Camp Wiyaka

Assistant Camp Director

Kate — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:58:58 +0000

Individual applying must be 21 years of age. The Assistant Camp Director is responsible overseeing the daily operation of the summer camp program including food service, programs, business, human resource matters, camper and staff supervision, safety, and health care. The Assistant Camp Director should have experience supervising others, organization skills, and knowledge of the workings in a summer camp environment.

Position Start Date: May 1 for part-time camp set up (hours negotiable) / June 20 full time

Assistant Camp Director Job Description

Download the Camp Wiyaka Staff Application

2013 Camp Dates

admin — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:55:09 +0000

This summer Camp Wiyaka will be celebrating The World Around Us- from top to bottom. We’ll be exploring the sky, the land, bodies of water, and what can be found underground.

*NEW* MINI-CAMP DATES

Come experience the excitement of a residential summer camp! If your camper is new to sleepover camp and is concerned about spending a whole week away from home, try out our mini session. Opportunities to stay for the remainder of the week may be available if your camper finds he/she is having so much fun and isn’t ready to leave.

Date	Camp Type	Session
June 30 – July 2	Co-ed	Way Up in the Sky
July 7 – July 9	Co-ed	On Land
July 14 – 16	Boys	The World Around Us

GENERAL CAMP DATES

Date	Camp Type	Theme
June 30 – July 6	Co-ed	Way Up in the Sky
July 7- July 13	Co-ed	On Land
July 14 – July 20	Boys	The World Around Us
July 21 – July 27	Girls	The World Around Us
July 28 – Aug. 3	Co-ed	What’s in the Water
Aug. 4 – Aug. 9 (Note: Camp ends on a Friday)	Co-ed	Going Underground

LIT DATES

Date	Camp Type	Session
June 30 – July 13	Co-ed	Session I
July 28- Aug. 9 (Note: Camp ends on a Friday, weekend Cheshire Fair trip $10 additional cost)	Co-ed	Session II

OTHER DATES

Peter Marlow Stories: July 11 and August 1

The Peter Marlow story will be told on the evenings of July 11 and August 1. This event is for campers over the age of 12 and is a night of extreme suspense and scary stories. This is an optional program and there will be a less intense alternative evening activity campers below the age of 12 and campers of age who choose not to attend.

Cheshire Fair: August 3

Campers spending the weekend at Wiyaka between the 5^th and 6^th session of camp will be taking a field trip to the Annual Cheshire Fair in Swanzey,NH. Additional fee of $10.

Final Campfire: August 9, 8:00pm

Join us as we celebrate our 2013 summer camp season. All of our summer’s campers and families are welcome. Campers of week 6 must be checked out by 9:30pm. Camp closes after campfire.

Check in / Check out Process

admin — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:23:48 +0000

Check in takes place on Sunday from 1pm – 3pm.
Check out takes place Friday night (after 7pm surrounding Campfire) or Saturday Morning (8:30am-10:00am).

For complete information on the drop off / pick up process. Download our Drop off /Pick up Policy.

Packing List

admin — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:19:24 +0000

It is encouraged for parents and campers to pack together. If this is not possible and the parent does the packing, be sure to take time with the camper to go over what has been packed and where it can be found. If the camper packs his/her own bag, please have the camper show what has been packed to ensure everything they need is there, and that nothing is packed that shouldn’t be coming to camp. Be sure to consult our packing list to be certain that you have everything that you need and that you don’t pack anything that you will not need.

Rules of Camp Wiyaka

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:35:36 +0000

No Tobacco Items, Drugs, Alcohol, Knives, or Weapons of any type are allowed at Camp Wiyaka. Possession of these items will be cause for immediate removal from camp, at the cost of parents or responsible party, including cost of staff time and travel if required to return camper.

Electronic Games, E-Readers, Computers, Personal music players (ie. MP3, I-Pod, CD players, etc) and Cell Phones are Not Allowed. These items will be confiscated and kept in the directors’ cabin for the duration of the campers stay.

Lewd or profane language should not be used.

Campers are not allowed to make or receive calls from home. We encourage parents to call and speak with one of the directors if they have any concerns. We guarantee a return call, within 24 hours, with a comprehensive update of how a child is doing at camp. We will check with the camper, his/her tent counselor, and a program staff who has had recent contact, to verify your camper’s full camp experience.

During Co-Ed camp sessions, campers are not to be in a tent belonging to the opposite gender.

Campers are to remain on camp property (with the exception of staff-led off-property trips), be with a group, and have their whereabouts known by a staff member at all time. If at any time a camper has purposefully left camp, or has gone off alone, they are subject to being dismissed from camp without refund.

Camp Wiyaka is a safe place for all children and staff. Anyone endangering the physical or emotional safety of himself/ herself or another person will not be tolerated. This includes but is not limited to verbal and physical harassment, sexual misconduct, fighting and dangerous behaviors. Such behavior may result in dismissal from Camp without refund. Removal of any camper from camp will be made at the discretion of the directors.

The YMCA values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility should guide the actions, language, and topic of conversation of all those at Camp Wiyaka.

Camp Wiyaka rules will be discussed as tent groups and as an entire camp.

Campers are encouraged to create “house rules” for the tent with their tentmates and counselor.

Work Day/Camp Clean-up

admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:37:34 +0000

Volunteer to get camp prepared for our 92^nd season. We have projects that need to be completed, work the needs to be done, and tasks for you to take on! We need helpers for a variety of projects including making a meal for the volunteers, general clean up of the area, painting, getting supplies out of storage, and more. Any assistance you can lend toward Camp Wiyaka will make a great difference! Please join us on the shores of Sandy Pond. For more information or to volunteer to help please contact Kate Wesolowski – 978 249 3305 (ex 21 if prompted) / campwiyaka@yahoo.com.

Camp Wiyaka Director

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:21:04 +0000

Kate Wesolowski is looking forward to a wonderful summer as Director of Camp Wiyaka. The 2012 season was Kate’s Directorial debut at Camp Wiyaka, but she is no newcomer to camp, having worked on staff there from 1999 through 2004 progressing from tent counselor up to Program Director by her final year. Kate also comes from a family with a distinguished Wiyaka history. Her grandmother, Estelle Anderson, was Wiyaka’s Cook for many years in the 1960’s. Estelle’s children, Margaret (Kate’s mother), Karen, and Rick, accompanied her at Camp, and her husband “Andy” would come to visit (and fix or create things for camp) every day after work and on weekends.

Kate has over 15 years experience working with youth and families in a variety of settings. After graduating from Westfield State College, where she acquired a degree in mathematics and has completed the coursework for certification in secondary education, Kate worked for the Walt Disney Company in an assortment of positions for over 7 years. The majority of Kate’s time working for the Walt Disney Company was spent at Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort as a Recreation Coordinator. Kate also spent time as a teacher for Nature’s Classroom where she taught outdoor education to children in grades 4 – 7 at a camp inConnecticut. The Nature’s Classroom program is created for schools to attend week-long sessions to learn science, nature, math, and teambuilding – all presented in fun, clever ways.

While not atCampWiyaka, Kate works at the Athol Area YMCA preparing for the upcoming camp season as well as running some of the Y’s children and family programs.

Wiyaka Spirit

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:39:03 +0000

We have tented with nature and as her children have learned the ways of the woods and the winds; she has ministered to us with rain and sunshine and made us sturdy. The spirit of forest and lake is ours and we yearn to be upright as the trees and pure as the waters. May we keep our Wiyaka spirit and hold fast that which is good and knowing that every perfect gift is from above. May the spirit of God dwell in us and may we live as men who are the sons of God.

Meet Our Director

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:36:24 +0000

Kate Wesolowski is looking forward to a wonderful summer as Director of Camp Wiyaka. Though the 2012 season will be Kate’s Directorial debut at Camp Wiyaka, she is no newcomer to camp, having worked on staff there from 1999 through 2004 progressing from tent counselor up to Program Director by her final year. Kate also comes from a family with a distinguished Wiyaka history. Her grandmother, Estelle Anderson, was Wiyaka’s Cook for many years in the 1960’s. Estelle’s children, Margaret (Kate’s mother), Karen, and Rick, accompanied her at Camp, and her husband “Andy” would come to visit (and fix or create things for camp) every day after work and on weekends.

Kate has over 15 years experience working with youth and families in a variety of settings. After graduating from Westfield State College, where she acquired a degree in mathematics and has completed the coursework for certification in secondary education, Kate worked for the Walt Disney Company in an assortment of positions. The majority of Kate’s time working for the Walt Disney Company was spent at Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort as a Recreation Coordinator. Most recently, Kate was a teacher for Nature’s Classroom where she taught outdoor education to children in grades 4 – 7 at a camp inConnecticut. The Nature’s Classroom program allowed schools to attend week-long sessions to learn science, nature, math, and teambuilding – all presented in fun, clever ways.

While not a tCamp Wiyaka, Kate works at the Athol Area YMCA preparing for the upcoming camp season as well as running some of the Y’s children and family programs.

Phone-a-thon Dates – April 30th to May 2nd

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:26:15 +0000

The event will be taking place during the first week of May. This fundraiser helps provide camperships which will allow many children to experience the magic of Camp Wiyaka who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend. All of the funds earned during the phone-a-thon, will be matched by the Athol Savings Bank and the Meany-Killay Memorial Fund. If you would like to volunteer to help make calls, please contact Kate Wesolowski at the Athol Area YMCA by phone (978 249 3305 ex 21) or by email info@campwiyaka.org.