While At Akela's World
Daily Program Schedule:
7:00.............. Reveille
7:40.............. Waiters report to the Dining Hall
7:50.............. Camp Flag raising Ceremony
8:00-8:30..... Breakfast
8:40............. Adult Leader Meeting
9:00............. Chapel
9:30-12:00... Program Areas & Advancement
12:10............ Waiters report to the Dining Hall
12:30-1:15.... Lunch
1:15.............. Adult Leader Meeting (Leader Lounge)
1:45-5:45...... Program Area Visits
6:10.............. Waiters report to the Dining Hall
6:20.............. Camp Flag Retreat Ceremony
6:30-7:15...... Dinner
7:45-9:00...... Evening Program
10:00............ Quiet Time
Evening Programs:
Gather Your Crew, 7:45-9:00, Main camp Day 1: The search for the lost treasure of Fee-Shee-Smay-Ling is on! Race to find your captains and show them you have what it takes to be a pirate in their fearsome crew.
The Great Escape, 6:30-9:00, Main Camp Day 2: Enjoy a picnic meal outside among friends. Then watch and help as the crew of scurvy pirates escapes from jail and avoids the nasty Royal Navy goons.
Starhike, 9:30-10:30, Flagpole: Join us for a look at the night sky to learn about stars, galaxies, and the milky way. Also, earn your astronomy belt loop.
Closing Campfire, 7:45-8:30, Lost Ship Day 3: Following dinner, the pirates race to be the first to reach the Crown of Fee-Fee-Smay-Ling and to avoid the soldiers of Her Majesty's Royal Navy. Will you and the pirates succeed in getting to the most fabled treasure of all?
Leader Meetings and Training
- Leader meetings with key camp staff will be held daily right after breakfast in the leader lounge of the Program Center to prepare your unit for the next day's events. At least one Leader from each unit is required to attend.
- A plethora of up to date training resources are available in the Program Center.
- Leaders also have access to computers to complete training courses available online.
- Special leader training will be offered during advancement periods, see advancement details.
Tesomas Tour
- Second-year Webelos will tour program areas at the nearby Tesomas Scout Camp. They will see the adventures in store for them when they cross over to Boy Scouting.
Chapel
- Chapel is offered daily on Reflection Hill. Come learn and reflect with our nondenominational service specially geared for young and energetic minds.
- The Chaplain can provide additional services upon request.
- The Chaplain will be available for reflection, guidance, to help with religious awards. Just speak with the Chaplain to set a time to meet.
Densites
- Campers stay in camp provided canvas wall tents, with wooden floors to keep campers off the ground.
- Each pack will camp together, four boys to a tent and two adults to a tent.
- Campers are provided a mat to sleep on. Adults sleep in separate tents from Scouts on cots. Male and female adults will sleep separately unless married.
- If a camper has any special medical needs that may require wheelchair access or electricity, please contact Scott prior to your arrival at camp to make sure that is incorporated into the campsite assignments.
- Each campsite has several picnic tables, 2 dining flys, lantern, fire ring, and garbage cans.
Flag Ceremonies
- Each day at camp, we will have a flag raising ceremony at 7:50 AM. All campers will attend this ceremony with the rest of the members of their Super Den. We also have a flag lowering ceremony each day at 6:20 PM for the entire camp.
- Super Dens or packs can sign up to serve as colorguards for flag raising before breakfast or lowering before supper.
- Everyone should wear as complete of a Scout uniform as possible for flag lowering and supper. Colorguard should be in uniform for raising also. Staff will train and assist the boys.