August 1

Hello Everyone!

Just wanted to let you know that I'm going out of town until the end of the month...

Beginning August 1, the real and hardcore promotion for CampCaribe will begin. I have 8 spaces to fill and hope to get them filled in August & September so I can arrange for our first local outing as a group. I will have a booth at the San Jose Jazz Festival as well as some local advertising starting and wanted you to know in the event you are ready to register your Brown Girl Adventurer!

The monthly payment plan should be of some real value for those who take advantage of it; it's nice not to have to come up with a large chunk of money all at once.

Let me know if you have any questions. Everything is moving along nicely. Spring 2010 will be here before you know it!

Chat soon...

Tracey
Camp Director
CampCaribe

The H1N1 Virus

As the Camp Director for CampCaribe, I make sure I stay current on ANYTHING going on related to the camp environment by staying connected to the American Camp Association (ACA), of which I am a member. Because CampCaribe is a learning adventure program and not a traditional camp, it cannot be accredited by ACA. Please know that I follow ACA standards as closely as possible so that in the future, when OBG Adventure Camps do have a permanent camp home, accreditation will be easier to achieve. And since ACA sets the standard, following their protocols simply makes sense for the safety of your children and the CampCaribe staff.

Here is a 4 minute video from the CEO of the American Camp Association about the H1N1 virus. It should alleviate any concerns you might have. Of course, if you have questions, please feel free to post them on this blog.

Have a great day!

Tracey
Camp Director
CampCaribe

Parent Communication: Staff Stuff

Staff Background Checks. Now that the staffing has been finalized (yay!), staff Background Checks will be done on Aquatics Director Allyson Bailey, Counselor Coco Kelley, and Camp Director Tracey Friley ("CampCaribe Staff") within the next few months. Redacted copies of the results will be provided to parent(s) upon request.

Staff First Aid Training. CampCaribe Staff will be certified in CPR and BASIC First Aid Training.

Staff Skills. The CampCaribe Staff are all able to swim; with Alley being the strongest.

Staff Excitement! You have no idea! =)

Meet Coco!

I am pleased as punch to announce that Coco Kelley, a past contributor on OneBrownGirl.com's Brown Girl World, has accepted the position of Camp Counselor & Education Assistant at CampCaribe! Wooo hoooooo! (We'll get a current photo of her on the blog real soon.) Coco, who works for the Oakland Unified School District (as a teaching assistant while she completes her Master's in Education) is a California native who learned to swim at an early age. A natural athlete, Coco played volleyball starting at 12 years old and earned a college volleyball scholarship at California State University, Sacramento. As a young girl, Coco went to horseback riding camp, science camp and, of course, volleyball camp. For the last 7 years, Coco has been part of an all women's Sabar drum group and spends most of her spare time in a West African, Congolese, Haitian, and/or Cuban dance or drum class. Coco will facilitate danciing, volleyball and be in charge of any homework at CampCaribe. And now that CampCaribe has its staff in place, we can really get this party started! Welcome, Coco...