This Day Camp will be held at the Calero County Park in San Jose, in conjunction with a regular orienteering event.
When: 9 AM to 4:30 PM
Where: Meet near event registration at Calero County Park. Lunch will be at one of the nearby picnic tables.
Fee: $20 per person — includes lunch, maps, course materials, compass and e-punch finger-stick rental, and course start fees. Staff, youth staff, and helpers are free.
This will be Part 1 of a 2-part program. Part 2 of this course will take place sometime during November through February. In Part 2, you will set the course you designed for a COOL event.
This event is designed for kids, but people of any age are welcome.
Registration
22 Sept. 2011 - Packets have gone to the printers. Only four handouts left.
Preregistration is required (for mapping exercise and lunch quantity); you will pay on site. To register, email me with the following information:
- Name
- Age (or "adult")
- School name and city (this will be used for a mapping exercise where you map your school from a satellite photo)
- Completed an Orienteering course before? If so, which color?
- Want to serve on staff (youth staff development meets prior Weekend)?
What to Bring
- Sturdy shoes
- Sun block
- Canteen
- Your favorite compass and/or finger stick (optional)
Schedule
9:00 – Route-O
11:00 – White course
12:30 – Lunch
1:00 – Yellow Course
3:00 – Design COOL Course
4:15 – Part-1 graduation
4:30 – Dismissal
Enrollment
Here is the list of the people who have registered:
Name Age
Vera Alekseyeva 10
Nikolay Alekseyev Adult
Alexander Ocher Adult
Olivia Ocher 10
Julia Ocher 8
Jaideep Padhye Adult
Gargi Padhye Adult
Matan Demayo 10
Tami Demayo Adult
Aviv Regev 7
Jacqueline Regev Adult
Molly Wilkinson 8
Dennis Wilkinson 6
Ty Gampell 7
Irene Kim Adult
Richard Gampell Adult
Hope Fa-Kaji 12
Troy Kaji Adult
Eric Chen 16
Andrew Rensel-Smith 12
Bobby Lacey 10
Steven Lai 12
Michael Brooks 12
Kenneth Brooks Adult
Kylie Thompson 10
Brian Thompson Adult
Jason Traut Adult
Matthew Bowman 11
Adam Bowman 18
Bruce Bowman Adult
Molly Gallagher 10
Lyndsay Nunley 10
Grace Miller 10
Ashley Jazbec 10
Camille Curran 10
Lauren Sapp 10
Anjali Shute 10
Alexis Hammond 10
Kylee Bourbon 10
Elise McCarthy 10
Eileen Gallagher Adult
Madeline Crawford 10
Gian-Andrin Coolen 10
Alex Larsen 12
Gina Hausmann Adult
Ben Wu 14
Mari Bray 12
Danny Bray 8
Susan Bray Adult
Steve Herman 13
Ryan Hipple 12
Fillan Swift 11
Gregg Westbrook Adult
Grace Westbrook 10
David Marcus Adult
Solomon Marcus 13
Caleb Marcus 11
Bibit Traut Adult
Lauren Phillips 11
Mike Phillips Adult
Roy Herman Adult
Helpers/Staff
Dennis Wilkinson
Damian Swift
– Jay Hann
Driving Directions
From the Peninsula, take Highway 85 south to Almaden Expressway. Head south 5 miles to the end of the road. Turn right onto Harry, and then immediately left onto McKean. The main park entrance is 5 miles south on McKean. Go past the boat ramp, and turn instead at the entrance marked "Calero County Park; Park Office; Equestrian Center; All Trailheads".
From the East Bay, take Highway 101 south past San Jose and exit at Bailey Ave. After 3.2 miles west, Bailey ends at McKean. Turn left and go south 0.7 miles to the park entrance.
There's a map here that shows the location of the event.