Scholarship option 1: __________

TBD

Scholarship option 2: Maranatha Fac/Staff Discount Scholarship

Children of current, full-time MBU faculty/staff will receive a rounded 30% discount per child.

Children of Music and Drama Camp staff will receive a rounded 25% discount per child.

Camper Check-In Times:

• Sunday night from 9:00-9:30 PM (please see info below on arriving on Sunday Night).
• Monday, June 6, 8:00-11:30 AM (some tracks have auditions during this time)
• Dining Complex Lobby

Arriving on Sunday night/leaving on Saturday:

• Campers arriving on Sunday or leaving on Saturday must indicate this on their registration form and pay an additional $15 fee. For camper safety and supervision reasons, students not registered for the extra nights will not be allowed to stay.
• Campers will be provided a continental breakfast on Monday and Saturday mornings.
• Campers cannot arrive earlier than 7:00 PM on Sunday and must leave no later than 8:00 AM on Saturday.
• Campers arriving on Sunday night will be attending an activity while camp staff have a meeting.

Camper Cell Phones:

• In order to promote an environment of learning and making new friends, campers will turn in their cell phones at registration.
• Cell phones will be kept in a secured location and returned to the campers Thursday night at supper.
• Note: this year, camp pictures be placed daily in a google drive. Only select pictures will be posted on Facebook.

Campers’ first/last meal:

• The first meal is lunch on Monday.
• The last meal is supper on Friday.

Transportation to and from the airport: 

• Campers flying in for camp needing transportation should take the Badger Bus to Johnson Creek. Maranatha will provide transportation for campers to and from Johnson Creek, but will not be able transport campers to and from the airports directly.
• Campers needing to be picked up from the Badger Bus stop in Johnson Creek should contact Katie Potter.

Immunization and Insurance Waivers:

Campers without insurance or up-to-date immunizations must sign waiver forms and bring them to camper check-in.

• Insurance Waiver
• Immunization Waiver

Camper Ages:

• Campers must be 12 years old as of January 1, 2024, or older to participate in evening activities and stay in the dorms. Campers not 12 as of January 1, 2024, have various options – please see registration and payment info tab.

Camper Dress Code:

• Clothing should be appropriate for the specific camp and always modest. Campers wear modest shirts and loose-fitting pants/jeans or knee-length shorts/skirts for classes and rehearsals.
• Since all campers will be in the all-camp choir, all campers should bring clothes for Friday concerts – dress pants/collared shirts for men and skirts/dresses for women.

What to Bring:

• Water bottle
• Personal items such as a towel, soap, sleeping bag/bedding, pillow, Bible, notebook, and pencils. Mark all personal items with camper’s name.
• Personal fan for the dorms.
• Bring all prescription and over-the-counter medicine in original containers or with original prescription label to the check-in line in a quart-sized ziplock bag with camper’s name, times for taking the medication, and dosage instructions written in permanent marker on the bag.
• Indoor and outdoor shoes. Note: Campers using the gyms are required to change into a separate clean pair of non-marking shoes for indoor recreation. Shoes that mark the floors and muddy/dirty shoes are not permitted.
• Music campers: instrument, music if you take it home each day
• Drama campers: See your track section above for more specifics.

What NOT to Bring:

Magazines, air conditioners, computers/media players, TVs, fireworks, skates, scooters, cell phones, weapons such as knives/guns, and drugs/alcohol/tobacco products of any kind (prescription medications will be collected and distributed by the camp nurse). Clothing should not have offensive graphics or words.

We have opportunities for adults during camp, but adults must complete the four “Adult application” steps below and get a background check through MBU Human Resources (an e-mail will be sent to you).

Options for adults helping at camp include…

1. Parents/sponsors can stay in the dorms.

• Option 1: stay in dorms, but not help with with camp. Pay $100 for room and board.
• Option 2: help in a track or op staff during the day (as needed). Receive room and board free. Contact Katie.Potter@mbu.edu for options.

2. By invite only, some adults are asked to co-direct a track. These adults receive meals and a small honorarium. Contact Katie.Potter@mbu.edu for available guest housing if you live out of town.

3. College students can assist in a track during the day (at approval of the track leader), provide dorm supervision in the evening, and receive $175 toward travel expenses.

• MBU College students may receive academic credit for fieldwork through camp track participation. Talk to your university advisor for official approval.
  • Music Education: No fieldwork credit available.
  • Piano/String Pedagogy: Fulfills 1 semester of fieldwork (for reporting fieldwork, see pedagogy fieldwork requirements). Piano pedagogy students graduating in less than 8 semesters may substitute a required semester of prep school student teaching with this option (with additional assignments). Obtain permission from Janet Tschida before applying.
  • Any Music Degree Student: Fulfills 1 academic internship credit. No tuition will be assessed for this credit; however, you will need to pay the transcript fee of $25. See music internship course syllabus requirements for additional details. Obtain permission from David Ledgerwood before applying.
  • Drama Productions: Internship in directing, stage work, or costuming (see DP Internship Requirements). Fulfills one required or elective course. Obtain permission from your advisor before applying.

Application Steps:

ALL adults (18 and older), including all parents, sponsors, staff, and faculty, who are involved in any supervisory or participatory role in the camps and/or are staying overnight in the dorms MUST do the following:

• Step 1: Watch the Children Worker’s Video  (52 minutes long) 
• Step 2: Read through the Abuse Prevention Policies
• Step 3: Complete the Adult Application
  • The above application will initiate a background check. Please complete and accept that e-mail link as you receive it.
• Step 4: Fill out Worker Health Form

For the safety of our campers, adults NOT complying with the above requirements will NOT be allowed to supervise/participate in the camp. No exceptions. Adults simply observing and not staying in the dorms do not need to complete the above requirements. Note to those staying in dorms: Please be careful not to bring anything that might be offensive to campers (computer games, music played, other pictures/paraphernalia, etc.).

Sponsors staying in dorms $100 (includes meals). 

If you still have questions after reading the website, please do not hesitate to contact us. For questions regarding…

• registration and payment questions: Katie.Escobedo@mbu.edu
• camp policies and procedures: Doug.bachorik@mbu.edu

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• band track: David.Brown@mbu.edu
• Musical Drama: Stephen.Robertson@mbu.edu
• piano track: Janet.Tschida@mbu.edu
• string track: Melody.Steinbart@mbu.edu 
• stage track: Isaiah.Oetken@mbu.edu

If you do not receive a prompt response (sometimes the spam filter blocks emails), please e-mail Katie Escobedo or call at 920-206-2350.  Please also read the Frequently Asked Questions in the section above.