Camp Room Needs

Paper towel

Broom

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Games To Play

Four Corners

Music spots or hula hoops

Limbo 

Improvisation (slip into groups) and creative a story through dance or a dance

Freeze dance

Floor is lava

Parachute 

Unfreeze with the dancer

Ask questions Ice breaker 

Gaga ball

Zip/Zap

Spots and find a pattern 

Obstacle course 

Rock, paper, scissors with hula hoops

Relay race

Dance battle

Hula hoops holding hands to see which team can go around 3x without breaking them

Rock, paper, scissors tag

Center star (one person goes into the middle to show off their dance skills)

Night of the museum 

Ghost and the graveyard

Dance like a Celebrity (called out a name and play their music and see what happens)

Telephone dance movement (one person whispers in the other person's ear and tells them what dance move they want them to do. That person does the dance movement then whispers to the other person the next dance movement. That person will do 1st and 2nd movement until it goes all the way to the end.  We can whisper into the ear, or they just show the dance movement and everyone has to do it together. (Camper teacher)

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Assistant

Current Daily Schedule

9:00 Tape the "Backpack Area" and tell campers to leave their belongings behind that tape. 

9:05 Bring "Camp Bin" close to teachers' corner (where the sign in table is) and set up

hula-hoops, ball, parachute, 30 pieces of paper and markers to campers to help themselves to.

9:10 Start an ice-breaker game with all campers helping them to make friends/socialize.
9:25 Take all campers to the bathroom before class and then, take them to water fountain, fill up bottles.

9:30 Encourage campers to find their dance spots or sit quietly behind the "Backpack Area".
9:40 Take pictures of campers dancing and text to 5719892849

9:45-10:45 Stay close to the non-dancers. Make sure they are not being a distraction to the dancers or have their belongings close to the dancers' path.
10:45 Snack time: give them hand sanitizer before they start eating/ help them opening snack packages/beverages.

10:50 Make sure campers who finished eating aren't running around or throwing balls around those still eating.
11:15 Game time: gather campers and offer some game options for all to play. If, there are two groups playing different games then Ms. Camila will be leading that second group.
11:30 Take all campers to the bathroom before class and then, take them to water fountain, fill up bottles.
11:35 Dance II: technique and 2nd choreography should be taught.

12:15 Lunch time: Quiet time supervised by assistant.

12:45 Head to the locker room: 1 counselor leading the line and 1 counselor at the end of the line.

13:00 Pool time: Mondays and Fridays assistant stays in the shallow end pool and actively engage and ensure inexperienced swimmers are playing safe. From Tuesdays through Thursdays, assistant stays in the bench overseeing the non-swimmers while director stays with swimmers.
13:50 Locker room:1 counselor leading the line and 1 counselor at the end of the line. Inside, one counselor goes changing and the other stays overseeing campers changing. Then. switch roles. All leave the bathroom together.
14:25 Lunch time: Quiet time supervised by assistant. Give them hand sanitizer before they start eating/ help them opening snack packages/beverages.
14:50 Playground time. We all go outside together. 1 counselor leading the line and 1 counselor at the end of the line.

15:00 Playground time. Keep an eye on campers to stay inside our playground area at all times.
15:25 Return to Dance Camp room.

15:30 Arts and Crafts: assistant will be guiding this task by helping campers, as needed.
16:00 Remove tape of the floor (if needed) and gather all camp gear to storage.

16:00-16:15 Parents might still be picking up campers. We will return campers to after-care room by 16:15​

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   PLEASE READ BEFORE CAMP BEGINS

First Day
Is the most important day of camp, it set the tone for the whole week.
If campers think that camp rules don't apply to them today and that they are successful at pushing our boundaries, the rest of the camp will be about repeating ourselves endlessly, having headaches at night and no voice in the morning.
First day is the day that no misbehavior can be forgiven. All campers must learn to listen at our first request, follow rules and recite them out loud, meet each camper and by name introduce themselves.
Camp is about having fun and learning new things, but not all campers can have fun or learn if a few think that any and all kinds of behavior will be accepted or allowed by us. Be firm. If in doubt, remind them of the rules and the consequences of not following, they can lose playground, pool time or similar privileges for the remainder of the camp week.

First Hours
Be prepared to have a rushed first 3 hours of camp, things move extremely fast especially on the first and last day of camp.
Please arrive early and do not count on having a snack when they do as often, we don't have the opportunity to eat with them as we have other camp duties to attend.

Camp Binder
Will be handled by the dance camp director.
During camp hours, the dance camp director will be handling parents' morning singing up and afternoons signing off, as well as all other Camp Binder related verifications, paperwork, parent calls and messages and reports.

Dance Camp Director

Will be teaching all the recital choreographies, dance techniques and leading warmups. Will also make announcements/ give instructions on our arts and crafts time, pool rules, lunch, classroom rules, playground/outdoors rules and similar. At the beginning of each day the director will repeat to campers all rules and expectations we have for that day.

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Camp Assistant 

Will support the director to ensure that she accomplishes the camp many daily tasks in a calm, quiet and efficient manner by engaging directly with the campers.

The camp assistant will:

1. Direct campers to keep all their belongings behind the tape, on the bag area only.

2. Hand campers hula-hoops, a ball and paper and markers so they can entertain themselves in between activities.

3. Place the dance spots on the floor, 1 per child, about 4 feet (48 inches apart).

4. Remind campers to keep all their belongings behind the tape, on the bag area only.

5. Engage with campers so they have someone to talk to and help (specially the shy ones) to interact with other campers.

6. Ask all campers to stay quiet and look at me when I begin to speak/give instructions.

7. Remind campers that misbehavior has consequences, to please be kind and patient towards other campers and us.

8. Always keep an eye on campers while they play to ensure they are playing safe and nicely with one another. 

9. When time comes for the lunch, pool, outdoor, arts and crafts, remind them to keep their hands to themselves, do not share anything to eat or to put on their bodies with other campers.

10. During dance time, ensure that whoever is not dancing isn't being a distraction to those who are. Keep them out of the "dance floor" and quiet.

 

The goal is to keep the campers engaged, safe and always learning. Here are some things to keep in mind.

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Announcements:

Before the camp director begin to give an announcement, ensure all

Campers are listening and having their eyes on the camp director. That helps announcements to happen faster and with no yelling. This is important especially at some camp locations where we share the camp room/floor with another camp who  has asked us in the past to keep our volume down.

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Bathroom Time

Call all that want to use the restroom, wait until all that raised their hands are at the door, do a last call for those who might not have heard you, and then go.

Ensure that all campers are in front of you and that you have your eyes on them at all times. Campers are curious and one in the past have wondered inside a room that it wasn't the restroom. Do keep your eyes on them and them ahead of you.

Pool Time
Director will hand over the pool bracelet passes.

One of us will be in the shallow pool with the young campers and the other will be seated by the bleachers with the non-swimmers. We will find seating closer to the deep-end pool so we can sit with the non-swimmers and also keep an eye on the experienced swimmers.​

While checking on the campers in the pool, do not allow our campers to linger in the entrance or by the entrance of the pool. Rec. center sees that as hazardous. If you do see it, immediately remove them from the entrance of the pool and escort them to the middle of the pool.

 

Playground Time

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Before leaving the room, remind campers to apply sunscreen, put on a hat if they have, put their shoes on, grab their water bottle, form a line in the middle of the room and listen up for the announcement/instructions.

When leaving the room, remind campers to walk on their right side, don't scream and to keep all their belongings inside their bags so nothing is left behind nor lost.

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Arts & Crafts

After explaining the art of the day, the director will focus on the camp binder, report on camp status, picture taken and other tasks. Please assist campers during this time, but remember them that this is their time to problem-solve and be creative. Ask them to work on their craft themselves.

Keep in Touch
If you see a camper being disrespectful or misbehaving in any way, please let me know so I can take note and if needed communicate that attitude to their parents.

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Camps schedule can vary depending on location and size, i will be updating this page as any new needs are required.

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Thank you for your help and please let me know if you have any questions.

The best way to be in touch with me is through email: camilahodgen@gmail.com

For any emergencies, please call 5719892849

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Thank you kindly,

Ms. Camila

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