Outdoor Activity Leadership Guide to Camping Residential and Tenting Girl Guides of Canada © 2010 Table of Contents Table of Contents .......................................................................................................... 2 Let’s Go Camping! - Residential .................................................................................. 5 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 5 Previous Experience, Training and Mentoring ..................................................................... 5 Residential Camping - Leading .................................................................................... 6 Responsibility ...................................................................................................................... 6 Awareness .......................................................................................................................... 6 Leadership Styles ................................................................................................................. 7 Application of Leadership Styles ......................................................................................... 8 Remember Safe Guide ......................................................................................................... 9 Emergency Response Plan (ERP) ...................................................................................... 9 Safe Guide Forms ............................................................................................................... 9 Girl Leadership ..................................................................................................................... 9 Communication Barriers ...................................................................................................... 9 Supporting Girls to Challenge Themselves ........................................................................10 Creating an Emotionally Safe Environment ........................................................................10 Ages and Stages – Facilitating Age Appropriate Activities .................................................12 Residential Camping - Planning................................................................................. 14 Involving the Girls ...............................................................................................................14 Building the Team ...............................................................................................................15 Identifying skills and qualifications required ........................................................................15 Camp Staff Roles and Responsibilities ..............................................................................15 Camp Planning Timeline .....................................................................................................17 Camp Planning Timeline ....................................................................................................17 Campsites ............................................................................................................................18 Campsite Selection and Amenities .....................................................................................18 Site Orientation ..................................................................................................................19 Camp Itinerary and Program Planning ...............................................................................19 Program supplies, equipment and resources .....................................................................20 Camp as a place to complete program, challenges and badges ........................................20 Program Planning/Themes ................................................................................................20 Choosing and Developing a Camp Theme .........................................................................21 Theme Ideas ......................................................................................................................21 Rainy Day Activities ...........................................................................................................21 Camp Chores .....................................................................................................................21 Sample Residential Camping - Patrol Chore List................................................................22 Sample Residential Camping - Itinerary .............................................................................23 Camp Budget ............................................................................................................... 24 Budgeting Tips ...................................................................................................................24 Camp Fees ........................................................................................................................24 Sample Camp Budget Template ........................................................................................25 Personal Gear and Group Equipment ....................................................................... 26 Clothing (activity and weather appropriate) ........................................................................26 Bedding .............................................................................................................................26 Dishes and Dish Bags ........................................................................................................26 2 Packing Personal Gear ......................................................................................................26 Sample Residential Camping - Personal Gear List .............................................................27 Sample Residential Camping - Group Equipment List ........................................................28 Sample First Aid Kit List .....................................................................................................29 Parent/Guardian Information Meeting ....................................................................... 30 Behaviour...........................................................................................................................30 Itinerary Overview ..............................................................................................................30 Personal Gear and Equipment Lists ...................................................................................30 Arrival/pick-up times/carpooling .........................................................................................30 End of Camp Assistance ....................................................................................................30 Residential Camping - Food and Nutrition ................................................................ 31 Developing a Menu Plan .....................................................................................................31 Hydration ...........................................................................................................................31 Sample Camp Menu Planning Template ............................................................................32 Food Quantities and Cooking Tools ..................................................................................32 Food Quantities and Servings Chart ..................................................................................34 Allergies and Dietary Restrictions .....................................................................................35 Cross-contamination ..........................................................................................................35 Dietary Restrictions and Food preference ..........................................................................35 Safe Food Handling and Storage .......................................................................................36 Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill ..............................................................................................36 Storage ..............................................................................................................................36 Kitchen Clean up .................................................................................................................37 Dish washing .....................................................................................................................37 Garbage/recycling/compost management ..........................................................................37 Residential Camping - Camp Life .............................................................................. 38 At Camp .............................................................................................................................38 Keeping things in motion ....................................................................................................38 Camp Arrival, Set Up and Opening ....................................................................................38 Girl Support .........................................................................................................................39 Bedwetting .........................................................................................................................39 Menstruation ......................................................................................................................39