GRADE 7In-School Camp 2015

AIMS

• To foster class and school spirit from the very start of Grade 7;

• To inculcate the school values of Teamwork, Humility, Respect, Integrity, Commitment and Excellence;

• To provide an opportunity for the students to build up inter-personal relationships through working together across various activities;

• To foster leadership skills;

• To encourage the students to reflect on who they are now and where they are now in their academic career, and to encourage them to think of ways they can take that to the next stage.

BRINGING BALI TO ACS JAKARTA

Further to the aims of fostering school spirit and school values, the school has decided this year to bring Bali to ACS Jakarta.

Once again we will be working with the Odyssey Institute, the same providers who have helped us with the past four grade 7 camps. Odyssey will be bringing over a team of experienced facilitators to lead the entirety of the program.

Students will be participating in many of the same enriching and meaningful activities as students did in Bali in previous years, except this year they will do so on the school campus. We are bringing the program from Bali to ACS Jakarta.

ACCOMPANYING TEACHERS

Chief Coordinator – Leigh Judge

7 Teamwork – Yuyu Yuliani & Siti Aulia

7 Humility – Siena Caravana & Kadek Windy Hapsary

7 Respect – Liteno Lotha & Antony Powell

During curriculum hours (Thursday and Friday), classes will be supervised by their respective subject teachers throughout the day.

DAY 1

• 12.30-1.00 Lunch

• 1.00-2.30 Program Orientation – ice-breakers and program overview

• 2.45-4.00 Team Intros – focus on Teamwork and Commitment

• 4.00-5.00 Flag Making – focus on team identity

• 5.00 Flag Parade

• 6.00-7.00 Dinner

• 7.00 Campfire Program – Students work on stories on particular themes

• 9.00 Bedtime

DAY 2

• 6.00AM Wake up

• 7.00 Breakfast

• 8.00 Whole-group games

• 9.30-5.15 - Homeroom classes rotate through three activities:

- Kecak Kecos – A martial arts warm-up followed by putting simple movements together with drumming;

- Wayang Kulit – Students create their own puppets and performance;

- The Spider Web – A group team-building challenge that encourages students to place trust in their friends.

- Note: Snack will be at 10.10, and lunch at 11.55

DAY 2 (CONTINUED…)

• 5.15-6.00 – Downtime (Break)

• 6.00 Dinner

• 7.00-9.00 – Wayang Kulit performances. The students will present their story to the rest of the grade.

• 9.00 – Bedtime.

DAY 3

• 6.00AM – Wake up

• 7.00 – Breakfast

• 08.00-10.30 – Classes rotate through three activities:

- Vision Board Storm – Students contribute to a mural to remind them of their values, vision and commitment for the year ahead;

- Fears in a Hat – Students anonymously express their fears and anxieties for the year by putting them in a hat, after which they will be pulled out and discussed.

- Letter to self – Students write a letter to themselves as a projection for how the they see themselves in the year ahead, goals, and challenges.

DAY 3 (CONTINUED…)

• 10.45-11.30 – Small Group closings

• 11.30-12.00 – Full group closing

• 12.00 – End of Program

Please arrange for your children to be picked up from school at 12pm prompt.

MEALS

• Breakfasts (Friday and Saturday) and dinners (Thursday and Friday) are catered for as part of the camp program.

• Snack and lunch can be purchased in the cafeteria as normal. Please ensure that your child has money to purchase snack and lunch on both Thursday and Friday.

• Apart from breakfast, the cafeteria will be closed on Saturday. As the program finishes at 12pm, we will not be providing lunch on Saturday.

• Students do not need to bring in snacks such as Pot Noodles, as we will not be providing facilities for the preparation of these.

CONTACT

Per normal school rules, students will be permitted to have their mobile phones on campus throughout the duration of the camp. During program hours, these should be kept safely locked away in the students’ lockers, as normal.

We will allow the students to make phone calls home between the program end at 9.00 and final lights-out at around 10.00.

If you wish to contact teachers or students during the program, please do so through the usual school numbers.

KIT

Please refer to the kit list sent home with your children.

Note that students are required to bring in their own bedding, i.e. a sleeping bag or a small roll-up mattress with a light sheet or blanket.

Students should wear their PE kit from home on the morning of Thursday 13 August.

ITEMS STUDENTS SHOULD NOT BRING

Students do not require any of the following for the duration of the program, and their use will not be permitted:

- Laptop computers;

- iPads or other tablets;

- Portable gaming devices;

- iPods, mp3 players, or any other music players;

- Any other similar electronic items.

Students may bring a book to read after the day’s program ends, if they wish.

THANK YOU

Thank you for your support of the school’s camps programs.

We wish all the Grade 7s a memorable, meaningful and enjoyable 2015 camp.