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Additional Camp Programs 5 Days a week, we
offer 6 program hours a day of general camp activities and riding
programs. One day a week, usually Saturday, is a bit different.
The riding program offers trail rides and practice riding in
place of the instructional classes. General camp activities are
held in the morning only. The afternoon, after
rest hour is held for an all camp activity. This is a similar to
an evening program, but more in-depth, as the game will last for
several hours rather than an hour. The Program usually
follows a theme and takes a large amount of preparation by the
Cedar Lodge staff. Examples of programs are: Water carnival,
Frontier days, Gold rush, Pterodactyl hunt, The Murder Mystery,
Survivor, Relays, Forth Of July Celebration, Team Building Etc.
Campers are put in groups of varying abilities and ages and team
work, good times and cooperation are stressed at all times. It is
not important to us who wins or loses, as much as it is that the
campers, that sometimes may not get a chance to interact day to
day, because of differing interests, get to work and interact
with other campers. We believe this is important to keeping Cedar
Lodge as a big family-type atmosphere. The games are geared so
that all campers will have a chance to shine with their varying
skills. The games can be a little crazy and a lot of creative,
but mostly, they are fun!!!!   Sunday is a bit slower
day of the week. Campers have a bit of a "sleep in" Fewer
activities are planned and are usually manned by several
counselors to assure that staff being pulled away because of the
addition of new campers will not effect the activity. Campers are
required to go to their bunk directly after breakfast and do a
thorough cleaning of their cabin unit. Campers that have no
visitors coming and are not leaving are often grouped together in
the afternoon for ice cream, or a trip to the flea market, or
afternoon games. Sunday dinner is a cook out at the beach
featuring grilled hot dogs and hamburgers. Sunday evening is
begun with a sit down of all new campers for the rules of camp,
followed by a group building game and staff introductions. Though Cedar Lodge
guarantees that the list of programs that have their own page in
Camp Programs will be offered every year at Cedar Lodge, those
programs reflect a small sample of what we offer every day and
every week. Cedar Lodge prides itself in allowing our program to
be flexible to better mirror not only the skills of the staff
that choses to spend their summers with us every summer, but the
campers that come to stay with us as well. Every summer sees a
wealth of new and creative programs offered, and the repeat of
some old favorites. Some of these are so popular year after year,
that they indeed get their own page and the Camp Programs list,
and we start seeking out staff just for these programs. Others,
are a surprise that is added in on some summers, and not as
popular in others. Our ability to be flexible and creative
is one of the things that Cedar Lodge is most proud of and a
thing that keeps us unique when compared to other camps. Some programs offered
during these times are (but not limited to):Playing with the Big Ball Box House Building Raspberry picking Commando Hike Slip and Slide Story Telling\Writing Weight Lifting Horse Washing Sand Castle Making Quiet Games Aerobics Camp Band Abs of steel Yoga Shelter Building Mud Football Car Wash Photography Hunker Hauser Indian Lore Hanging out And much much more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   No list of Special
programs would be complete with out a word about Hanging out, on
the list above. In our world presently, it seems that our
children are so programmed sometimes, that we have to indeed,
program play time as well. As many programs as we offer at Cedar
Lodge, we believe that having some time to relax and read a book,
talk to friends, pet a dog or cat, take a nap, or just hang out,
is just as important as everything else we offer. Learning to
take your down time, getting to know the people that you are
living with, meeting new friends and having a chance to interact,
both with campers and with staff is an important part of camp
life, as it is an important part of all life. To that end, Cedar
Lodge programs an hour every day for a "free hour" in our
campers program. Their choice of what they do with this hour. Our
requirement is that it is in the general area of camp where staff
is there to supervise. Often during this time, you will see
campers reading, playing a game of chess, or just hanging out
down at the swing set. These activities are supervised by the
staff close to those areas and often joined by counselors
on their break as well.  |