Camp Rice: Korean Culture Camp
All Services for International Adoptees and Adoptive Families (ASIA) would like to invite you to our third annual family/teen camp from July 26-28, 2012 (Thursday 9:30 a.m. through Saturday 3 p.m). This year’s theme will be ‘Faces of Korea.’ We will be creating activities and classes to learn about Korean culture by exploring great Korean role models in the past and recent history of Korea.
We had a waiting list for spots last year so make sure you get your registration in early!
Who should consider coming?
All adoptive families with Korean children of all ages and their siblings are welcome to participate. We are planning two separate camps – family camp and teen camp. There will be programs for school-age children (3 and up) and adults. Special attention will be given to birth children and children from countries other than Korea. Our Teen Camp will be operated in the same facility but in a different section of the retreat center. While adults and younger children stay with their parents in a hotel style room, teen campers will be in cabins with adult adoptee counselors.
What do campers do?
Check-in will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 26, 2012. Morning classes on the first day will begin at 10 a.m. The closing ceremony is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Check out is at 3 pm on Saturday. During the classes, children will be supervised by adult adoptee counselors and Korean American young adults. Parents will pick up their children for meals, free time, and performances and presentations at our group gathering space. We are pleased that we will again be offering Korean items at our camp store with purchases benefiting Camp Rice.
All adoptive families with Korean children of all ages and their siblings are welcome to participate. We are planning two separate camps – family camp and teen camp. There will be programs for school-age children (3 and up) and adults. Special attention will be given to birth children and children from countries other than Korea. Our Teen Camp will be operated in the same facility but in a different section of the retreat center. While adults and younger children stay with their parents in a hotel style room, teen campers will be in cabins with adult adoptee counselors.
What do campers do?
Check-in will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 26, 2012. Morning classes on the first day will begin at 10 a.m. The closing ceremony is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Check out is at 3 pm on Saturday. During the classes, children will be supervised by adult adoptee counselors and Korean American young adults. Parents will pick up their children for meals, free time, and performances and presentations at our group gathering space. We are pleased that we will again be offering Korean items at our camp store with purchases benefiting Camp Rice.
What age is considered as a teen camper?
Teen campers are students who are rising 7th grade through 11th grade by Fall of 2012. If you are 18 and older and have graduated from a high school by June, you can apply to become a volunteer camp counselor. Teen campers can be dropped off at camp alone for the weekend. If you have a teen camper and younger campers, it is recommended that your teen campers stay with other teens if your family will be staying overnight at the camp. We have had birth siblings who came to our camp in the past. It is their choice if they would like to join the teen program or family camp program.
Teen campers are students who are rising 7th grade through 11th grade by Fall of 2012. If you are 18 and older and have graduated from a high school by June, you can apply to become a volunteer camp counselor. Teen campers can be dropped off at camp alone for the weekend. If you have a teen camper and younger campers, it is recommended that your teen campers stay with other teens if your family will be staying overnight at the camp. We have had birth siblings who came to our camp in the past. It is their choice if they would like to join the teen program or family camp program.
Who can apply to be an adult counselor?
If you would like to volunteer as a group leader/counselor for children or teens, you will have to be at least 18 or older and be able to pass a background check from your current state of residence. Each applicant will need to submit an application to ASIA by June 15, 2012. There is no compensation for the counselors and you will be responsible for your own transportation to and from the camp location. ASIA will provide free lodging and food during your stay at the camp. You are also required to arrive a night early and attend a mandatory counselors’ training on Wednesday evening, July 25. Camp counselors can be Korean adoptees, Korean Americans and non-adoptees or non-Koreans. Contact Grace Song for an application form at hwakangsong@gmail.com. If you are a returning counselor, we will waive one of the two required references.
Accommodations and location
Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center is located in Reisterstown, MD about 20 minutes from Baltimore. Accommodations for family campers are comfortable hotel style rooms with linen service included. Each room has a private bathroom with a shower and can sleep up to 6 people. Most rooms have two double sized beds with generous space for rollaway beds or cribs. We will arrange for rollaway beds as needed (see registration form). All lodges are air-conditioned.
Teen campers will be staying in cabins with bunk beds. A set of linens will be provided for each sleeping camper. Pearlstone serves delicious home-cooked meals prepared in a kosher kitchen. They can accommodate food allergies in their offerings. One feature of this Center is a 5 acre farm on site which provides produce for the kitchen. For more information about our camp facility visit http://www.pearlstonecenter.org/site/. Free wireless Internet services are available in the main building.
If you would like to volunteer as a group leader/counselor for children or teens, you will have to be at least 18 or older and be able to pass a background check from your current state of residence. Each applicant will need to submit an application to ASIA by June 15, 2012. There is no compensation for the counselors and you will be responsible for your own transportation to and from the camp location. ASIA will provide free lodging and food during your stay at the camp. You are also required to arrive a night early and attend a mandatory counselors’ training on Wednesday evening, July 25. Camp counselors can be Korean adoptees, Korean Americans and non-adoptees or non-Koreans. Contact Grace Song for an application form at hwakangsong@gmail.com. If you are a returning counselor, we will waive one of the two required references.
Accommodations and location
Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center is located in Reisterstown, MD about 20 minutes from Baltimore. Accommodations for family campers are comfortable hotel style rooms with linen service included. Each room has a private bathroom with a shower and can sleep up to 6 people. Most rooms have two double sized beds with generous space for rollaway beds or cribs. We will arrange for rollaway beds as needed (see registration form). All lodges are air-conditioned.
Teen campers will be staying in cabins with bunk beds. A set of linens will be provided for each sleeping camper. Pearlstone serves delicious home-cooked meals prepared in a kosher kitchen. They can accommodate food allergies in their offerings. One feature of this Center is a 5 acre farm on site which provides produce for the kitchen. For more information about our camp facility visit http://www.pearlstonecenter.org/site/. Free wireless Internet services are available in the main building.
Registration Fee
The full camp registration fee includes overnight accommodations, 7 meals, a camp t-shirt, snacks and camp programs: *$300 per adult, child (3 and over) , or teen. It is recommended that your teenager stay with their counselors for most of the time during the camp even if your family participates in the family camp. Parents of teens will have a chance to be briefed about their achievements before the end of the camp.
*$300 per camper is a discounted rate and this rate applies for rooms with three people or more. Please see note under Payment Calculation . Fees from registrations cover only a portion of the cost to ASIA to offer this camp. We plan to do significant fundraising activities to be able to offer this rate.
Financial assistance for teen campers
If your family recently experienced unemployment or financially cannot afford to send your teen to Camp Rice, please write to us. We will be doing some fundraisers and will be able to offer a few scholarships for campers.
Would you like to sponsor an adult adoptee counselor to come to the camp?
Camp Rice is a place where adult adoptees get together once a year to give their time and energy to mentor younger adoptees. They are a great asset to the Camp Rice program. In order to host one counselor, it costs us $300. If you can make a donation of $150 or $300, we can bring more adult adoptees to join the camp. Help us continue this valuable tradition.
How to register
To reserve your spot, fill out the attached form and send it with a non-refundable pre-registration fee of $500. You may, if you prefer, include the total registration fee for your family. Checks should be made payable to ASIA, Inc. Though there is no deadline to receive registrations, it is likely to be fully booked soon due to the number of people who have expressed interest previously.
Family or Teen Camper Registration Form
Counselor Application Form
Medical Form
Contact us
If you have a question related to camp registration or medical forms, contact Mary Ann Wylie. Medical forms will be emailed to you after receiving your registration.
All other questions such as financial assistance, camp curriculum, accommodation, volunteering, sponsorship, donation and etc, contact Kiku Nam or Grace Song or 703-999-4206
The full camp registration fee includes overnight accommodations, 7 meals, a camp t-shirt, snacks and camp programs: *$300 per adult, child (3 and over) , or teen. It is recommended that your teenager stay with their counselors for most of the time during the camp even if your family participates in the family camp. Parents of teens will have a chance to be briefed about their achievements before the end of the camp.
*$300 per camper is a discounted rate and this rate applies for rooms with three people or more. Please see note under Payment Calculation . Fees from registrations cover only a portion of the cost to ASIA to offer this camp. We plan to do significant fundraising activities to be able to offer this rate.
Financial assistance for teen campers
If your family recently experienced unemployment or financially cannot afford to send your teen to Camp Rice, please write to us. We will be doing some fundraisers and will be able to offer a few scholarships for campers.
Would you like to sponsor an adult adoptee counselor to come to the camp?
Camp Rice is a place where adult adoptees get together once a year to give their time and energy to mentor younger adoptees. They are a great asset to the Camp Rice program. In order to host one counselor, it costs us $300. If you can make a donation of $150 or $300, we can bring more adult adoptees to join the camp. Help us continue this valuable tradition.
How to register
To reserve your spot, fill out the attached form and send it with a non-refundable pre-registration fee of $500. You may, if you prefer, include the total registration fee for your family. Checks should be made payable to ASIA, Inc. Though there is no deadline to receive registrations, it is likely to be fully booked soon due to the number of people who have expressed interest previously.
Family or Teen Camper Registration Form
Counselor Application Form
Medical Form
Contact us
If you have a question related to camp registration or medical forms, contact Mary Ann Wylie. Medical forms will be emailed to you after receiving your registration.
All other questions such as financial assistance, camp curriculum, accommodation, volunteering, sponsorship, donation and etc, contact Kiku Nam or Grace Song or 703-999-4206