Middle School Resident Camps: (for rising 7th-9th graders, ages 12-15)
Camp Bethel is excited to offer summer camps with health and safety adaptations.
Middle School Resident Camp (for rising 7th-9th graders, ages 12-15)
Week #1 = June 13-18; Week #2 = June 20-25; Week #4 = July 4-9; Week #6 = July 18-23
Sunday 4:00pm through Friday 4:30pm.
Middle School Resident Camp is 6 days and 5 nights of extreme fun and meaningful discipleship activities. You will lodge in a gender-separated cabin and spend each day with your co-ed family-unit of 10-12 campers and 2-4 counselors. Activities for the week include group games, nature, crafts, music and singing, campfire vespers, swimming, low-ropes group challenges, creek-play, Home-in-the-Woods camping skills, hiking the camp trails and a singing hike to Horseshoe Bend, archery, orienteering and geocaching, unit-participation vespers and Morning Watch, Bible study, polar bear swims, night activities, special all-camp programs and a day on the climbing wall and high ropes course, including the Zip Line and the Flying Squirrel! Tuesday or Wednesday your family unit will have a cookout in your Home-in-the-Woods and have one or more overnight camp-outs (see opt-out info below). This is a great week of spiritual development, fun and adventure; exploring your extraordinary faith journey TOGETHER with our summer theme "Onward We Go!" For an additional fee (billed to you later), choose one of the available "add-on" activities for your chosen dates, (see list and dates below). Be here for an awesome week! Subsidized Fee (discounted cost) = $360; Supporters Fee (actual cost) = $410; Sustainers Fee (cost + $50 gift) = $460. "Add-on" activity pricing is below, and Add-on fees will be billed to you separately.
Week #1 = June 13-18; Week #2 = June 20-25; Week #4 = July 4-9; Week #6 = July 18-23
Sunday 4:00pm through Friday 4:30pm.
Middle School Resident Camp is 6 days and 5 nights of extreme fun and meaningful discipleship activities. You will lodge in a gender-separated cabin and spend each day with your co-ed family-unit of 10-12 campers and 2-4 counselors. Activities for the week include group games, nature, crafts, music and singing, campfire vespers, swimming, low-ropes group challenges, creek-play, Home-in-the-Woods camping skills, hiking the camp trails and a singing hike to Horseshoe Bend, archery, orienteering and geocaching, unit-participation vespers and Morning Watch, Bible study, polar bear swims, night activities, special all-camp programs and a day on the climbing wall and high ropes course, including the Zip Line and the Flying Squirrel! Tuesday or Wednesday your family unit will have a cookout in your Home-in-the-Woods and have one or more overnight camp-outs (see opt-out info below). This is a great week of spiritual development, fun and adventure; exploring your extraordinary faith journey TOGETHER with our summer theme "Onward We Go!" For an additional fee (billed to you later), choose one of the available "add-on" activities for your chosen dates, (see list and dates below). Be here for an awesome week! Subsidized Fee (discounted cost) = $360; Supporters Fee (actual cost) = $410; Sustainers Fee (cost + $50 gift) = $460. "Add-on" activity pricing is below, and Add-on fees will be billed to you separately.
Register in 3 steps NOW for Middle School Resident Camp: (or register with a paper form HERE)
1. Choose your Fee Option Payment below through our secure "Register Now" PayPal button using a credit card or a PayPal account. Any balance due and/or Add-On activity will be billed to you separately in a few days. There are no added fees for on-line registration, and you will be able to review your total prior to payment. $50 of your deposit or payment is non-refundable unless Camp Bethel cancels the camp program, (see "Cancellation..." information below).
2. Submit Data: After successfully paying, PayPal will direct your browser to our secure on line 2020 Summer Camp Registration Form (which is a Google Form). Allow at least 15 minutes to complete, and be as thorough as possible before you SUBMIT the form. If your browser doesn't redirect you to the Registration Form, please access that form HERE.
3. Get your Confirmation Packet: After submitting your Registration Form, your browser will direct to Camp Bethel's Confirmation Packets page (for you to print). We'll also send you an e-mail with links to your packet which includes your gear list, a required Health Form (to be completed and returned to Camp Bethel), your Balance Due (if any), and important information about your program.
1. Choose your Fee Option Payment below through our secure "Register Now" PayPal button using a credit card or a PayPal account. Any balance due and/or Add-On activity will be billed to you separately in a few days. There are no added fees for on-line registration, and you will be able to review your total prior to payment. $50 of your deposit or payment is non-refundable unless Camp Bethel cancels the camp program, (see "Cancellation..." information below).
2. Submit Data: After successfully paying, PayPal will direct your browser to our secure on line 2020 Summer Camp Registration Form (which is a Google Form). Allow at least 15 minutes to complete, and be as thorough as possible before you SUBMIT the form. If your browser doesn't redirect you to the Registration Form, please access that form HERE.
3. Get your Confirmation Packet: After submitting your Registration Form, your browser will direct to Camp Bethel's Confirmation Packets page (for you to print). We'll also send you an e-mail with links to your packet which includes your gear list, a required Health Form (to be completed and returned to Camp Bethel), your Balance Due (if any), and important information about your program.
“Add-On” Activities for Week-Long Resident Camps:
Week-long campers have the option to add River Tubing, Equestrian, Horseback Riding, or Whitewater Rafting (week 2 only) only one per week, and see below for when each is offered. If you are coming to camp with a friend or cabin mate, you do not have to choose the same optional activity. For example, Betty and Sharon can be in the same cabin/unit even though Betty is choosing Tubing and Sharon chooses no extra option.
Opting out of overnight sleep-out during Resident Camps:
On Home-in-the-Woods night for week-long Resident Camps (see individual camp descriptions), your child may choose to opt out of the overnight sleep-out with their group and instead sleep in a cabin with our Leadership Team. To opt-out of sleep-out, check the “Opt-Out” box in your registration form. We want EVERY child to feel comfortable and have FUN during their time at camp.
Equestrian (English-style ring riding) (add $105) Available Weeks 3, 5, 7.
Saddle up for two days of Equestrian skills and riding at Harmony Equestrian Center, just 4 miles from Camp Bethel! Tucked into these beautiful rolling hills, the fine professionals at Harmony will teach you how to ride and all the basics of horse husbandry. You will gain confidence and skills learning what ‘horse people’ know. This hands-on program for true horse enthusiasts covers horse safety, health and nutrition, grooming and use of equipment so you can tack up and mount for your daily lesson. Long pants and boots with heel required! Helmets, gear and professional leadership provided. Minimum weight 60 lbs. Rated easy-moderate.
Horseback Riding (Western-style trail riding) (add $75) Available Weeks 4, 5, 6.
Your week includes a day of riding horseback at Reba Farm Inn in Bedford, Virginia. Learn basic horse-care and gain Western-style riding skills along the winding trails and overlooks as you “Giddy-up” close and personal climbing the hills on the back of a one-horse-powered, muscular mare or mustang. (Take the mule-cart for a drive before you leave!) Gear, helmets and leaders included. Minimum weight 60 lbs; “no horsing around!” Rated easy-moderate.
River Tubing (add $35) Available Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
It’s our best way to beat the summer heat! Your week includes a fun and relaxing morning of river tubing on the beautiful and historic James River, just 6 miles from Camp Bethel. Let the river do the work as we ride the gentle current through gorgeous scenery over riffles and mini-rapids while keeping cool splashing, swimming and playing. Get creative with your float style or team up with your counselors and new friends to build an ultimate tube-blob-flotilla! Tubes, PFDs and transport provided by our friends at Twin River Outfitters, with counselor leadership provided by Camp Bethel. Rated easy.
White Water Rafting (add $115) Available Week 7 ONLY!
Your combo-adventure week includes a day of wet, wild & wonderful fun, courtesy of our professional raft guides and the glorious Lower New River Gorge. Learn crucial teamwork and coordination as we paddle “all-forward” through Class IV and V rapids: the “Keeny’s,” the “Railroads” and the “Million Dollar Wave.” It’s an incredibly fun experience; suitable for beginners and soggy-paddlers alike. All gear, helmets, PFDs, paddles and professional leadership included. “Dig in” for adventure and a great day of group fun on the water! Rated easy-moderate.
Week-long campers have the option to add River Tubing, Equestrian, Horseback Riding, or Whitewater Rafting (week 2 only) only one per week, and see below for when each is offered. If you are coming to camp with a friend or cabin mate, you do not have to choose the same optional activity. For example, Betty and Sharon can be in the same cabin/unit even though Betty is choosing Tubing and Sharon chooses no extra option.
Opting out of overnight sleep-out during Resident Camps:
On Home-in-the-Woods night for week-long Resident Camps (see individual camp descriptions), your child may choose to opt out of the overnight sleep-out with their group and instead sleep in a cabin with our Leadership Team. To opt-out of sleep-out, check the “Opt-Out” box in your registration form. We want EVERY child to feel comfortable and have FUN during their time at camp.
Equestrian (English-style ring riding) (add $105) Available Weeks 3, 5, 7.
Saddle up for two days of Equestrian skills and riding at Harmony Equestrian Center, just 4 miles from Camp Bethel! Tucked into these beautiful rolling hills, the fine professionals at Harmony will teach you how to ride and all the basics of horse husbandry. You will gain confidence and skills learning what ‘horse people’ know. This hands-on program for true horse enthusiasts covers horse safety, health and nutrition, grooming and use of equipment so you can tack up and mount for your daily lesson. Long pants and boots with heel required! Helmets, gear and professional leadership provided. Minimum weight 60 lbs. Rated easy-moderate.
Horseback Riding (Western-style trail riding) (add $75) Available Weeks 4, 5, 6.
Your week includes a day of riding horseback at Reba Farm Inn in Bedford, Virginia. Learn basic horse-care and gain Western-style riding skills along the winding trails and overlooks as you “Giddy-up” close and personal climbing the hills on the back of a one-horse-powered, muscular mare or mustang. (Take the mule-cart for a drive before you leave!) Gear, helmets and leaders included. Minimum weight 60 lbs; “no horsing around!” Rated easy-moderate.
River Tubing (add $35) Available Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
It’s our best way to beat the summer heat! Your week includes a fun and relaxing morning of river tubing on the beautiful and historic James River, just 6 miles from Camp Bethel. Let the river do the work as we ride the gentle current through gorgeous scenery over riffles and mini-rapids while keeping cool splashing, swimming and playing. Get creative with your float style or team up with your counselors and new friends to build an ultimate tube-blob-flotilla! Tubes, PFDs and transport provided by our friends at Twin River Outfitters, with counselor leadership provided by Camp Bethel. Rated easy.
White Water Rafting (add $115) Available Week 7 ONLY!
Your combo-adventure week includes a day of wet, wild & wonderful fun, courtesy of our professional raft guides and the glorious Lower New River Gorge. Learn crucial teamwork and coordination as we paddle “all-forward” through Class IV and V rapids: the “Keeny’s,” the “Railroads” and the “Million Dollar Wave.” It’s an incredibly fun experience; suitable for beginners and soggy-paddlers alike. All gear, helmets, PFDs, paddles and professional leadership included. “Dig in” for adventure and a great day of group fun on the water! Rated easy-moderate.
Why 3 Prices for Summer Camp? The Choice is Yours!
Each family is different, so Camp Bethel offers a voluntary fee program. You know your family's finances better than we do, so choose the fee most suitable for your family. All campers receive the EXACT SAME QUALITY Camp Bethel experience, no matter what amount you choose to pay or contribute.
The Supporter's Fee is what it actually costs Camp Bethel to provide this summer camp experience for one camper, including counselor and lifeguard pay, utilities, insurance, meals, building and grounds maintenance, vehicle upkeep, replacing outdated equipment, accreditation and permits, program supplies and curriculum. Choosing the Sustainer's Fee (actual cost + $50 gift) gives you the opportunity to help us do more with the mission funding we receive. You help us stretch our limited campership funds to help more children experience the power of camp. You help Camp Bethel make needed improvements and foster future growth in all we do. Through mission funding dollars, we are able to offer a Subsidized Fee. This reduced (subsidized) rate is made possible by our District congregations, multiple annual fund-raising events, and gifts from individuals who value the impact the summer camp experience at Camp Bethel has on children, youth, and families.
2020 No-Risk Policy for Cancellations, Late Arrivals, Early Departure:
You can register with confidence. Should you pay for camp, and later decide to keep your child home, or if the schedule changes again, OR if camps are cancelled, YOU HAVE RISK-FREE OPTIONS:
1. Credit 100% of your payments toward another available 2020 program, or
2. Credit 100% of your 2020 payments to 2021 pre-registration, or
3. Donate part or all to help Camp Bethel weather significant financial losses due to March-June group cancellations (and help ensure we're here for you in 2021), or
4. 100% refund. We just need to hear from you at least 24 hours prior to the start of your camp, and sooner if possible. Please notify the camp office 540-992-2940 or CampBethelOffice@gmail.com ASAP if your camper will not attend this session.
Late arrival and early departure is discouraged, but allowed if needed. However, because staff, food, and supplies are already secured, we cannot provide pro-rated refunds for partial camp attendance once your camper has arrived unless Camp Bethel cancels the program.
Safety and health is our highest priority, and our policies and practices ensure safe and high-quality experiences. We are aligning plans and best practices with our many professional camp associations, and we expect upcoming guidance for summer camps from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Virginia Department of Health. We'll post updates at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/COVID19.
Each family is different, so Camp Bethel offers a voluntary fee program. You know your family's finances better than we do, so choose the fee most suitable for your family. All campers receive the EXACT SAME QUALITY Camp Bethel experience, no matter what amount you choose to pay or contribute.
The Supporter's Fee is what it actually costs Camp Bethel to provide this summer camp experience for one camper, including counselor and lifeguard pay, utilities, insurance, meals, building and grounds maintenance, vehicle upkeep, replacing outdated equipment, accreditation and permits, program supplies and curriculum. Choosing the Sustainer's Fee (actual cost + $50 gift) gives you the opportunity to help us do more with the mission funding we receive. You help us stretch our limited campership funds to help more children experience the power of camp. You help Camp Bethel make needed improvements and foster future growth in all we do. Through mission funding dollars, we are able to offer a Subsidized Fee. This reduced (subsidized) rate is made possible by our District congregations, multiple annual fund-raising events, and gifts from individuals who value the impact the summer camp experience at Camp Bethel has on children, youth, and families.
2020 No-Risk Policy for Cancellations, Late Arrivals, Early Departure:
You can register with confidence. Should you pay for camp, and later decide to keep your child home, or if the schedule changes again, OR if camps are cancelled, YOU HAVE RISK-FREE OPTIONS:
1. Credit 100% of your payments toward another available 2020 program, or
2. Credit 100% of your 2020 payments to 2021 pre-registration, or
3. Donate part or all to help Camp Bethel weather significant financial losses due to March-June group cancellations (and help ensure we're here for you in 2021), or
4. 100% refund. We just need to hear from you at least 24 hours prior to the start of your camp, and sooner if possible. Please notify the camp office 540-992-2940 or CampBethelOffice@gmail.com ASAP if your camper will not attend this session.
Late arrival and early departure is discouraged, but allowed if needed. However, because staff, food, and supplies are already secured, we cannot provide pro-rated refunds for partial camp attendance once your camper has arrived unless Camp Bethel cancels the program.
Safety and health is our highest priority, and our policies and practices ensure safe and high-quality experiences. We are aligning plans and best practices with our many professional camp associations, and we expect upcoming guidance for summer camps from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Virginia Department of Health. We'll post updates at www.CampBethelVirginia.org/COVID19.
