One of the many fun parts of being on staff at LLYC is attending the staff retreat weekend. During this retreat, we bring together our newly hired staff for a relaxing weekend of fun and fellowship. The weekend allows us to focus a little on the upcoming summer, but it serves mostly as a time to hang out and have fun together. The retreat begins Friday at 6:00 p.m. and ends at noon on Sunday. Staff Retreat is April 16-18 at Echo Valley.
Crew Training Weekend will be April 16-18 at Singing Hills. The purpose of this weekend is to prepare the crew for what is ahead in Summer 2010. All crew must attend this training weekend.
This retreat will be held April 9-11, 2010. The purpose of this retreat is to enjoy fellowship and begin the process of working together as a leadership team for summer 2010. All Central Leadership Staff must attend this retreat.
This is our annual volunteer work weekend. Campers and their parents volunteer time and labor to prepare camp for the summer. FF brings families together in a relaxed atmosphere to work, play, and share with one another. This event provides our staff the opportunity to connect with campers, parents, friends, and former staff to share the unique experience of LLYC.
The weekend is staffed with approximately a dozen energetic individuals ready to serve families and get camp ready to go. If you are interested in helping us staff this weekend, you would need to commit to working from 5:00 p.m. Friday through cleanup on Sunday. We hope you can join us. Friendship Festival will be held at Echo Valley, May 14-16.
Each summer, we train some of our staff to facilitate our adventure recreation program. We teach facilitation of the Alpine Tower, climbing, rappelling, and other high-element experiences. We also challenge the facilitator to learn that the adventure experience is much more than simply accomplishing an element. Trust, problem solving, communication, and teamwork are just a few of the issues and lessons we try to convey.
This training is an intense commitment physically and emotionally. A lot of information is thrown your way in a short amount of time. We would like to train as many people on our staff as possible to enhance our adventure recreation program. This training is split into two components. The first training (camp crafts training) will cover the facilitation of our natural climb and rappel sites. This training will be held May 16-19. The second training (Alpine Tower training) will cover the facilitation of our Alpine Tower (ropes course). This training will be held May 21-24. If you are interested and available for either or both of these trainings, please check the appropriate dates on your application.
Because of all the water activities that take place at LLYC, we need certified lifeguards. Our goal is to have every member of our counselor staff current in lifeguard certification. This can happen in one of two ways. First, you may take a lifeguard class in your town prior to camp, which LLYC will pay for. Please check your local Red Cross for times and dates of certification. We also offer two training classes at camp prior to staff week. These classes are May 16-19 and May 21-24.
Shooting sports is a popular activity in which counselors teach campers to shoot .22 rifles, 20-gauge shotguns, .50 caliber black powder rifles, and compound bows. This training will cover safety, range management, use of the firearms and bows, and making the activity exciting. Training will begin May 21 and end May 23.
This week serves to finalize getting camp physically ready for the summer. Work Week is a great volunteer opportunity to become acclimated to LLYC. It begins May 20 and ends May 25. If you are interested in attending Work Week, please mark the dates on your application. Central Staff members are required to attend work week.
All paid staff are required to attend Staff Week. Staff Week is a period of staff training and a time to learn the specifics of LLYC. It also serves as a great opportunity for you to meet everyone and prepare for the incredible summer ahead. Staff Week dates are May 27 – June 3.
At LLYC, we hire on a half-summer and full-summer basis. A full-summer commitment begins Staff Week, May 27, and ends Saturday, August 7, after final cleanup. If you work all summer, you are making a ten-week commitment. If you are currently in high school, you are only eligible to work for half of the summer.
Summer staff who work only the first half of the summer are required to be at camp for Staff Week starting May 27. First Half ends after Jam Session on July 10.
Summer staff who work only the second half of the summer are required to be at camp for Staff Week starting May 27. Second Half staff are dismissed from Staff Week on Thursday, June 3. Second Half begins on Saturday, July 10. The summer ends on Saturday, August 7.
Many of you will be hired to work our new Family Camp the week of August 8-14 in Echo Valley. Family Camp begins the day after LLYC says goodbye to all its campers. If interested, contact John Hill, Family Camp Director, at 830-792-7562.
