Presbytery of the Peaks Middle School Adventure (for rising 6th-8th graders, ages 12-15)
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We are preparing for safe and fun 2021 Summer Camps with multiple health and safety adaptations. For details and Camp Bethel's 2021 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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POTP Middle School Adventure, June 20-25 (for rising 6th-8th graders, ages 12-15)
Week #2 = June 20-25, Sunday 4:00pm through Friday 6:30pm.
It’s our best week of camp fun and intense Christian living specifically geared toward teen/pre-teen life. Adventure Camp has your perfect mix of wild fun and discipleship activities. Adventure Camp is for active youth who enjoy the outdoors. You will lodge in a gender-separated cabin and spend each day with your co-ed family-unit of 8-10 campers and 2-4 counselors. You and your unit will plan your week’s activities including group games, crafts, songs, Bible lessons, swimming, nature lessons and exploration, creek-play, hiking the camp trails, orienteering, parachute games, slacklining, GaGa Ball, 9-Square & 4-Square, 3 delicious meals, archery, and a day on the climbing wall and high ropes course including the Zip Line and the Flying Squirrel! On Tuesday or Wednesday, your family unit will have a cookout in your Home-in-the-Woods and have one or more overnight camp-outs. Your week also includes two days of adventure outings: Canoeing and River Tubing with "Bikes on Site"! (See descriptions below.) 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 with our theme, "Onward We Go!" Be here for an awesome week!
Special POTP Total Price = $450. You pay: $225!
Presbytery of the Peaks will pay half of the camper fee for Presbyterian of the Peaks Campers.
For more information please contact Sam Smith at 434.845.1754 or sam@peakspresbytery.org.
Week #2 = June 20-25, Sunday 4:00pm through Friday 6:30pm.
It’s our best week of camp fun and intense Christian living specifically geared toward teen/pre-teen life. Adventure Camp has your perfect mix of wild fun and discipleship activities. Adventure Camp is for active youth who enjoy the outdoors. You will lodge in a gender-separated cabin and spend each day with your co-ed family-unit of 8-10 campers and 2-4 counselors. You and your unit will plan your week’s activities including group games, crafts, songs, Bible lessons, swimming, nature lessons and exploration, creek-play, hiking the camp trails, orienteering, parachute games, slacklining, GaGa Ball, 9-Square & 4-Square, 3 delicious meals, archery, and a day on the climbing wall and high ropes course including the Zip Line and the Flying Squirrel! On Tuesday or Wednesday, your family unit will have a cookout in your Home-in-the-Woods and have one or more overnight camp-outs. Your week also includes two days of adventure outings: Canoeing and River Tubing with "Bikes on Site"! (See descriptions below.) 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 with our theme, "Onward We Go!" Be here for an awesome week!
Special POTP Total Price = $450. You pay: $225!
Presbytery of the Peaks will pay half of the camper fee for Presbyterian of the Peaks Campers.
For more information please contact Sam Smith at 434.845.1754 or sam@peakspresbytery.org.
Register in 5 steps NOW for POTP Middle School Adventure 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 requires EITHER a negative molecular test within seven days prior to the beginning of camp, OR a 14-day symptom screening for the camper and all persons in their household; 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 2021 No-Risk Policy for Cancellations, Late Arrivals, Early Departure below.
3. Submit Data: After successfully paying, PayPal will direct your browser to our secure on line 2021 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.
4. Get your Confirmation Packet in April/May: We are adapting most aspects of camp, and we are following the VA Department of Health and 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.
5. Pay your balance-due before June 6. Contact Sam Smith for more information at 434.845.1754 or sam@peakspresbytery.org.
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 requires EITHER a negative molecular test within seven days prior to the beginning of camp, OR a 14-day symptom screening for the camper and all persons in their household; 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 2021 No-Risk Policy for Cancellations, Late Arrivals, Early Departure below.
3. Submit Data: After successfully paying, PayPal will direct your browser to our secure on line 2021 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.
4. Get your Confirmation Packet in April/May: We are adapting most aspects of camp, and we are following the VA Department of Health and 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.
5. Pay your balance-due before June 6. Contact Sam Smith for more information at 434.845.1754 or sam@peakspresbytery.org.
"Bikes on Site": Zoom! There they go! Bring a bike and helmet to camp for the week or borrow a camp bike; we'll pedal all week together through camp. We'll be on 2 wheels exploring our 470-acre playground, with new biking trails, and enjoying our camp week. A special adventure includes a 6 mile coast to the Preece Farm for a picnic and creek play! Prerequisite: Must be able to ride a bike.
Canoeing: Your week includes 1/2 day of paddling on the beautiful James River, just 8 miles from Camp Bethel. Canoe skills, swimming, lunch on the beach and more with your adventure counselors on a 10-mile river section, perfect for beginners and seasoned paddlers. Rated easy-moderate.
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.
2021 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 2021 program, or
2. Credit 100% of your 2021 payments to 2022 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 2022), 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.
Canoeing: Your week includes 1/2 day of paddling on the beautiful James River, just 8 miles from Camp Bethel. Canoe skills, swimming, lunch on the beach and more with your adventure counselors on a 10-mile river section, perfect for beginners and seasoned paddlers. Rated easy-moderate.
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.
2021 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 2021 program, or
2. Credit 100% of your 2021 payments to 2022 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 2022), 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.
