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Camp Life

Laying on the ground at the end of camp

After arriving in the morning on the first day, it’s a pretty packed timetable. In short: games, meals, streams, stream collabs, musical, Bible studies, workshops, cabin time, rehearsals, free time, warm fuzzies, sleeping, showcase.

Games

There is plenty of time for games, inside and out, to have some fun and get some exercise.

Sitting on chairs in a circle as people run around
Playing Tank blindfolded
Many games require collaboration in pairs or larger teams

Meal times

Sharing in conversation over breakfast/lunch/dinner is such a great way to build connection and get to know people from outside your cabin group and streams. And if you just don’t feel like talking right now, that’s okay too, there’s a quiet table.

Free time

It’s up to you what you to do during supervised free time. You might want to practice a dance, or write some warm fuzzies, or a nap.

Gully ball
One of the favourite pastimes at UPCC is playing Gully Ball

Warm Fuzzies

To build everyone up with encouragement and foster a community of love, every camper and leader takes home a bag of little notes of encouragement. There is a table full of papers and pens and craft supplies that anyone can use for writing people warm fuzzies throughout the camp.

Warm fuzzy bags pegged up on a line
Everyone has a bag pegged up on the line.
The warm fuzzy writing table
You can get creative with all the supplies for writing warm fuzzies.

Streams

Each day you’ll spend a couple hours in your stream, so you’ll get to know the people in your stream quite well. This is one of the main structured activities at PAC, and will be different for each one.

Stream collabs

There are some times where we bring people together from each of the streams to create something involving elements from each. It’s great fun creating little skits, and often they develop into something campers want to perform in the showcase.

Musical

After dinner each night, campers watch an act of the leaders’ musical. It’s usually about 20 minutes an act, and is one of the highlights for some people.

Bible studies

As a Scripture Union camp, Christ is at the forefront of our values. In the morning and at night we open the Bible and do craft activities while learning and discussing about God. It’s also a great time to talk about things from the musical, delving into the deeper meanings and finding connections between characters and ourselves.

Putting together an icypole-stick bridge
Making a bridge while discussing the Bible content.

Showcase

At the end of camp before heading off, parents are invited to watch a showcase. Kids have the opportunity to perform something they’ve worked on during PAC, perhaps a skit with some friends or a group performance of something from stream time.

The senior stream clapping after showing their musical
Senior stream perform their own musical.