Welcome to Korean Culture Camp! For a great week of Korean culture, history, language, art, dance, martial arts, and food! KCC is a non-profit organization entering its thirty-second year. Our family of current and former campers, teen helpers, teachers, and volunteers continues to grow. Our campers include adoptees and their siblings, children of former adoptees, first-generation Korean Americans and their children, and anyone interested in learning more about the Korean culture. Our doors are open to all!
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KOREAN CULTURE CAMP WEEKLY DETAILS
Welcome to Korean Culture Camp! The first day might seem hectic as everyone settles into the routine and finds their way through the building. Thanks for your patience. Please refer to this handout throughout the week for important information. Future correspondence is posted near the camp front desk – check there daily for new notices. Also remember to check your camper’s backpack every day.
Camp hours are 9:30-2:50. The school phone number is 612-729-8321 – ask to be connected to someone from KCC or just leave a message if your camper is ill that day.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Korean Culture Camp Main Entrance: Athletic #1 at the north end of the large parking lot in front of the school. Look for signs.
Children Drop Off and Pick Up: Children should be dropped off after 9:15 and picked up each day at their homerooms at 2:50. PLEASE DO NOT ASK YOUR CHILD TO MEET YOU IN THE PARKING LOT, as we have over 300 children at camp and we want them all to be safe. Please be prompt in picking up your camper. Also, there is no child-care arrangement before or after these stated times.
Water Bottles: Campers are allowed to bring a water bottle in their backpacks. Water only please! Please mark all items with your camper’s name. Please – no gum, no red liquids of any kind in the building, and no pop outside of the lunchroom.
Health and Safety: For the health and safety of all campers and volunteers please keep your child at home if he or she is experiencing flu-like symptoms. Please call 612-729-8321 and leave a message if your child will not be attending camp. The KCC front desk will have emergency information for each camper, including contact information you gave during the registration process, if it is needed during the camp day.
Food Allergies: Many children have peanut allergies. Please do not bring cookies with peanuts.
Korean Treat Sales: Will be located outside next to the camp entrance.
Sales Room: T-shirt and ticket sales will happen in the sales room area this year as well. The room will be open from 9 am – 3:15 each day.
Visitors: All visitors (non-volunteers) are required to sign in and pick up a visitor’s button at the Front Desk. This does not include parents dropping off and picking up campers.
Parental/Camper Concern Contact Points: If for any reason you or your camper has concerns about camp, activities at camp, teachers or volunteers, please contact the following individuals:
Teachers: Hongjoo Lee
Volunteers, Campers or other issues: Lisa Bentley, Dale Fine, Rich Straka, Cindy Hanso
DAILY REMINDERS
MONDAY
•Campers locate homeroom, receive camp T-shirt and name buttons. Shirt and name buttons are to be worn daily.
•Drop food donations in the kitchen area. Please avoid products with peanuts.
•A Saturday meal is served by a group other than KCC which uses it as a fundraiser. Everyone except campers MUST purchase a ticket by Thursday. Tickets may be purchased in the Sales Room.
•If you are a camp volunteer, submit one entry form per day you work at the Front Desk for a prize drawing at the Saturday program.
TUESDAY
PICTURE DAY – campers will participate in a group photo.
WEDNESDAY
•Check out salesroom, T-shirts, tickets for Saturday program and stock up on your snacks.
THURSDAY
•Group photos will be distributed.
•Last day to purchase tickets for Saturday meal.
FRIDAY
•Please check the sign-up near the front desk for open positions for next year. KCC runs smoothly because of the many volunteers who make it work – and they have fun doing it!
SATURDAY
•Your entire family and guests are invited to the Saturday program.
•Campers should report to their homerooms at 9:30 am. Although not required, many campers choose to wear traditional Korean attire for the program. Other campers should wear their KCC T-shirts.
• The program starts at 10 am and should finish around 11:30. Campers will be released from the gym before the audience – parents can meet them at their homerooms. Lunch for those with tickets will be served after the program with four serving lines in the lunchroom.
• Please bring blankets or chairs for the outdoor picnic, as up to 600 meals are served. Indoor seating will be available for the physically challenged and floor seating will be provided in case of rain.
• Prizes will be announced during the program.
About Korean Culture Camp
KCC was created to give children exposure to their Korean culture and heritage
instilling a greater sense of their cultural identity and ethnic diversity.
We provide a diverse, challenging and fun curriculum for our campers which
includes:
•Learning about Korea—its history and culture
•Learning the Korean alphabet and language
•Participating in self-esteem classes
•Gaining agility, balance and discipline in our Tae Kwon Do classes
and traditional Korean dances
•Singing Korean music and the Korean National Anthem
Being the ethnic majority affords our campers an opportunity to feel safe, try new adventures and share their experiences about the joys and challenges of being their culture.
KCC UNIQUENESS
The Positive Impact of Teen Helpers
KCC receives requests from former campers who want to continue to be involved
in KCC by volunteering. Our teen helpers are a group of wonderful role
models who act as camp counselors to the campers. They assist in teaching
traditional Korean songs and dances performed by campers at our Saturday
program.
The Pride and Splendor of the Saturday Gala Celebration!
Every year camp concludes with a Saturday program that provides
an opportunity for the campers to show some of the Korean culture they have
learned during the week to friends, parents, and grandparents. The program
includes performances by all of the campers which include traditional Korean
songs, the splendid gala of traditional Korean dance and the Tae Kwon Do
demonstrations.
The Joys of Melon Bars and Korean Gifts!
At the end of each day campers have the opportunity to purchase
special Korean snacks, including the infamous melon bars.
The KCC Family
Selected by Hong Joo Lee, our camp teachers are Korean and Korean American
adults who thrive on interacting with and educating children. They design
curriculum to educate and excite our campers about Korean culture, heritage,
history, dance and martial arts.
Each class is staffed with two homeroom aides, parents of campers who accompany
the children, provide a point of contact for the drop off and pick-up
of children, and keep at the end of each day. Campers have the opportunity
watchful eye on the kids to ensure everyone acts in a safe, respectful
manner.
Our tireless aides are assisted by two teen helpers (former KCCcampers)
who manage and mentor the children and provide a hand to hold or a soccer
partner.
The lifeblood of KCC is you, the parents. Without your
involvement KCC would not be possible.