccie, reconnaissance of the site. Do it Alone or with just one helper, the more the worst, as you tend to rely on someone else if they have seen locks, taps working, tables chairs and they might say yes without having it in their list ticked or at all. I am not saying you should distrust your team but the responsibility is yours to know if you have counted 5 tables or there are only 3! And It is the principle of the eye witness, you can rarely trust the eye witness to tell you details. In short. Do the reccie yourself, be certain you work down your list and don't add unreliability to this crucial task!
Pin down your wake up and lights out times, let me guess, 7 in the morning and 10:00 at night.
Add breakfasts lunches dinners and supper by the camp-fire, done!
Then you got ceremonies, gather wood and tidy up for inspection and free time! During camp there are not enough words to praise the Free Time concept.Cubs Love It! The make their own games, their own stories, just sit back and watch over, when it starts going sour, throw a game or a challenge in!
Blow on the whistle a Morse code message and ask them to figure it out!
Stick a hike and some cubs cooking (remember to cover the outdoor badge requirements otherwise you'll feel like you wasted an opportunity) and what you got left with is 3 to 4 hours of activities needed! this is where the theme comes to play with inspiration and imagination.
We Survived!
Oh come on! It was never a case of survival! Easy to say this now, however when you go about planing theevent, surviving it is what seems to be the aim and purpose.
But now it's all over, cubs are back with the parents and we are in the process of review and reflect.
I am not going to bore you with the 4 pages review I wrote, I could just paste it here and blog's done and updated but what's the point in doing that when here is the place where I write about my experience?
What have I learned then... now there's a topic.
It is the yeast of the previous camp that makes the next one rise! In my case it all started with a good excel sheet used by the E-Scouts Friend from 2nd Bracknell.
I stop the planning here, it should be a simple case of who's sorting out what by when, All you need is a list of jobs, a list of people and the time they need to be done, a time table is your best tool.
A Team of 5 adults worked fine for us and you can delegate one role for the Planning stage that changes to another role for during Camp, for example "Program Zones & Badges" during Planning and "Program Coordinator" during the Camp.There are other roles but you get the gist of it.
That's planning, but preparation is another matter. Get the team to do their own prep work, if something doesn't work out, and you can't point to someone else to help out, don't do it! Honestly guys, simple is best, you got your games list, some balls, flying disks, maybe even pioneering poles and rope and plans, done! do not sweat the rest if they don't pan out as you expected them to pan out.
One word about Reccie, reconnaissance of the site. Do it Alone or with just one helper, the more the worst, as you tend to rely on someone else if they have seen locks, taps working, tables chairs and they might say yes without having it in their list ticked or at all. I am not saying you should distrust your team but the responsibility is yours to know if you have counted 5 tables or there are only 3! And It is the principle of the eye witness, you can rarely trust the eye witness to tell you details. In short. Do the reccie yourself, be certain you work down your list and don't add unreliability to this crucial task!
Pin down your wake up and lights out times, let me guess, 7 in the morning and 10:00 at night.
Add breakfasts lunches dinners and supper by the camp-fire, done!
Then you got ceremonies, gather wood and tidy up for inspection and free time! During camp there are not enough words to praise the Free Time concept.Cubs Love It! The make their own games, their own stories, just sit back and watch over, when it starts going sour, throw a game or a challenge in!
Blow on the whistle a Morse code message and ask them to figure it out!
Stick a hike and some cubs cooking (remember to cover the outdoor badge requirements otherwise you'll feel like you wasted an opportunity) and what you got left with is 3 to 4 hours of activities needed! this is where the theme comes to play with inspiration and imagination.
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