Middle School Adventure Caving + Climbing + Tubing
(for rising 7th-9th graders, ages 12-15)
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We are preparing for safe and fun 2022 Summer Camps with multiple health and safety adaptations. For details and Camp Bethel's health-and-safety plan, visit our COVID-19 page. We will continue to update this page as we receive guidance and information from the CDC and the VDH.
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Middle School Adventure Caving + Climbing + Tubing (for rising 7th-9th graders, ages 12-15)
Sunday 4:00pm through Friday 6:30pm.
Week #5 = July 10-15
Adventure Camp has your perfect mix of wild fun and discipleship activities. Adventure Camp is for active youth who enjoy the outdoors. You will truly live as a Christian body in a co-ed Unit of 6-10 campers with 2-4 counselors in one of our creek-side Adventure Villages in our vast and beautiful riparian forest. Each A.V. includes a boys’ hut, a girls’ hut (both with bunk beds, mattresses, & personal screening) and your dining shelter with fire circle, all by the clean waters of Wilson Creek. Our platform huts have metal roofs and open ends for free air flow. You’ll eat most meals in the Ark, swim in the pool, attend all-camp events, and have access to all the amenities of the camp (including showers!). Activities for the week include group games, nature, crafts, music and singing, campfire vespers, swimming, low-ropes group challenges, creek-fun, hiking the camp trails and a singing hike to Horseshoe Bend, archery, orienteering and geocaching, slacklining, GaGa Ball & 9-Square, Morning Watch, Bible study, daily “Voice Your Choice” Unit activity, polar bear swims, night activities, special all-camp programs and a day on the climbing wall and high ropes course! Your week also includes 3 days of adventure outings: Caving, Rock Climbing, and River Tubing! (See descriptions below). A specific letter and gear guide will follow your sign-up. Learn more about Why, How, and What we do during Summer Camps including a complete activities list. This is a great week of spiritual development, fun and adventure; exploring your extraordinary faith journey and learning TOGETHER. Be here for an awesome week!
Subsidized Fee (discounted cost) = $530; Supporters Fee (actual cost) = $580; Sustainers Fee (cost + $50 gift) = $630.
Sunday 4:00pm through Friday 6:30pm.
Week #5 = July 10-15
Adventure Camp has your perfect mix of wild fun and discipleship activities. Adventure Camp is for active youth who enjoy the outdoors. You will truly live as a Christian body in a co-ed Unit of 6-10 campers with 2-4 counselors in one of our creek-side Adventure Villages in our vast and beautiful riparian forest. Each A.V. includes a boys’ hut, a girls’ hut (both with bunk beds, mattresses, & personal screening) and your dining shelter with fire circle, all by the clean waters of Wilson Creek. Our platform huts have metal roofs and open ends for free air flow. You’ll eat most meals in the Ark, swim in the pool, attend all-camp events, and have access to all the amenities of the camp (including showers!). Activities for the week include group games, nature, crafts, music and singing, campfire vespers, swimming, low-ropes group challenges, creek-fun, hiking the camp trails and a singing hike to Horseshoe Bend, archery, orienteering and geocaching, slacklining, GaGa Ball & 9-Square, Morning Watch, Bible study, daily “Voice Your Choice” Unit activity, polar bear swims, night activities, special all-camp programs and a day on the climbing wall and high ropes course! Your week also includes 3 days of adventure outings: Caving, Rock Climbing, and River Tubing! (See descriptions below). A specific letter and gear guide will follow your sign-up. Learn more about Why, How, and What we do during Summer Camps including a complete activities list. This is a great week of spiritual development, fun and adventure; exploring your extraordinary faith journey and learning TOGETHER. Be here for an awesome week!
Subsidized Fee (discounted cost) = $530; Supporters Fee (actual cost) = $580; Sustainers Fee (cost + $50 gift) = $630.
Register in 4 steps NOW for Middle School Adventure Canoeing + Caving + Climbing Camp:
1. Review our required pre-screening procedure AND Camp Bethel's Health-and-Safety Plan on our COVID19 page.
Pre-Screening: The VA Department of Health recommends one of the following (A, B, or C) for camp attendance: (A) GOOD = A 7-day symptom screening form (for the 7 days prior to your first day of camp) for everyone in the camper's household, or (B) BETTER = Copy or image of proof of a negative COVID test administered within 5 days prior to camp (and within 3 days is even better), or (C) BEST = A copy or image of your Vaccination Record Card. Camp Bethel's Health-and-Safety Plan: site-and-program-specific adaptations include: a small-group "cohort" model, reduced cabin capacity, mask-wearing when appropriate, on-site health screening, and more.
2. Choose your Fee Option Payment below. Then choose your dates, write camper's name and your phone # before you click the secure "Register Now" PayPal button using a credit card or a PayPal account. Any balance due will be billed to you separately in April or May. There are no added fees for on-line registration, and you will be able to review your total prior to payment. $50 of your payment is your "hold-your-spot" deposit. See our 2022 No-Risk Policy for Cancellations, Late Arrivals, Early Departure below. Apply for financial assistance HERE. If receiving "Good-as-Gold" from a Virlina District church, register HERE.
3. Submit Data: After successfully paying, PayPal will direct your browser to our secure on line 2022 Summer Camp Registration Form (which is a Google Form), or access that form HERE. Allow at least 15 minutes to complete, and be as thorough as possible before you SUBMIT the form.
4. Get your Confirmation Packet in April/May: We are adapting most aspects of camp, and we are following the American Camp Association's "Field Guide" for camps on the implementation of CDC guidance. As we receive additional CDC and professional camp association guidance for summer camps, we will align our plans and best practices and include them in your Summer Camp Confirmation Packet. In April/May, we'll send you an e-mail with links to your Confirmation 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. Review our required pre-screening procedure AND Camp Bethel's Health-and-Safety Plan on our COVID19 page.
Pre-Screening: The VA Department of Health recommends one of the following (A, B, or C) for camp attendance: (A) GOOD = A 7-day symptom screening form (for the 7 days prior to your first day of camp) for everyone in the camper's household, or (B) BETTER = Copy or image of proof of a negative COVID test administered within 5 days prior to camp (and within 3 days is even better), or (C) BEST = A copy or image of your Vaccination Record Card. Camp Bethel's Health-and-Safety Plan: site-and-program-specific adaptations include: a small-group "cohort" model, reduced cabin capacity, mask-wearing when appropriate, on-site health screening, and more.
2. Choose your Fee Option Payment below. Then choose your dates, write camper's name and your phone # before you click the secure "Register Now" PayPal button using a credit card or a PayPal account. Any balance due will be billed to you separately in April or May. There are no added fees for on-line registration, and you will be able to review your total prior to payment. $50 of your payment is your "hold-your-spot" deposit. See our 2022 No-Risk Policy for Cancellations, Late Arrivals, Early Departure below. Apply for financial assistance HERE. If receiving "Good-as-Gold" from a Virlina District church, register HERE.
3. Submit Data: After successfully paying, PayPal will direct your browser to our secure on line 2022 Summer Camp Registration Form (which is a Google Form), or access that form HERE. Allow at least 15 minutes to complete, and be as thorough as possible before you SUBMIT the form.
4. Get your Confirmation Packet in April/May: We are adapting most aspects of camp, and we are following the American Camp Association's "Field Guide" for camps on the implementation of CDC guidance. As we receive additional CDC and professional camp association guidance for summer camps, we will align our plans and best practices and include them in your Summer Camp Confirmation Packet. In April/May, we'll send you an e-mail with links to your Confirmation 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.
Caving: The wonder of exploring the underground world thousands of years old; nothing quite like it. We’ll explore the speleothems (look it up), corridors and cavern rooms in one of Virginia’s natural caves with the experts from Wild Guyde Adventures; a great way to get down and dirty while learning how to protect these unique treasures. Learn what happens when water meets limestone, (like springs and caves beneath Camp Bethel). Bring headlamp, pants, shoes & long-sleeved shirt to get very muddy. Helmet & leadership provided. Rated easy-moderate.
Rock Climbing: Why climb? Because we can! Enjoy an awesome day of excellent outdoor anchored belay climbing along and above the Maury River, led and instructed by the experts from Wild Guyde Adventures. Learn all the moves and gear as we safely jam up the crux of the headwall and rappel back to deck; suitable for beginners and experienced Edgers. Back at camp, we’ll learn high ropes course facilitation: very cool! All gear, helmets, harnesses and leadership provided. Rated moderate with challenging options.
River Tubing: It’s our best way to beat the summer heat! Your week includes a fun and relaxing day 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 Twin River Outfitters, with counselor leadership provided by Camp Bethel. Rated easy.
Rock Climbing: Why climb? Because we can! Enjoy an awesome day of excellent outdoor anchored belay climbing along and above the Maury River, led and instructed by the experts from Wild Guyde Adventures. Learn all the moves and gear as we safely jam up the crux of the headwall and rappel back to deck; suitable for beginners and experienced Edgers. Back at camp, we’ll learn high ropes course facilitation: very cool! All gear, helmets, harnesses and leadership provided. Rated moderate with challenging options.
River Tubing: It’s our best way to beat the summer heat! Your week includes a fun and relaxing day 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 Twin River Outfitters, with counselor leadership provided by Camp Bethel. Rated easy.
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 experience, no matter what amount you choose to pay or donate. The Supporter's Fee is what it actually costs 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 health supplies. Choosing the Sustainer's Fee (actual cost + $50 gift) helps 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. Apply for financial assistance HERE. If receiving "Good-as-Gold" from a Virlina District church, register HERE.
2022 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 2022 program, or
2. Credit 100% of your 2022 payments to 2023 pre-registration, or
3. Donate part or all to help Camp Bethel adapt how we operate (and help ensure we're here for you in 2023), 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.
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 experience, no matter what amount you choose to pay or donate. The Supporter's Fee is what it actually costs 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 health supplies. Choosing the Sustainer's Fee (actual cost + $50 gift) helps 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. Apply for financial assistance HERE. If receiving "Good-as-Gold" from a Virlina District church, register HERE.
2022 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 2022 program, or
2. Credit 100% of your 2022 payments to 2023 pre-registration, or
3. Donate part or all to help Camp Bethel adapt how we operate (and help ensure we're here for you in 2023), 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.
