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2026 specialty weeks INfo
Specialties I: Outdoor Sports & Craft Camps (June 21-26)
Specialties II: Woodworking, Sports & Cooking Camps (July 12-17)

Faculty and Jr. Faculty for Specialties I and Specialties II:

Thank you so much for choosing to spend a week of your summer serving at Wonder Valley Christian Camp. We have a busy schedule planned, and I am looking forward to working with all of you.

Everything I address here will pertain to both Specialties Weeks. If you have questions about the specific week you are working, feel free to get in touch with me.

We will again be at the "meadow" property at Wonder Valley. Exciting news - the new dorm Achaia is finished and ready for us to use, along with our regular space in Macedonia.

Prior to the Sunday of our event, please review the Camp Rules, and dress code in the What To Bring section. (Campers will receive an email with similar information, and I'll try to send out a copy of that email to all faculty so you know exactly what campers/parents are getting as far as pre-camp communication.)

SUNDAY: 

There will be a Faculty meeting at  3:00 on the Sunday of each week. Please arrive on time, as I will have even more details to go over before the campers arrive at 4:00 to begin their check-in process.

On Sunday, each camper will be given a water bottle, a folder with their schedule, memory work, daily devotion sheets, an ink pen and a string backpack to keep these things organized.  Faculty will also receive a water bottle, string backpack and the final schedule. (Feel free to bring your own water bottle and backpack, if you prefer.) If you submitted your Faculty Screening Form before May 11, you will also get a free camp t-shirt. (If you have not submitted your screening form please use the link above to do it as soon as possible.)

 

SCHEDULE: 

I have linked to the  Preliminary Schedule (pdf) here, but I will hand out the final schedule when you arrive at camp, as there are sometimes last-minute adjustments, and your final schedule will also include the daily schedule for recreation. 

TEACHING MATERIALS: 

Each morning at camp, students will complete the first page of that day's devotion sheet for the  Morning Devotions(pdf)   on their own. Later in the morning, faculty will use the Leader Guide on the next page to facilitate discussion over that material during Morning Discussion. The campers in this group will be your Specialty. Campers earn points for completed devotion sheets, so this is a great time to help kids who may have trouble getting it finished on their own.

Just before bed time during Evening Discussion, faculty will use the
 Evening Discussion Notes (pdf) to lead Bible study in the dorms to wrap up the day. You can work together to decide if you want to do this by dorm room, or combine a couple rooms and rotate discussion leaders each night. If you have access to a printer, please print off the Morning Devotions and Evening Discussion notes prior to arriving at camp, so you are prepared and have paper copies for leading discussions. I will have a few couple extra copies, but it is best if leaders can bring some of their own.

2026 THEME: 

Our theme this year is "What We Were Made For" (Psalm 139:14). This year, we're focusing on a biblical view of our identity. What a big topic in our culture these days! But unlike the world around us, we can teach our students to be confident that God designed us on purpose, for a purpose, and ultimately He is the one directing and guiding us.  My goal in selecting the study material and the  worship music is help campers learn who God is,  and how to read His Word to clearly understand His Creation, our Fall, His plan for Redemption and our ultimate Restoration.  (Check out the playlist of songs that I'm gathering to use for worship time.)
 

Thanks again for devoting your time and talents to serving the campers. Let me know if you have any questions,

For His Kingdom,

Tracy Weaver

© 2026 Wonder Valley Christian Camp. 

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