CAMP BLUESKY TRADITIONS​

New to Camp BlueSky?

Here's a little explanation of some of our traditions!

Mountain Groups

Campers move through Mountain Groups as they grow older at camp, based on their grade/year at school. Each Mountain Group has its own cheers, colors, and activities , which get increasingly adventurous as the campers progress. Each group is named after a Mountain peak in East Africa, from smallest to largest.

These are the 10 Mountain Groups:

Girls - Suswa, Satima, Meru, Lenana, & Kenya

Boys - Logonot, Lengai, Elgon, Kibo, & Kili

Chumvi & Nuru Teams

Camp BlueSky is divided into two teams, CHUMVI and NURU. They compete fearlessly throughout the week. Each camper joins a team on their first day at camp and once you are a Chumvi or Nuru, you are part of that team for life. Even future generations will follow in the same footsteps. The names come from Matthew 5:13-16 in Swahili, where Jesus describes his followers as the Chumvi (salt) and Nuru (light) of the world. Adding a powerful spiritual significance to this tradition.

Gold Rocks

This is a tradition at camp the encourages campers to starts their day on a positive note. Every morning campers search for gold rocks around the camp grounds. At the end of the week the cabin that collects the most wins a coveted bead to add to their camp necklace.

Cheetah Clue

The Cheetah clue is a riddle given to campers every morning. The cheetah is always looking for friends, He challenges the campers to solve the riddle in order to find him. The cabin that find the cheetah gets a prize.

MAC & SWAG

MAC (Men After Christ) and SWAG (Strong Women After God) are camp programs that let the campers spend special time together as guys or girls. These are times to enjoy friendship and fun, celebrate who they are as people created in God's image, and learn how to support and honor one another - while at camp and beyond. There's a little competition involved (it's camp after all!) with cheers and games, but we always focus on respect and celebration!

Camp Necklace

Campers and staff get to add camp beads to their necklace year after year. Everyone gets their Mountain Group bead each week, but there are also beads to be earned - Gold Rock, Chumvi/Nuru, Mountain Shield, Honor Camper, Lion's Pride, and more. A growing necklace is a badge of history at Camp BlueSky!

Summit Fires

This is the grand finale of camp - a huge bonfire, cheers, songs, Say So (where campers share what they learned that week), games, torches, and a dance party!! It's an amazing time of reflection and celebration.

Lion's Pride

The Lion's Pride challenge can be attempted by our oldest campers,  to challenge their bodies, minds, and hearts. While there are many elements, the key components include fire-building, Scripture memory, silence, and a run. Few campers make it into the Lion's Pride but even attempting the challenge is a thing of honor!