Puttin’ it all together!
All summer long, us interns have been working on our intern project- to get Happy Valley ACA Accredited! We have all worked hard- individually and together- to see what standards Happy Valley is in compliance with and which standards aren’t met. It’s now time to put all our work together and put it on display, […]
Kayla, Kyle, Karl, Carly, and now Cody!
Try saying Kayla, Kyle, Karl, and Carly three times fast. Now add Cody to that mouthful, and GO! Carly and Cody have been dating for quite sometime now. I had the pleasure of going to school with the both of them while at Graceland, three musketeers double majoring in Business Administration and Economics. Cody works […]
High-Ropes Facilitation in Action!
Senior High Camp utilizes Happy Valley’s high-ropes course on-site. Previously, Senior High Camp would go off-site to utilize other high-ropes courses before Happy Valley had a course of our own. One year Jerry (a Happy Valley Board member and Senior High Camp leader/staff member) asked Shaw (the main-man at APEX Adventures Team Building Programs) if […]
Senior High Camp 2014
Senior High Camp at Happy Valley was a wonderful week! I had the unique opportunity to be a cabin counselor. I was anxious to a counselor for this age group, as I had only ever been a C.I.T. at for the Children’s Camp age group previously and didn’t know any of the campers. All my […]
A week with the youth
For the week, the Community of Christ came to spend their reunion here at Happy Valley and we were thrilled to have them! During the week us interns got the opportunity to program and facilitate activities for the youth group. It was fun to be able to interact with bright, caring and charismatic group of […]
Lifeguard Training
“Ah! It’s soo cold!” With most days being cloudy and cool, this phrase was very commonly spoken during the duration of our lifeguard training as none of us wanted to be the first one to jump in the pool. The gentlemanly thing to do is ‘ladies first’ but the ladies would have none of that. […]
Challenge Course Training
A ropes course is a challenging outdoor activity that is intended for personal development and team building.A ropes course usually consists of both high and low elements. Happy Valley has one of the best high-ropes courses in Northern California on-site, within the Redwoods. Karl, Kyle, Kayla, and I began our time at Happy Valley with […]
Myers Briggs Training
Learning about myself and gaining an understanding as to why I think or do things the way I do helps me appreciate myself and who I am as well as being aware to the differences of others around me, in this instance, my coworkers. Learning about each others personalities helps build stronger relationships as coworkers […]
Trail Blazers
Today Bethany and I decided to be a a couple of Lewis and Clarks and explore the trail leading deeper in the Happy Valley campgrounds. We decided to be ambitious and jog the trails but our steam ran out quick as the trail hills got steeper and steeper. During our run we got off course […]
Embracing change: ennsuring the camp experience remains relevant in 2020 and beyond response
Embracing Change: Ensuring the Camp Experience Remains Relevant in 2020 and Beyond written by Dayna Hardin is an article about the present and future obstacles camps are facing. Today camps are having to grow, adapt, and become flexible with the change of consumer expectations. If camps have difficulty breaking away from the old ways of […]
