Family Camp Circle

Shehaqua Family Camp Circle Description
Family Camp= summer camps

Vision Statement
Make Family Camp the most enriching, fulfilling and deepening experience possible for everyone who attends.

Expectations of Each Circle Member

• Attend a once per month conference call, approx. 1 hour
• Be a voting Shehaqua Representative, expectations and application form can be found here.
• Be willing to take on a Specified Role if needed for one year, and otherwise actively contribute to fulfilling the Family Camp Circle responsibilities

Roles Administrator

• Schedule meetings, send out meeting reminders, sends out a mid-meeting reminder about action steps.

Facilitator

• Develops the agenda & asks for input before the meeting, facilitates each meeting, make sure each action step has a clear time goal and person or persons doing it.

Operations Representative

• Participates in monthly Operations Circle meetings.

Scribe

• Primary note taker during each meeting.

Advisors (Passive) Has voting status (when needed) and acts as a sounding board. No direct responsibilities.

Family Camp Circle Responsibilities

• For advisors, directors, assistant directors:
  • Find and confirm for next year
  • Form pool for future years
  • Facilitate training/mentoring of new directors
  • Clearly communicate to directors what their job is. Offer advice and help, if needed.
  • Check in with the directors periodically to make sure the camp preparations are on track (key assignments, etc.).
• Manage feedback to improve future programs
• Update survey
• Developing the dates for each week
• Working with education circle to determine focused education tracks
• Develop director focused portions of the wiki Guidebook