Camp Rules and Behavior Policy

Camp Rules

Be Safe: Follow all safety guidelines and listen carefully to camp staff. Stay within designated areas and avoid off-limits zones. Swim only when a lifeguard is present to ensure your safety.

  1. Be Respectful
    Show respect to your counselors, fellow campers, and their belongings. Practice active listening and use polite manners to create a positive and welcoming environment.
  2. Be Kind
    Use kind words and actions. Avoid behaviors like throwing objects, hitting, play fighting, wrestling, name-calling, bullying, verbal threats, or swearing. Spread positivity by sharing smiles, encouraging others, including everyone, and demonstrating God’s love.
  3. Be a Good Steward
    Protect and care for the beautiful environment God has given us. Refrain from littering or causing harm to nature. Treat the outdoors with gratitude and responsibility.

Behavior Management Policy

At Bound for Glory Camp, we prioritize building respectful relationships among campers and staff. Our trust-based relational approach fosters a safe and supportive environment where campers feel valued and heard. We provide opportunities for campers to make choices, voice concerns, and learn from their experiences. By modeling positive behavior, we encourage campers to make good decisions, while acknowledging that everyone occasionally makes mistakes.

When campers make poor choices, our staff follows a compassionate and structured process to guide them toward improvement:

  1. Incentive Program
    To motivate positive behavior and address unwanted actions, we use an incentive program. Campers earn points for demonstrating targeted behaviors, which can be redeemed for rewards. This encourages accountability and creates a fun, goal-oriented atmosphere.
  2. Redo Opportunity
    Everyone deserves a second chance. Campers are offered a “redo”—an opportunity to try again and make a better choice. This practice allows campers to learn and build confidence in their decision-making skills.
  3. Quiet Reflection Time
    If a behavior persists, the camper will be given quiet time to gather their thoughts and discuss the situation with a staff member. This provides a moment to regroup, explore solutions, and better understand how to improve the situation. Our staff acts as mentors and advocates, guiding campers toward positive outcomes.
  4. Loss of Fun Time
    For continued undesirable behavior, campers may lose time from fun activities in 10-minute intervals. This measure is used thoughtfully, ensuring campers understand the connection between their actions and consequences. Parents will be informed if this step becomes necessary.
  5. Dismissal from Camp
    In rare cases where behaviors become unmanageable or jeopardize the physical or emotional well-being of the camper or others, parents will be contacted and asked to pick up their child.

By fostering an environment of mutual respect and providing clear, compassionate guidance, Bound for Glory Camp helps campers learn and grow, both socially and emotionally.