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Schedule & Activites
A Typical Day in the Life of a Mt. Gilead Camper
| 7:30 |
Rise and Shine! |
| 8:00 |
Morning Watch (personal devotions) |
| 8:30 |
Breakfast |
| 9:15 |
Flag raising |
| 9:30 |
1st Activity |
| 10:30 |
2nd Activity |
| 11:30 |
3rd Activity |
| 12:30 |
Cabin Capers (Clean those cabins 'til they sparkle!) |
| 1:00 |
Lunch |
| 2:00 |
Rest hour (take a nap, write home, read a book) |
| 3:00 |
Free time (go swimming, paddleboat, visit the Tuck Shop
or hang out!) |
| 4:00 |
4th Activity |
| 5:00 |
Cabin Time(spend some quality time with your counselor
and cabinmates) |
| 6:00 |
Dinner |
| 7:30 |
Evening Activity (Play something fun with your division
or the whole camp) |
| 8:45 |
Songfest and campfire |
| 9:30 |
Devotions |
| 9:45 |
Lights out! |
Daily Activities
While at Mt. Gilead, campers choose three activities in
which to participate every day (in addition to other activities
that are prepared for them). (Campers enrolled in Adventure
X5, Searcher Equestrian Quest, Equestrian Quest I, Equestrian
Quest II, CILT, and Paddling Possibilities will not select
daily activities.) A typical week’s choices include,
but are not limited to, the following:
| Adventurer Antics |
This activity changes every day! It’s
a great variety of fun for the Adventurer. |
| Air Riflery* |
Cock your gun, take aim, and pull the trigger
of your BB rifle. |
| Archery* |
Aim at the target, pull back the string
of the bow, and let your arrow make its mark! |
| Bible Exploration* |
Every camper participates in this interactive,
creative Cabin Bible study time. |
| Campcraft |
Learn new outdoor skills or master others
tying knots, learning to using a compass, building a fire |
| Canoeing* |
Gunnels? Feathering? Learn about it all
in canoeing class. Then put your skills to the test Friday
with a day trip down the Delaware River! |
| Ceramics* |
Glaze, paint, fire and show off your masterpiece! |
| Crafts |
Art projects, gimp. Make one for yourself
and one for a friend! |
| Drama |
Learn new drama techniques and present a
skit Friday night |
| Grandma’s Attic |
Country style crafts that you would find
in Grandma’s house. |
| Hiking |
Explore all there is to see at Mt. Gilead |
| Horsemanship* |
Learn to ride or improve your skills. Enjoy
a trail ride. |
| Music/Songwriting |
Learn a camp instrument and write a song
to teach the rest of camp! |
| Nature |
Trees, birds, bugs, flowers…so much
creation to see and learn about! |
| Naturecraft |
Create a craft masterpiece using items from
nature. |
| Outdoor |
Cooking Learn to cook s’mores, dessert,
dinner or breakfast over an open fire! |
| Sign Language* |
Learn to sign a camp song and present it
on Friday night. |
| Swimming* |
Beginner to Advanced there is a swim class
just for you! |
| Riflery* |
Earn NRA rank awards on our .22 caliber
target rifle range. |
| Wet and Wild |
Anything and everything having to do with
water and fun! |
| Whether Pigs Have Wings |
This activity changes everyday just to satisfy
the curious Searcher. |
*Staff teaching these activities have certification in this
area.
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