INFORMATION BOOKLET - Camp Wenonah

There is a Wenonah Outdoor Education Centre Group Coordinator assigned to your group. This person isthe key upfront staff person as well as the liaison with the leader of the visiting group. Wenonah ProgramSpecialists will also affiliate themselves with your group, and lead all facets of the program experienceduring your visit.The Camp Wenonah Centre for Outdoor Education has high expectations of every staff member, andthose are reflected in our hiring policies. Potential staff members, including those previously employed atWenonah, submit an application each year to join the staff team. Each person has an interview and mustsuccessfully complete a police check. In addition to maintaining current lifeguarding and first aidqualifications, staff are expected to have qualifications in a variety of program areas. This allowsWenonah to ensure that staff will provide a diverse outdoor education experience for each student.ROLE OF TEACHERSAll groups have their activities organized and facilitated by our fully qualified and specially trained OutdoorEducation Centre staff. This allows teachers and chaperones to enjoy the Outdoor Centre experience alongwith their students.We encourage the participation of teachers as additional staff in the program areas, both as an extra set of eyesand to deal with any behavioural issues that may occur during a Core Program. We ask that teachers stay withone specific group during the visit or specialize as assistants in individual program areas. We do request thatone adult supervisor assist with each group participating in a waterfront program (canoeing, kayaking, plusextended canoe trips/overnights).While the days at Camp are quite full, there are some times that the students are not under our directsupervision. Teachers are directly responsible for students at all times. This includes, but is not limited to,activity time, between programs (rotation time), during any other free time through the day (prior to and aftermeals), and after evening program ends.NIGHT TIME SUPERVISIONPlease also note that night time supervision (from the end of program to morning wake-up) is the soleresponsibility of the teachers from that particular group. Most groups choose to assign teachers to rotationalsupervision duties at night until students are quiet in their cabins.The Camp Wenonah Centre for Outdoor Education staff do reside on site in the event of an emergency.- 8 -