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Guide Training (Summer 2021)
The Purpose of Guide Training is to know the Trackers Code, share Trackers Elements (Core & Guild), delve into the Safety & Quality Guide, and get ready for camp.
Materials
- Whiteboard + Dry Erase Pens
- Compass, Tape Measures (for each theme)
- Maps of Sites
- Monday|Training Schedule]]
- Theme & Site Assignments
- Safety & Quality Guide
- Trackers Journal for all Guides
- Welcome to Trackers!
- Camp Schedules
Monday
Present Trackers Teams, do some Tracking and meet the Team.
- AM with Teams
- 8:30 AM Find & Meet the Team, Name Games
- 8:45 AM Safety Standup: Model, Debrief
- 8:50 AM Elements Training: Using a Compass
- 9:00 AM Guild Ceremony
- 9:10 AM Trackers Code & Expectations
- 9:30 AM Animal Forms
- 9:40 AM Wayfinding: Map & Compass finding Team Camp
- 9:50 AM Stealth Travel to Team Camp
- 10:00 AM Find a Track: Talk though the Hand of Trackers with the Track, teach Sun Time
- 10:25 AM Snack Time: Measuring, Rangers Report, Meet the Team
- 10:35 AM BST 10 minute
- AM with Village
- 10:45 AM Animal Gait Forms
- 11:00 AM Morning Adventure: Trackers Teams - Welcome to Trackers! Part 1: Trackers Teams and Code!
- 11:35 AM BST 10 minute
- 11:45 AM Morning Adventure: Trackers Teams - Welcome to Trackers! Part 2: Your Kit!
- PM with Teams
- 12:30 AM Lunch & BST 30 minutes
- 1:00 PM Games: Assistant Games
- 1:30 PM Story Basket: Debrief Trackers Teams and Code, Your Kit
- PM with Village
- 1:45 PM Afternoon Adventure: Trackers Teams - Welcome to Trackers! Part 3: A Quest for Relics!
- 2:30 PM BST 10 minute
- 2:40 PM Afternoon Adventure: Trackers Teams - Welcome to Trackers! Part 4: The Journal!
- 3:15 PM Afternoon Adventure: Trackers Teams - Trackers Hand, Lens & S-Files (get one)
- 3:45 PM Caretaking - Tidy & Organization, Close to Open
- 4:00 PM Story Basket + Set S-File
- 4:23 PM Guild Ceremony
Back in the Team area at Village Camp by 8:30 the next day.
Tuesday
- AM with Teams
- 8:30 AM Safety Standup: Model, Debrief
- 8:40 AM Elements Training: Woodcarving
- 9:00 AM Guild Ceremony
- 9:10 AM Trackers Code & Expectations
- 9:30 AM Animal Forms
- 9:40 AM Wayfinding: Map & Compass finding Team Camp
- 9:50 AM Stealth Travel to Team Camp
- 10:00 AM Wisdom of the Marks
- 10:15 AM Snack Time: Measuring, Rangers Report, S-File Check-In, Meet the Team
- 10:25 AM Secret Camp, get Hearthstone
- 10:35 AM BST 10 minute
- 10:45 AM Find a Track + Lens Journal
- AM with Village
- 11:30 AM Morning Adventure: Safety & Quality Theater
- Expectations + Boundary setting with kids, Transitions (pg 18-23)
- Supervision of Students (pg 26-29)
- Check-in/out (pg 30-32)
- Staff to student, to parent, to staff interactions (pg 33-39)
- PM with Teams
- 12:30 AM Lunch & BST 30 minutes
- 1:00 PM Unwind Game, Sword Throwing
- PM with Village
- 1:15 PM Afternoon Adventure: Safety & Quality Theater (cont)
- Child Management + Fair Share of Attention (pg 40-42, 124)
- Emergency policies (pg 44-47) (w/ site safety sheet examples)
- 2:25 PM BST 10 Minutes
- 2:35 PM Afternoon Adventure: Safety & Quality Theater (cont)
- Staying Healthy (pg 48-59)
- Organization and Cleanliness, Gear Safety (pg 60-69)
- Radio protocol (pg 71-72)
- Camp Activities, Traveling off trails (pg 77-85)
- Personnel policies (pg 86-99)
- PM with Teams
- 3:15 PM Secret Camp, return Hearthstone + BST 10 minutes
- 3:45 PM Caretaking - Tidy & Organization, Close to Open
- 4:00 PM Review S-File
- 4:10 PM Story Basket
- 4:23 PM Guild Ceremony
Back in the Team area at Village Camp by 8:30 the next day.
Wednesday
- AM with Teams
- 8:30 AM Safety Standup: Model, Debrief
- 8:40 AM Elements Training: Woodcarving 2
- 9:00 AM Guild Ceremony
- 9:10 AM Trackers Code & Expectations
- 9:30 AM Animal Forms
- 9:40 AM Wayfinding: Map & Compass finding Team Camp
- 9:50 AM Travel to Team Camp
- 10:00 AM Wisdom of the Marks
- 10:15 AM Snack Time: Measuring, Rangers Report, S-File Check-In, Meet the Team
- 10:25 AM Secret Camp, get Hearthstone
- 10:35 AM BST 10 minute
- 10:45 AM Morning Adventures: Team Time
- PM with Teams
- 12:15 AM Story Basket - Debrief
- 12:30 AM Lunch & BST 30 minutes
- 12:45 PM Team Game, Journal, WoM, BST-Lead (20 min, Ears On)
- 1:15 PM Morning Adventures: Team Time
- 3:15 PM Secret Camp return Hearthstone
- 3:25 PM BST 10 minute
- PM with Village
- 3:35 PM Schedules Review
- 4:00 PM Review S-File
- 4:10 PM Story Basket
- 4:23 PM Guild Ceremony
Back in the Team area at Village Camp by 8:30 the next day.
Thursday
- AM with Teams
- 8:30 AM Safety Standup: Model, Debrief
- 8:40 AM Elements Training: Woodcarving 3
- 9:00 AM Guild Ceremony
- 9:10 AM Trackers Code & Expectations
- 9:30 AM Animal Forms
- 9:40 AM Wayfinding: Map & Compass finding Team Camp
- 9:50 AM Travel to Team Camp
- 10:00 AM Wisdom of the Marks
- 10:15 AM Snack Time: Measuring, Rangers Report, S-File Check-In, Meet the Team
- 10:25 AM Secret Camp, get Hearthstone
- 10:35 AM BST 10 minute
- 10:45 AM Morning Adventures: Team Time (For Teams needing it: Elements Training in Archery Range)
- PM with Teams
- 12:15 AM Story Basket - Debrief
- 12:30 AM Lunch & BST 30 minutes
- 12:45 PM Team Game, Journal, WoM, BST-Lead (20 min, Ears On)
- 1:15 PM Morning Adventures: Team Time
- 3:15 PM Secret Camp return Hearthstone
- 3:25 PM BST 10 minute
- PM with Village
- 3:35 PM Schedules Review
- 4:00 PM Review S-File
- 4:10 PM Story Basket
- 4:23 PM Guild Ceremony
Back in the Team area at Village Camp by 8:30 the next day.
Friday
- AM with Teams
- 8:30 AM Safety Standup: Model, Debrief
- 8:40 AM Elements Training: Woodcarving 3
- 9:00 AM Guild Ceremony
- 9:10 AM Trackers Code & Expectations
- 9:30 AM Animal Forms
- 9:40 AM Wayfinding: Map & Compass finding Team Camp
- 9:50 AM Travel to Team Camp
- 10:00 AM Wisdom of the Marks
- 10:15 AM Snack Time: Measuring, Rangers Report, S-File Check-In, Meet the Team
- 10:25 AM Secret Camp, get Hearthstone
- 10:35 AM BST 10 minute
- AM with Village
- 10:45 AM Morning Adventures: Check-In/Check-Out Training
- 11:30 AM Parent Conversations
- PM with Teams
- 12:15 AM Story Basket - Debrief
- 12:30 AM Lunch & BST 30 minutes
- 12:45 PM Team Game, Journal, WoM, BST-Lead (20 min, Ears On)
- 1:15 PM Morning Adventures: Team Time
- 3:15 PM Secret Camp return Hearthstone
- 3:25 PM BST 10 minute
- PM with Village
- 3:35 PM Schedules Review
- 4:00 PM Review S-File
- 4:10 PM Story Basket
- 4:23 PM Guild Ceremony
Note Carpool organization