Ropes Course
On Friday, July 14, the camp went to Camp Laurelwood for some team-building exercises. The camp has been divided into three river teams—Quinnipiac, West and Mill. The teams will work on a Community Service Action Project throughout the summer, as well as compete against each other in Challenge Days. To build teamwork, the teams participated in several rotations at Camp Laurelwood--teambuilding games, low ropes and high ropes. Teambuilding games required everyone to work together and formulate strategy, as did the low ropes, where youth had to pass their team through the Spideweb and cross the Wire. The Spiderweb was a web of rope that each team member had to get through to successfully complete the challenge, without using two of the holes twice. At the Wire, youth had to walk on a low wire, holding onto a rope. Two youth came from each end, then had to trade balancing ropes in the middle. At the high ropes, which was the overall favorite, youth had to conquer their fear and were belayed up nearly into a tree, then they pulled a cord that sent them swining back and forth. Overall, the youth had a fantastic day.

July 14, 2006 - CSP Day 5
Naomy's Day
On Friday we went to the Ropes Course. We go on the rope and go up into the tree. We had to pull a tiny rope and then we go swinging down. It felt fun and scared all at the same time. We need to rotate to the games. We had to work as a team to get the golf ball on the half pipes to the pit. We had to blindfold somebody and the other person need to lead you to a ball and throw it to the other person who was blindfolded. Then we rotate to the third station. There’s a spiderweb and we tried to get through without touching the web. We had to work with teamwork and communicate with each other. We went to the Wire and then we got a rope and tried to get across without touching the mud and pretend that there was an alligator. My favorite was the flying thing. It was fun.


VIDEO: Swinging on the High Ropes
A'chan swings from the trees!