Curriculum Now Available!

Check out the downloadable resources on the right hand column for this summer's curriculum and a resource sheet with links to some great websites.

Don't forget to check back here often for updates as the summer gets ever closer!

Also please use the comment sections of this blog to share ideas with other volunteers.

Finally, don't hesitate to contact myself or Paul for help planning your camp.

Thanks!

Chris

Summer Preparations

Though things are still well in the throes of retreat season at Manidokan, our summer preparations rage on. In addition to preparing the camp store (and its inventory!) for another summer, we have been looking at craft supplies and site boxes. This summer we're going to provide each site (thus each camp) with a beefed up site box with a range of basic materials including construction paper, scissors, writing pad, pens, markers, masking tape, etc. We will also be including some supplies to make small banners for each camp (a great piece for them to work on as they arrive Sunday) to then use to decorate your sleeping area, or otherwise use. At the end of the week, the campers can take home their banner, and maybe even have fellow campers sign the back!

Of course, all of this is just a start. We will provide lots of basic craft supplies this year, and a number of instruction sheets. We are doing less with packaged kits though, and we hope this allows both your creativity and that of your campers to fly! But don't worry---if you don't consider yourself a very crafty person, we'll make sure you have whatever guidance you need. And we still have lots of great kits!

If you are thinking of doing a special craft, and need particular supplies, please give us your supply list as soon as possible if you want to make sure we have the supplies. You are welcome to bring whatever you need, of course, but if we need to stock things, we'd like to be able to do that sooner rather than later.

And if you have great craft ideas...post them here to share!

Welcome

You have found the blog for Manidokan leadership where we will be discussing the current summer's curriculum. Our theme this year is "Live it Up" which is loosely based on the curriculum from 2004 called "Join the Party." As we get materials for the summer together we will post them here for you to view and discuss with Manidokan staff and fellow volunteers. Please also feel free to post your own games, discussion topics, Bible study tools, and other resources you come across so everyone can benefit.

This summer is going to be awesome, so LIVE IT UP!