Service Opportunities
Sheltering Branch summer school is a do-it-yourself event. Camp Wooten provides the empty buildings and the participants in the school provide EVERY service: administrative (the school committee), academic (children's and youth/adult class teachers and assistants), recreation, meal preparation, meal service and cleanup, all janitorial work, etc. Every participant at Sheltering Branch is expected to offer some time in service during the week. Please look at the following list to see what you can volunteer to do during the week. To volunteer, contact the Jobs Coordinator.
School Operation
Cook's Assistant (youth or adult only, one helper per meal) Sign up to do this job once per day, every day.
| Breakfast (5-8 A.M.) | Tad Suhm |
| Lunch (10:30 A.M. - 2 P.M.) | Sign Me Up! |
| Dinner (4-8 P.M.) | Sign Me Up! |
Kitchen/Dining Hall (older children, jr. youth, youth and adults, at least four helpers per meal) Sign up to do this job once per day, every day.
Sign Me Up!
| Breakfast Cleanup / Dishwashing | Aaron Hudson, Doug Hudson, __, __ |
| Lunch Setup | 4th and 5th Grade Students |
| Lunch Cleanup / Dishwashing | Carol Hudson, Sina Hudson, __, __ |
| Dinner Setup | Junior Youth |
| Dinner Cleanup / Dishwashing | __, __, __, __ |
Hand Washing Monitors (two monitors per meal) This job is crucial to the health of the school! Sign up for either lunch or dinner for the week.
Sign Me Up!
| Lunch | __, __ |
| Dinner | Doug Hudson, __ |
Restrooms/Showers (youth or adults only, four men and four women) Sign up to do this job once per day, every day.
Sign Me Up!
| Men's Restroom/Showers | Carew Haug, __, __, __ |
| Women's Restroom/Showers | __, __, __, __ |
Bell Ringer The bell is rung at the 7 am wake-up time and throughout the day for devotions, classes and mealtimes. We need someone who is observant of time and is willing to accommodate all the children who will want to ring the bell!
- Dan Haug
Program
Academic
Children
Sign Me Up!
| Class | A.M. 1 | A.M. 2 | P.M. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preschool / Kindergarten | Teacher | |||
| Assistant | ||||
| 1st-2nd Grade | Teacher | |||
| Assistant | Shekufeh Hudson | |||
| 3rd-5th Grade | Teacher | |||
| Assistant | Heather Hudson | |||
| Jr. Youth (6th-8th) | Teacher | Tom Haug | Lynn Haug | Kierra Ronholt |
| Teacher | Lynn Haug | Tom Haug | Tim Ronholt |
Adult
| Session | Presenter |
|---|---|
| A.M. 1 | Vafa Aflatooni |
| A.M. 2 | Erica Toussaint-Brock |
| P.M. | Randie Gottlieb |
Morning/Evening Meeting & Devotions
Devotions Plan devotional programs for dawn, morning, evening and late evening.
Announcements Make announcements at the morning and evening meeting. This job requires someone comfortable with public speaking and close coordination with the school committee.
- Sarah Haug
Music Lead singing at the morning and evening meetings. Encourage as many musicians as possible to participate in song leading.
- Vic Bertis
Recreation
Children's Evening Program Schedule stories, arts/crafts and games for children's evening session.
Arts/Crafts Schedule arts/crafts activities for afternoon recreation sessions.
- Leyli Woodfield
Sports Schedule games for recreation times, and keep track of sports equipment.
Canoe Monitor Get canoes out and put them away and supervise their use. This needs to be a strong adult, with a possible assistant.
Lifeguard Schedule pool times and do lifeuard duty. Requires credential. This is a paid position.
- Chris Engle
- Chana Johnson
- Sina Hudson
- Sign Me Up!
Talent Show MC Program, stage manage and emcee the annual Thursday night extravaganza.
- Vic Bertis
Administration
Sheltering Branch School Committee:
- Justin Fisher
- Brynne Haug
- Greg Hansen
- Leyli Woodfield
- Vic Bertis
Administration/Logistics/Infrastructure:
- Faculty Coordination: Linda Cook, Sarah Haug, Bob Parrish
- Classroom Materials Inventory/Purchasing: Linda Cook
- Registration: Brynne Haug
- Youth Coordinators: Justin Fisher, Sarah Haug
- Service Opportunities: Anna Engle
- Camp Director (liaison with park staff): Dick Hoezee
- Dining Hall Supervision: Chris Engle
- Menu Planning/Purchasing: Bob Parrish, Tad Suhm, Dick Hoezee
- Maintenance:
- Website: Vic Bertis