Oh, and thinking about my own camp experience with older teenagers: two adults can keep lots of kids involved and supervised in a 90-minute class, but for long periods of supervision in a freer setting, more leaders are very helpful. Especially if it means the person organizing the supper or the trust-building games can be a different person from the one getting ready to lead the discussion. So whatever preparations would be needed to get several adults / young adults involved in the fun activities and management of the overnight - whether or not they'd need to attend the OWL teacher training, you'd need to get them vetted and be involved in planning the activities. And it would be a bonus if they were not last year's RE teachers and mostly not these kids' parents.
When we take our 17yo on an overnight trip early in their time with us, it's terrific for the community. But I couldn't do it without enough staff / contractors to separate the "program" and "supervision" roles, and to make sure everyone gets some time off shortly afterwards. Can you book the Mondays off work ahead of time?
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Date: 2007-10-08 04:29 pm (UTC)When we take our 17yo on an overnight trip early in their time with us, it's terrific for the community. But I couldn't do it without enough staff / contractors to separate the "program" and "supervision" roles, and to make sure everyone gets some time off shortly afterwards. Can you book the Mondays off work ahead of time?