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This week’s theme is “DC Challenge.” Dan and Griffin designed a unique challenge course appropriate for each age group. This challenge employs skills that are taken for granted until someone has to perform the task in front of their group.
Station 1: A camper sits on a scooterboard and rolls to the designated finish line. What does the rest of the group do? They follow behind the scooterboard. The temptation to run ahead is quelled by the fact that going ahead will not accomplish anything. The team cannot advance until the task is complete.
Station 2: The “Spidernet” station is where campers crawl under a series of ropes and bungee cords. What is their reward? They get to crawl through a mud pit.
Station 3: The campers run or slide down a 40-ft. slip-n-slide, then sprint to one of our spray misters.
Station 4: The “Chewing” station sounds easy until you have to do it. One member of the team has to chew and then swallow one Starburst candy. First of all, Starbursts are not that easy to chew. Secondly, try chewing when everyone is screaming at you to chew faster.
Station 5: Campers must ride or push the scooterboards completely around the circle drive. At the finish of this task, someone has to drink a bottle of Gatorade or Powerade – again, not as easy as it sounds.
Station 6: The campers head to the pool and one camper swims and dives to retrieve a Powerade bottle and swims back.
Station 7: The group heads down the road leading to Ag. They take a right and roll a tire down a dirt road. This requires patience and persistence which most groups run out of halfway down the road.
Station 8: The campers run back and go through the slip-n-slide, then through the water mister again. After everyone in the group is through the mister, the clock is turned off.
The final time for each group can be modified. Time can be subtracted by a great performance of the group at Sing-Song, or when one of their counselors wins a Counselor Challenge.
What does the DC Challenge instill in campers? Does it instill a sense of pride or teamwork? Don’t over-analyze the DC Challenge. A lot of work went into the design and setting up of the course. When the lead campers finished the course, they returned to the course to cheer on the rest of the group. When everyone finished, I saw lots of cheering and smiles. When you take up a challenge, you are trying to overcome obstacles. What’s unique about the DC Challenge is that you can have fun while also having a sense of accomplishment!
Here's the link to this week's video: https://vimeo.com/136375369
Station 1: A camper sits on a scooterboard and rolls to the designated finish line. What does the rest of the group do? They follow behind the scooterboard. The temptation to run ahead is quelled by the fact that going ahead will not accomplish anything. The team cannot advance until the task is complete.
Station 2: The “Spidernet” station is where campers crawl under a series of ropes and bungee cords. What is their reward? They get to crawl through a mud pit.
Station 3: The campers run or slide down a 40-ft. slip-n-slide, then sprint to one of our spray misters.
Station 4: The “Chewing” station sounds easy until you have to do it. One member of the team has to chew and then swallow one Starburst candy. First of all, Starbursts are not that easy to chew. Secondly, try chewing when everyone is screaming at you to chew faster.
Station 5: Campers must ride or push the scooterboards completely around the circle drive. At the finish of this task, someone has to drink a bottle of Gatorade or Powerade – again, not as easy as it sounds.
Station 6: The campers head to the pool and one camper swims and dives to retrieve a Powerade bottle and swims back.
Station 7: The group heads down the road leading to Ag. They take a right and roll a tire down a dirt road. This requires patience and persistence which most groups run out of halfway down the road.
Station 8: The campers run back and go through the slip-n-slide, then through the water mister again. After everyone in the group is through the mister, the clock is turned off.
The final time for each group can be modified. Time can be subtracted by a great performance of the group at Sing-Song, or when one of their counselors wins a Counselor Challenge.
What does the DC Challenge instill in campers? Does it instill a sense of pride or teamwork? Don’t over-analyze the DC Challenge. A lot of work went into the design and setting up of the course. When the lead campers finished the course, they returned to the course to cheer on the rest of the group. When everyone finished, I saw lots of cheering and smiles. When you take up a challenge, you are trying to overcome obstacles. What’s unique about the DC Challenge is that you can have fun while also having a sense of accomplishment!
Here's the link to this week's video: https://vimeo.com/136375369
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