Thinking of launching a 20-minute, three-station welcome circuit on Mondays — mini climbing wall intro, creek critter scout, and a team puzzle — so campers bond before cabin time. Have you tried a quick rotation right at 9:00 a.m., and did it ease first-day jitters? I want that first hour buzzing without derailing the rest of the schedule.
I’d run 6–6–6 with a 2‑min buffer at 9:00 and pre-assign color groups at check‑in with a simple “passport” they stamp at each of the “three-station welcome circuit” spots — it keeps counselors from herding chaos. Small caveat: the mini climbing wall harnessing always eats time (), so make that station ground‑school/bouldering only on day one. Do you keep the creek scout shoes‑off so we’re not dealing with wet socks before cabin time?