Today at a glance
First check: Meet at the staff board before taking responsibility for a group. The actual supervisor assigns groups and confirms any change.
8:15
Staff brief
Read the day plan, group assignment, site notes, and approved changes.
8:45
Arrival zone
Use the assigned post. Refer every mismatch to the check-in lead.
10:00
Trail activity
Count at departure and return. Use the approved route named at the brief.
12:15
Lunch transition
Pass group status directly to the next assigned counselor.
3:20
Dismissal handoff
Follow the camp's authorized-release process. This page stores no child records.
Stop and get the lead
This sample is a reading aid, not a safety policy. Use the camp's approved emergency plan, training, medical procedure, supervision ratios, and release records.
- A child is missing from the expected group count.
- An adult asks for a pickup change not shown in the authorized process.
- Weather, an injury, or a site condition changes the approved plan.
- You cannot maintain the supervision arrangement given at the brief.
Who handles what
On-site leadGroup changes, site decisions, missing-person response, or an unclear boundary.
Health leadInjury, illness, medication questions, or the approved health procedure.
Check-in leadArrival list, pickup authorization, and release-process questions.
Add the current names and contact method only in the camp's approved staff copy.
Give the next counselor a usable handoff
- State the group and the point in the schedule.
- Give the current count using the camp's approved record.
- Name any plan change already confirmed by the lead.
- Identify an unresolved issue and the lead who has it.
- Wait for the next counselor to confirm the handoff.
Example wording: “Group Maple is at lunch transition. The count matches the approved roster. The on-site lead moved the next activity indoors. No unresolved issue.”