2022 GAC Events Calendar
Happy New Year! As we gear up for another summer of fun, friends, and growth at GAC, we have planned some online events in the coming months. Download a calendar for home and be sure to visit the Upcoming Events page for links and details.
Give us a call at 800-554-2267 x.0 or send us an email if you have any questions or need additional information about any of our events.
DOWNLOAD 2022 GAC EVENTS CALENDAR
Have Fun: Creating a Positive, Connected Family Culture – Parent Coffee on January 19
Want to bring some of the fun and connection of GAC home to your family this year?
Creating a close and connected family culture that promotes positive, lifelong relationships is the most important thing we can do for our children. Grab your coffee or tea, login, and join other GAC parents for our first parent coffee of 2022. We’ll learn about and discuss simple, research-based and experience-backed strategies for adding more fun and connection at home.
Audrey “Sunshine” Monke, who will be speaking at this coffee, is Gold Arrow Camp’s Chief Visionary Officer, the author of Happy Campers: 9 Summer Camp Secrets for Raising Kids Who Become Thriving Adults, and the host of the Sunshine Parenting Podcast. Audrey regularly speaks to parents and teachers on the topics of friendship skills, connection, and well-being. See some of her past interviews and events here.
All Gold Arrow Camp parents who register will be entered in our drawing for one of 10 free, signed copies of Happy Campers. Drawing will take place and winners will be notified on January 14, 2022.
Registrants will be sent a recording after the meeting as well as a PDF with the strategies and links we discuss.
Resources & Links
Happy Campers: 9 Summer Camp Secrets for Raising Kids Who Become Thriving Adults
Junior Counselor Application Opens Dec. 15
“After 8 years as campers, both my daughters were JCs this year. They both had the time of their lives. They loved it even more than being GAC campers, because it had all of the fun activities and traditions, plus the added perks of being trusted with more responsibilities and additional freedoms. After 1.5 years of COVID and all its disappointments, this was just what they needed for their mindset and their self-esteem. They both made deep friendships, both gained maturity, and both retain their love for GAC and intend to go back as counselors when they’re old enough. Thank you!” – 2021 JC Parent
Gold Arrow Camp’s Junior Counselor Program is designed to introduce older, returning campers to leadership roles with specific training and responsibilities in the camp environment. Our goal is for Junior Counselors (JCs) to return home confident in their leadership abilities and able to create positive change in their schools and communities.
The first two weeks of the month-long program focus on building leadership skills, teamwork, and training. JC participants will spend the second two weeks engaged in hands-on leadership and camp counseling experience while working with younger campers and experienced counselors.
Teens benefit greatly from a camp experience and GAC’s JC Program is no exception! This program is a fun, engaging, and fulfilling opportunity for our former GAC campers completing grades 10 and 11. Let us know if you have questions or need additional information.
Junior Counselor Application Opens December 15
Take A Hike Day – November 17th!
Celebrate National Take A Hike Day With GAC!
We’re obviously big fans of getting out into nature and taking a hike. At camp, campers participate in hikes of all lengths, from our Bears Adventure, to 8-mile overnight backpacking trips, to our 7 night teen Outdoor Leadership Course.
November 17th is National Take a Hike Day. Although the date falls in the middle of the week this year, plan to spend some time that day to at least take a short hike! Just use the hashtag #NationalTakeAHikeDay and tag us (@goldarrowcamp) on social media. We just might share our favorite hiking pictures!
GAC Runners – Holiday Hustle
Here at the GAC HQ, we are gearing up for the holidays and enjoying the cooler temps outside! This year, our year-round GAC staff is participating in Run Across America’s Holiday Hustle! We have all set a goal to complete 50k by the new year. The best part is that it doesn’t have to be completed all at once! We can’t wait to get out for long walks with our families or even take small strolls during lunch.
We would love for you to join our team for the Holiday Hustle! All you have to do is sign up and join GAC’s team (our team code is FSJFL). Each registrant gets their choice of a sweatshirt or beanie, so be sure to send us a photo of your participants in their gear (bonus points for having GAC gear on, too)! We will send GAC socks to go along with it, as well as sharing some fun achievements from our team on social media throughout the challenge.
If you have any questions, please email Brittany “Delta” Grissett at delta@goldarrowcamp.com.
Connection Comes First: Free Resources & Parent Coffee Chat
At GAC, we believe that connecting with our kids and forming close, positive relationships with them is the most important responsibility of being a parent (or camp counselor!).
Opportunities to learn more about connecting with your kids
Connection Tips & Resources
Our Chief Visionary Officer, Audrey “Sunshine” Monke (host of the Sunshine Parenting Podcast and author of Happy Campers: 9 Summer Camp Secrets for Raising Kids Who Become Thriving Adults) is sharing connection tips with parents who sign up for her email series: Connection Comes First. As soon as you sign up, you’ll immediately get access to a free audio or print download of the first chapter of Sunshine’s book: Camp Secret #1: Connection Comes First.
Sign up for Sunshine’s connection tips (and the free book chapter) here.
Connection Coffee Chat
Join with other GAC community members (staff & parents) to chat about the important topic of connecting with our kids! We’ll share tips and resources AND get the chance to connect with one another.
When: Sep 29, 2021 08:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register for the 9/29/21 parent coffee chat by clicking this link.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
National Public Lands Day
National Public Lands Day is September 25, 2021! NPLD is a great way to connect with nature and give back to our public lands. There are many opportunities to help restore and improve public lands across the country. For more information about National Public Lands Day and to find an event near you, visit https://www.neefusa.org/npld.
If you participate in NPLD, please send us a picture to mail@goldarrowcamp.com or tag us in your social media posts!
Mini Camp & Shaver Specialty Video Highlights & Slideshow
Check out some fun highlights and memories from Mini Camp and August Specialty! These sessions were such fun ways to end another GAC summer!
Session 4 Video Highlights & Slideshow
Check out the awesome fun we had during Session 4!
Shaver Squad 2021
Our Shaver Watersports campers (AKA “Shaver Squad”) headed to Shaver Lake this morning and are already out on the lake enjoying hours of water skiing, wake boarding, and kneeboarding!
The Shaver Squad will spend the next four days at our Shaver Island outpost camp. They’ll head back to main camp on Thursday afternoon and join the Mini Camp campers for Big Campfire (skit night) on Thursday and our end of camp celebrations on Friday – our Banquet, Dance, and Appreciation Campfire.