Youth Fall Retreat Info
ARRIVAL/DROP OFF: FRIDAY 7PM AT CIRCLE SQUARE RANCH
Address: 1645 Colborne Street East, Brantford ON N3T 5L4 | Phone: 519.754.0171
Please arrive with dinner eaten. You will be required to have submitted the Covid screening for your student. Upon arrival, you will be asked to show a screenshot of the submission. The link to the COVID screening can be found here, or on the Circle Square Ranch website. Once this is complete, you can continue to the pavilion to drop off your student.
PART OF THE CHECK IN PROCESS IS SUBMITTING THE WAIVER
Please print and fill out the waiver form found here. Students will need the completed waiver with them to check-in. Parents, please do not exit your vehicles at drop-off, unless your student has medication to bring to the nurse..
WHAT TO BRING FOR THE WEEKEND
- When joining us for this weekend here is a list of the items you need to pack in your ONE suitcase/bag.
- Bible and something to write with
- Bedding (pillow and sleeping bag/blankets, these may be packed separately if absolutely necessary)
- Warm Clothes (sweaters, jeans, sweatpants, long-johns)
- Modest shirts, tops, and shorts
- Jacket (rain coat, rain boots) *optional
Toiletries: shampoo, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant - Towel
- Footwear (ex. running shoes, & sandals, slippers for use inside buildings, sturdy shoes/hiking books (*optional))
- Flashlight
- Sunscreen
- Insect repellent (during this time of year it can be hit or miss with black flies and mosquitoes, best to be prepared)
- Money for the tuck shop (It will be open on Saturday)
WHAT NOT TO BRING
- Things that will distract you (cell phones, iPad, iPods, etc.)
- Valuables
- Expensive Clothing, jewelry, etc.
- Anything that could hurt someone else
We encourage students to stay unplugged and leave their cell phones behind. Please note: We will not take responsibility for any lost or stolen items.
SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS
Our sleeping accommodations will vary from group to group in order to accommodate all our students. Some will be sleeping in the lodge, some in cabins, and others, older more adventurous types, will be sleeping in covered wagons with built-in bunk beds. Please bring your own bedding, including a small mattress sheet and a warm sleeping bag and pillow. Students are grouped together with their small groups and small group leader(s) stay with them in their assigned space.
SPECIAL DIETARY REQUIREMENTS
We try to accommodate diets that are: vegetarian, lactose-free, and gluten-free. There are too many variables beyond our control for us to claim to have a peanut-free environment. But we do not knowingly serve peanut products from our food service or Tuck Shop. Campers, guests, and staff are requested to not bring peanut products onto the site (this includes care packages or mail items).
We DO use products that list “may contain traces of peanut products” in their list of ingredients. Our staff is instructed to remove peanut products if they learn that these products have been brought to Camp. The private residences of staff living year-round on the site are not required to be peanut-free.
Campers, guests, and staff who may have anaphylactic reactions should bring two EpiPens and carry them at all times.
MAIN SESSIONS
The goal of this retreat is to help students develop better daily disciplines with God in His word, in prayer and in worship. We do this through main teaching time, small group discussion and activities. Our hope and prayer is that students will come home more motivated and better equipped to meet with God regularly on their own.
SATURDAY ACTIVITIES
- Our students will have the opportunity to participate in the various activities listed below:
- Archery
- Team Building Activities
- Initiative Course
- Climbing Tower
- High Ropes
- Basketball
- Tetherball
- Carpet Ball
- Gaga Ball
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PICK-UP: SUNDAY FROM 12:30PM-1PM.
PLEASE BE ON TIME TO PICK UP YOUR STUDENT
CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY:
You are eligible for a refund of the registration cost minus a $35 processing fee (per registration) if withdrawal from retreat/camp occurs within 14 calendar days from the scheduled start date of the retreat/camp. Any withdrawals after this date are not refundable or transferable for any reason (i.e illness, emergencies, change of plans).