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A Staff Day at CMR
Monday-Friday Camp Day Schedule
5:30am -
8:30am
Work Crews: Expect 1-2 hours to prep for the Camp Day.
Kitchen Crew - prepares breakfast & sack lunches. Cleans the kitchen/dining area.
Corral Crew - feeds, grooms, and tacks up horses.
Bus Crew - goes to Boulder to pick up the Campers.
Upkeep/Other Crews - Clean and prep for the day.
6:15am -
7:15am
Staff Breakfast Buffet
9:00am
Buses arrive and all staff (except some wranglers) attend flag raising for songs, warm-ups & attendance.
1st Western Rider Group immediately meets Wrangler/Counselor at the Flag Circle & proceeds to the Corrals.
9:30am
Counselors meet with their groups for snacks and goal-setting.
Instructors go to their activity areas to prep.
9:50am
First Activity
10:55am
Second Activity
12:05pm
Counselors eat outdoors with their group.
Activity Instructors eat and supervise the outdoor lunch areas.
12:25pm
Counselor break time. Open-play time for the Campers supervised by Activity Instructors.
12:50pm
Third Activity
2:00pm
Fourth Activity
3:10pm
Counselors lead a “group talk” about the day.
3:25pm
All staff (including at least one wrangler) and Campers gather around the flag-pole for “Epic Moments”.
3:50pm
Flag Lowering
4:00pm
Work Crews: Expect 1-2 hours of community work after the Camp Day.
Kitchen Crew - prepares dinner & future meals. Cleans the kitchen/dining area.
Corral Crew - un-tacks, grooms, and feeds the horses. Medical needs are taken care of at this time as well.
Bus Crew - goes to Boulder on buses to drop-off the Campers.
Upkeep/Other Crews - Clean and prep for the next day.
6:00pm/
6:30pm
Dinner
Friday Afternoon Schedule
2:00pm
Counselors hold group-time for reflection about the week. They hand out awards to all Campers in their group.
2:30pm
All staff (including one wrangler) and Campers gather around the flagpole one last time. Awards are presented from all of the activity instructors.
3:50pm
Flag Lowering
4:00pm
Work Crew and "Whirlwind" cleaning session begins.
6:00pm
Dinner
Monday-Friday Camp Activities
Most Activities are led by Activity Instructors with assistance from the Counselors. Some Activities are Counselor led.
Activity Times can be combined if the activity needs more time to focus on certain projects.
Monday - Friday Evening Schedule (After the Camp Day)
Monday
7:30pm
Staff Meeting
Tuesday
7:30pm
"Heart of Camp" Staff Sharing
Wednesday
6:00pm​
No dinner; Night-off after Crew Responsibilities
Thursday
4:00pm
Activity choices for late night campers. After dinner award making for campers and letter writing to parents.
Friday
6:30pm
"Whirlwind" cleaning session until all of the Ranch is spotless.
Weekend Schedule
7:30am
Breakfast
8:00am
Personal Cabin Cleanup
9:00am
Work (Events, Organizing, Misc. Tasks)
12:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm
Work (Events, Organizing, Misc. Tasks)
4:00pm -
6:00pm
"In-camp" or "Out-of-Camp" Night-off Begins
SUN
"In-camp" or "Out-of-Camp" Day-off
Saturday Schedule Flexibility & Time-off
We keep Saturdays reserved for hosted events such as weddings and corporate team-building. We also utilize this day for Ranch projects, preparing for the coming week, and weekly staff meetings. Please plan to be open to all kinds of different tasks on Saturday. Since we are a Day Camp for children and a residential Camp for staff most time-off is generally at the same time for the whole team.
TESTIMONIALS
My summer working at CMR was a pivotal time in my life. While at the ranch I built lifelong friendships with people I still talk to everyday! We still have an annual meet-up in Colorado every summer to share in new adventures together. The Ranch creates a unique environment where you can learn to be yourself.
- Raye Lynn, Staff Member 2017