How does Camps Lawrence address the needs of first-time campers?
The needs of new campers are addressed by studying the “Get Acquainted” sheets from parents, by meeting each camper at the dock, showing him/her how to find their cabin and other camp facilities, and by helping them to make new friends and to understand “the way things work” at camp. Describe the arrival process for campers. Each camper is transported to the island by our camp boat “The Bear” or by private boat, is met at the dock by his or her cabin counselor and escorted to the assigned cabin. Luggage, sorted at the Y-Landing Marina on the mainland, is delivered to the island in the late afternoon. When luggage arrives at camp, staff help campers locate their things and deliver them to the cabin. Of course there is a plan for helping campers settle in.
