Wooo, hoooo. We are going with option #1. Thanks to everyone for giving opinions online and via the old fashioned spoken word.
Save the date, Thursday, May 8, 6-9 PM, KC fundraiser. We're looking for improv performers and volunteers to help out. Interested?
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Please Opine (Give your opinion) on summer camp
Hi everyone,
We are finalizing plans for the summer and I want to get your feedback.
As camp grows bigger, we are looking at different scenarios for how to make camp have the same fun, laid back atmosphere while being manageable. We will have 60 kids this summer, which is really exciting but it means that we have to be much more thorough and organized than in the past to make the best use of space and have a safe atmosphere for the kids. Also, we have had requests from a number of parents for more age specific programs.
So, there have been a few suggestions of how to organize and manage it. Here are two different options. Please give your suggestions/opinions on them, or if you have another suggestion, we welcome that too. We want to make this decision as soon as possible. Thanks in advance for checking this out.
SCENARIO 1: 3 PLAY GROUPS/5 AGE GROUPS
5 age groups, 13 kids per group, 2 counselors per group
Age Groups:
5-6 year olds A
5-6 year olds B
7-8 year olds
9-10 year olds
11-13 year olds
3 play groups chosen beforehand, 20 kids each play group
1 director for each group, 3 assistant staff
Split into play groups initially
Staff:
Camp Director
Camp Administrator
Counselors
And we will have specialists to run age group activities and electives, and they will be split up among the play groups:
Theater, Music, Video, Set/costume design, Dance
Suggested Day structure:
9:00-9:30 Full Group Assembly
9:30-10:15 Activity 1 (Mixed age play groups)
10:15-10:35 Transition/snack/stretch
10:35-11:20 Activity 2 (Mixed age play groups)
11:20-12:00 Lunch
12:00-12:45 Activity 3 (Age Group)
12:45-1:00 Transition
1:00-1:45 Activity 4 (Age Group)
1:45-2:00 Prepare to go outside
2:00-3:45 Free time in Central Park and Electives (Go to park in age groups, electives based on play)
3:00 Early pick up in park
3:45-4:00 Snack
4:00-4:30 Return from park/change
4:30-5:00 Full Group Assembly
SCENARIO 2: THREE CAMPS WITHIN A CAMP--MIXED AGE ALL DAY
3 groups, 20 kids each
Mixed staff for each group
One camp director
One director and assistant director for each group
4-5 staff total with each camp group
Specialists would come in periodically
Suggested schedule:
9:00-9:30 Full camp assembly (or small camp meetings)
9:30-11:20-Full groups morning activities
11:20-12:00 Lunch
12:45-1:45 Full groups afternoon
1:45-4:30 Outside/Electives
3:00 Snack/Early pickup
4:30-5:00 End of day sharing for the other camp groups
SCENARIO 3: AGE GROUP/PLAY GROUP
Same as first scenario, only the activities are reversed--age groups in morning, play groups in afternoon
These are the things that are consistent in each scenario, though can be adjusted if necessary:
3 play groups
Opening assembly
Lunch (either full group or split up)
Park time/Electives
Snack
Closing Session
Questions that still remain:
With 3 plays, when would the performances be held? Would they each watch each other? Do we have a time limit?
How would we balance stage time?
When can we hold staff meetings?
Keep field trips on Fridays?
Which Electives? When? Who teaches?
12 staff—Staff breakdown? Who leads the plays?
Do we need a central office?
Please post comments.
Thanks,
Adam, Brian, Stephen and Matt
We are finalizing plans for the summer and I want to get your feedback.
As camp grows bigger, we are looking at different scenarios for how to make camp have the same fun, laid back atmosphere while being manageable. We will have 60 kids this summer, which is really exciting but it means that we have to be much more thorough and organized than in the past to make the best use of space and have a safe atmosphere for the kids. Also, we have had requests from a number of parents for more age specific programs.
So, there have been a few suggestions of how to organize and manage it. Here are two different options. Please give your suggestions/opinions on them, or if you have another suggestion, we welcome that too. We want to make this decision as soon as possible. Thanks in advance for checking this out.
SCENARIO 1: 3 PLAY GROUPS/5 AGE GROUPS
5 age groups, 13 kids per group, 2 counselors per group
Age Groups:
5-6 year olds A
5-6 year olds B
7-8 year olds
9-10 year olds
11-13 year olds
3 play groups chosen beforehand, 20 kids each play group
1 director for each group, 3 assistant staff
Split into play groups initially
Staff:
Camp Director
Camp Administrator
Counselors
And we will have specialists to run age group activities and electives, and they will be split up among the play groups:
Theater, Music, Video, Set/costume design, Dance
Suggested Day structure:
9:00-9:30 Full Group Assembly
9:30-10:15 Activity 1 (Mixed age play groups)
10:15-10:35 Transition/snack/stretch
10:35-11:20 Activity 2 (Mixed age play groups)
11:20-12:00 Lunch
12:00-12:45 Activity 3 (Age Group)
12:45-1:00 Transition
1:00-1:45 Activity 4 (Age Group)
1:45-2:00 Prepare to go outside
2:00-3:45 Free time in Central Park and Electives (Go to park in age groups, electives based on play)
3:00 Early pick up in park
3:45-4:00 Snack
4:00-4:30 Return from park/change
4:30-5:00 Full Group Assembly
SCENARIO 2: THREE CAMPS WITHIN A CAMP--MIXED AGE ALL DAY
3 groups, 20 kids each
Mixed staff for each group
One camp director
One director and assistant director for each group
4-5 staff total with each camp group
Specialists would come in periodically
Suggested schedule:
9:00-9:30 Full camp assembly (or small camp meetings)
9:30-11:20-Full groups morning activities
11:20-12:00 Lunch
12:45-1:45 Full groups afternoon
1:45-4:30 Outside/Electives
3:00 Snack/Early pickup
4:30-5:00 End of day sharing for the other camp groups
SCENARIO 3: AGE GROUP/PLAY GROUP
Same as first scenario, only the activities are reversed--age groups in morning, play groups in afternoon
These are the things that are consistent in each scenario, though can be adjusted if necessary:
3 play groups
Opening assembly
Lunch (either full group or split up)
Park time/Electives
Snack
Closing Session
Questions that still remain:
With 3 plays, when would the performances be held? Would they each watch each other? Do we have a time limit?
How would we balance stage time?
When can we hold staff meetings?
Keep field trips on Fridays?
Which Electives? When? Who teaches?
12 staff—Staff breakdown? Who leads the plays?
Do we need a central office?
Please post comments.
Thanks,
Adam, Brian, Stephen and Matt
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Wanted: Script Writing Help
Matt Wrote:
WANTED: Script-writing tips. The question is whether to...-Write out a script with the students, then have them act it out-Act out scenes, then transcribe them for the script-Improvise things, with a rough outline of the script-Or another possibilitySome issues that complicate things are: reading levels of students, ability to memorize, and inconsistent attendance. Thoughts?
-Matt
WANTED: Script-writing tips. The question is whether to...-Write out a script with the students, then have them act it out-Act out scenes, then transcribe them for the script-Improvise things, with a rough outline of the script-Or another possibilitySome issues that complicate things are: reading levels of students, ability to memorize, and inconsistent attendance. Thoughts?
-Matt
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