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Registration is open for the 2024 Summer Day Camp Season!
STAFF SCHEDULES
Get a look into the day to day schedule of working at the Colorado Mountain Ranch for a summer!
Join us for days full of enriching tasks and loads of fun working with children.
COME LIVE & WORK AT CMR
A Day on Staff at CMR
Monday-Friday Camp Day Schedule
5:30am -
6:30am
Work Crew: Expect 1-2 hours to prep for the Camp Day.
Kitchen Crew - prepares breakfast & sack lunches. Cleans the kitchen/dining area.
Corral Crew - feeds, grooms, and tacks up horses.
Bus Crew - goes to Boulder to pick up the Campers.
Upkeep/Other Crews - Cleans and preps for the day.
6:15am -
7:15am
Staff Breakfast Buffet
9:00am
All staff (except wranglers) attend flag raising for songs, warm-ups & attendance.
First Western Rider Group meets Wranglers at the Corral.
9:30am
Counselors meet with their groups for snacks and goal-setting.
Instructors go to their activity areas to prep.
9:45am
First Activity
10:55am
Second Activity
12:05pm
Counselors eat outdoors with their group.
Activity Instructors eat and supervise the outdoor lunch areas.
12:25pm
Counselor break time. Open-play time for the Campers supervised by Activity Instructors.
12:50pm
Third Activity
2:00pm
Fourth Activity
3:10pm
Counselors lead a “group talk” about the day.
3:25pm
All staff (including at least one wrangler) and Campers gather around the flag-pole for “Epic Moments”.
3:50pm
Flag Lowering
4:00pm
Work Crew: Expect 1-2 hours to after the Camp Day.
Kitchen Crew - prepares dinner & future meals. Cleans the kitchen/dining area.
Corral Crew - feeds, grooms, and un-tacks horses. Medical needs are taken care of at this time as well.
Bus Crew - goes to Boulder to drop-off the Campers.
Upkeep/Other Crews - Cleans and preps for the next day.
6:00pm
Dinner
Friday Afternoon Schedule
2:00pm
Counselors hold group-time for reflection about the week. They hand out awards to all Campers in their group.
2:30pm
All staff (including one wrangler) and Campers gather around the flagpole one last time. Awards are presented from all of the activity instructors.
3:50pm
Flag Lowering
4:00pm
Work Crew and "Whirlwind" cleaning session begins.
6:00pm
Dinner
Monday-Friday Camp Activities
Most Activities are led by Activity Instructors with assistance from the Counselors. Some Activities are Counselor led.
Activity Times can be combined if the activity needs more time to focus on certain projects.
Monday - Friday Evening Schedule (After the Camp Day)
Monday
6:30pm
"In-camp" Night-off
Tuesday
7:00pm
"Heart of Camp" Staff Sharing
Wednesday
6:30pm
"In-camp" or "Out-of-Camp" Night-off
Thursday
4:00pm
PLEASE SEE "THURSDAY OVERNIGHT SCHEDULE"
Friday
6:30pm
"Whirlwind" cleaning session until all of the Ranch is spotless.
Weekend Schedule
7:30am
Breakfast
8:00am
Cabin Cleanup
9:00am
Work (Events, Organizing, Misc. Tasks)
12:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm
Work (Events, Organizing, Misc. Tasks)
4:00pm -
6:00pm
"In-camp" or "Out-of-Camp" Night-off Begins
SUN
"In-camp" or "Out-of-Camp" Day-off
Saturday Schedule Flexibility & Time-off
We keep Saturdays reserved for hosted events such as weddings and corporate team-building. We also utilize this day for Ranch projects, preparing for the coming week, and weekly staff meetings. Please plan to be open to all kinds of different tasks on Saturday. Since we are a Day Camp for children and a residential Camp for staff most time-off is generally at the same time for the whole team.
NEW THIS YEAR
Check out the "Week Away" from Camp option!
TESTIMONIALS
My summer working at CMR was a pivotal time in my life. While at the ranch I built lifelong friendships with people I still talk to everyday! We still have an annual meet-up in Colorado every summer to share in new adventures together. The Ranch creates a unique environment where you can learn to be yourself.
- Raye Lynn, Staff Member 2017