Get Certified
Certifications
Camp has many terrific activities that can be offered during our camp sessions including horseback riding, rifle marksmanship, archery, ropes challenge course activities, boating, fishing and swimming. In order for each of these activities to be offered, we need certified instructors. We encourage our staff to pray about and consider getting certified to serve the Lord and campers through these areas of ministry to make the camp experience the best it can be!
For more information on Certification & Training, please contact Jon Benson by email at [email protected]. All training sessions are at Camp unless otherwise noted.
Certifications
CPR / AED & Wilderness Re-Certification
CPR Training
Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023 from 10 am – 3 pm.
Instructors: Rebecca Stiefler and Lori White
Cost: $40
We are offering CPR Recertification at camp on Saturday, July 10th starting at 10am. Our camp staff for wranglers, ropes course, lifeguards and nurses need to be certified for CPR for the summer. This training is available to any staff member 15 years and older and who are currently certified or expired within 2020-2021.
If you have any questions or would like to register to attend, please email [email protected].
Prerequisite Skills
Skills Review before arriving at camp – After you register you will be sent a PowerPoint to review all of the CPR skills.
Wilderness and Remote First Aid Training (WRFA)
Dates: TBD
Instructor: Lori White
Cost: TBD
This training is for anyone interested to utilize it at Camp. Our wranglers and ropes course staff are required to have this training to be prepared for emergencies. This is not a recertification, it is for those who have never been trained before. Participants need to be at least 15 years old. The cost will be determined and provided in advance.
Wilderness and Remote First Aid (WRFA) is a 16-hour course designed to prepare trip leaders, camp staff, and outdoor enthusiasts for medical emergencies they might encounter in the outdoors. Students will learn how to recognize and assess emergencies and treat an ill or injured person in areas where emergency medical services may be delayed or inaccessible. WRFA lasts for three years before a re-certification is required.
If you have any questions or would like to register to attend, please email the instructor, Lori White, at [email protected].
Lifeguard Recertification
Dates: July 1, 2023 at 10am
Instructors: Anna Marsaw
Cost: $44 (CPR is included in this fee)
We will be holding our annual re-certification for lifeguards on July 1st beginning at 10am. To participate, you must already be certified as a lifeguard.
If you have any questions or would like to register to attend, please contact Betsy McIntee at [email protected].
Prerequisite Skills
- Skills Review before arriving at camp
- Must be able to swim 550 yards continuously using the front crawl and breaststroke. This may be done at home or at camp. At camp it will be done after the skills review.
- Tread water for 2 minutes using only your legs.
- Swim 5 yards, submerge and retrieve three dive rings placed five yards apart
- Complete a timed event within 1 minute 40 seconds.
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- Start in the water, swim 20 yards – goggles not allowed!
- Surface dive to the bottom of the pool and retrieve a 10 lb brick.
- Return to the surface, swim 20 yards on the back to the starting point with both hands holding the object.
- Exit the water without using the ladder or stairs.
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New Lifeguard Certification
Thursday, July 20 to Sunday July 22, 2023.
Arrive Thursday night, July 20th, by 6 pm and finish by Saturday, July 22nd. This will be a Red Cross blended course which includes a 7.5 hour online course which you will need to complete prior to arriving at camp and a 19 hour practical skills portion during these days at Camp. The cost for this program includes the following:
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- Red Cross online portion fee: $39
- Lifeguard Training textbook ($34.95) or eBook (free)
- Camp Fee $75 (includes the lifeguard hip pack)
You must register online no later than July 10th. Please also email Betsy McIntee at [email protected] to confirm your place and to receive more information about the online portion.
Prerequisite Skills
You must be 15 years or older to participate! Certain skills are required prior to joining the lifeguard training, including:
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- Must be able to swim 550 yards continuously using the front crawl and breaststroke. Your whip kick must be efficient.
- Tread water for 2 minutes using only your legs.
- Swim 5 yards, submerge and retrieve three dive rings placed five yards apart.
- Complete a timed event within 1 minute 40 seconds.
- Start in the water, swim 20 yards – goggles not allowed!
- Surface dive to the bottom of the pool and retrieve a 10 lb brick.
- Return to the surface, swim 20 yards on the back to the starting point with both hands holding the object.
- Exit the water without using the ladder or stairs.
Archery Instructor Certification
Each year the archery range is a center of enthusiastic participation by campers from ages 7 to 77! Please consider serving at camp as an archery instructor, especially if the week(s) you are planning to support as staff don’t already have an archery instructor available. Archery is a great camp activity and Camp is often the only place people have access to it. You can help create unique memories in the lives of campers for years to come!
As in the past, archery training is open to anyone 15 years of age or older. To open the archery range at camp you must be at least 18 years of age, but younger instructors may still participate under the supervision of the instructor who opens the range.
Mark White has been teaching the USA Archery courses at Camp for many years. Please contact Mark directly at [email protected] as soon as possible to let him know that you are seeking training this year.
Ropes Challenge Course / Zip Line Training
Friday, May 31 to Saturday, June 1, 2024.
Camp has a wide array of challenge course activities. Up in the woods behind the caboose, there are multiple team-building low ropes activities. We need leaders to demonstrate and help run these activities.
In that same area we have several high ropes activities that involve participants being properly harnessed & belayed for more challenging activities.
At the other end of camp, we have a climbing tower which includes an indoor climbing wall with various color-coded climbing levels. This also involves harnessing & belaying.
The most extensive activity is the zip-line which starts at the climbing tower and goes to several transfer points. This requires multiple staff with varying degrees of experience.
Those opening / leading Challenge Course activities will need to be certified in CPR/First Aid.
Please consider serving at camp as a Challenge Course facilitator! These are great activities that campers will remember and may not experience elsewhere.
Challenge Course training is open to anyone 18 years of age or older. Training will involve learning proper harnessing techniques, belaying each other, problem solving skills and logging hours of experience. Beginners and experienced instructors are welcome. Friday night will involve basic harnessing and belaying techniques at the climbing wall, followed by more in-depth training throughout the day on Saturday.
Please contact Dave Larter directly at [email protected] for more information.
Wrangler in Training (WIT)
WIT will be during our Pre-Teen 2 session (July 14-20, 2024). If you are interested, please contact Jackie Gefell at [email protected].
If you plan to participate, you will need to complete a staff application selecting the Wranger-in-Training for the position you are applying and Pre-Teen 2 as the session.
You must be at least 15 years old to participate in the WIT program.
Riflery
Staff who will open or manage the rifle range during summer camps must possess NRA certification.
Participants must be 15 years old for training and 18 years old to open the range. Please contact our riflery director, Dan Lee, at (585) 328-7189 for more information regarding the NRA certification.