ROOTED LEADER RESOURCES

6-day camp for students entering grades 6-8

JUNE 29-July 4, 2025

Location:
Expeditions Unlimited: E11844 County Rd DL, Baraboo, WI 53913
Further activities will take place in the adjacent Devil’s Lake State Park

Traveling Details:

Depart
We leave at 7:00 am on Sunday, June 29th from The Relevant Center

One Stop in Carolville Iowa (4 hours away) There is a Steak n’ Shake, Wendy’s, Raising Cains and Walmart. Walmart is only for leaders or case by case basis for students. We need to spread out our leaders to create the least chaos possible

2800 Commerce Dr, Coralville, IA 52241 (Address for Raising Cains)

Return:

We leave Expeditions around 8 am.

Return Friday, July 4th at 2:00pm-ish (Parents will pick up their student at The Relevant Center)

Additional Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Camp:

• Snack shop - $20 recommended limit (pay for yourself only)

• Travel Money- $15 recommended to Travel money-traveling home for lunch

• Optional paintball - $20 plus $5 for each extra hopper of paintballs

Camp Leader Expectations-

1. Their experience at the expense of our experience. We ask that you do not leave your students unattended. If you need to take a nap or a leave of any kind please make sure you have your students covered during that time.

2. Your students are your responsibility. The things they do and don’t do should be from your leadership.

3. Students should keep their hands to themselves

4. There is a age gap at Camp. Please make sure our students are being appropriate to a 5th or 6th grade level. We don’t want camp to be the place where our students learn the awful things of the world.

   1. When it comes to games and activities make sure that everyone has a chance to have fun. Do not have the attitude win at all cost. We are not sacrificing students experiences for our winning attitude.

5. There is a leaders meeting every morning at 7:30 am. Please make sure that you are there and ready to ask clarifying questions. We will clarify the day but we will also work through the problems that have come up.

6. No phones at camp- If you need to call please do this discretly and at an appropriate time

We’ll join Fellowship Church from Michigan for an awesome week of camp where we explore what it means to lead as followers of Jesus. We’ll hear from veteran youth leaders, worship together and have plenty of chances to meet just as a Rooted group. The week is all about having incredible fun doing traditional and adventure camp activities while learning more about how to be a committed follower of Jesus. Our Leaders will do camp right alongside the students, keeping track of all the safety stuff but also using this week to connect and grow with all our students. We will learn how Jesus challenged his followers to LIVE DIFFERENTLY and we’ll apply this training to our own lives and encourage the students to live for God in the school year ahead.

Brian Boom(Program Director). He is not on staff at Expeditions but is the main camp leader for lead 222. Lead 222 is the company we go with to camp. All decisions fall on Brian, but he does a great job leading with us the entire week.

Fellowship Church- Brian Boom is the Director. Ally VanDerLaan is the Middle School Ministry Leader.

Girls

#3 Namekagon - Abby /Syd /Shari

#4 Kinnickinnic - Savannah/Heather (Misty Worship)

#7 Wolf - Jes/Jodi

#8 Peshtigo - Karis/Chellie

#10 Rock - Ashley + Caitlin(Nurse)

EXACT CABIN ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE RELEASED BY MAY 15.

Please do not share this info with student until they are getting off the bus at camp. Rooted will help communicate colors.