Well, they're all checked in!
Check in process was actually a lot less painful than I expected. I've experienced a few different models of check in and by far this model seemed to work pretty well. I have to admit I was impressed. It seems to work for this facility. We were in the last group scheduled to arrive and we were in and out very quickly.
I felt a little unsure of what to do exactly because there wasn't much for us to do anyway. We just rolled out the sleeping bags & pillows, slid the suitcases under the bed and the kids practically shoved us out the door. I didn't even have time to really think about being emotional. I think that was a good thing! I was totally expecting to hang out for a few extra minutes, but it was pretty obvious from my children they were fine, excited, and were ready for us to LEAVE! Pretty funny actually.
The counselors did a pretty good job greeting all the campers as they came in. By the time we got there, my daughter's cabin was incredibly full of people. In fact, I think we were the last ones to arrive and it was a little hectic in the cabin. As we helped get her settled, I was impressed that one of the counselors made a point to lean over one of the bottom bunks and completely ignored me and introduced herself to Emma. Excellent job! I'm not the important one, Emma is.
In the boys cabin it went just about as well. My son, had been harassing us all morning about the time and wishing he could get to camp by about 6:30 this morning. When we finally arrived, he hardly greeted his counselors he was just so focused on getting into the cabin and getting settled. One of his counselors walked in with us and greeted us. He also was already interacting with the boys in the cabin. Very nice to see. Pretty comforting as well.
I think the only thing that would have made us feel a little more comfortable was to see more name tags on the counselors. We saw them on the check in staff but not on the cabin staff members. We had their names on the blue cards, but weren't completely sure who was who until they introduced themselves. Not a huge deal, but just would have been nice.
So now, we're home after a stop on the way home to enjoy a movie (a rare treat for us) and the house is awfully quiet. I'm looking forward to getting a schedule to see how their week is going to progress and share that with you. I'm also looking forward to checking out their first days pictures.
I would love to hear how your check in experiences went today! Let me know what you were thinking, feeling as you dropped your kids off.
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Check in was great! I was so nervous and thought I would boohoo but my daughter did great and was ready for me to leave. Not camp like I remember as a child. Beautiful cabin with air conditioning and a bathroom!! Looks like fun!
ReplyDeleteThis was my first experience with a child at camp. It went really smooth I thought but I would have liked to have name tags on the counselors as well. My daughter seemed at ease especially after she saw how nice everything was. I would LOVE to have been given a schedule so I would know what my child is doing all day long. If anyone knows - pass it on. Thanks! Ginger
ReplyDeleteJennifer, I totally thought I'd be more emotional as well. I was surprised with how smoothly everything went and I didn't really have time to be emotional! We set the kids up and they pretty much shoved us out the door! How can I be upset with that? It was a relief.. I guess. ha ha!
ReplyDeleteI have been sent a schedule so I can follow what's going on. I'll update every night to give you an idea what coming up for the evening. The afternoon activities are the only things I don't have. Each cabin chooses what they want to do during the afternoons between teaching and devotion times. So that won't show up on the schedules. They really keep the kids moving all day! That's a great idea though posting some kind of schedule for parents to see. I'll pass that along!
What cabins are your kids in? Maybe I can find out if anything special has been going on in those cabins.