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The Hilltop Program consists of 6 daily activities, Monday – Saturday.  The Sunday program has a different (more relaxed) schedule.  There are 4 different types of activities: cabin activity, intensive, free activity, and evening program. 

Cabin Activity
The cabin activity is an activity that the campers do in their cabin groups.  The cabin activity is one hour in length and is assigned by the Program Director.  There are 2 different cabin activities each day, one morning and one afternoon.   The purpose of the cabin activity is to give the campers a chance to try all of the activities Hilltop has to offer.  Some campers come in and only want to do one activity, i.e. horses, and would never try other types of activities.  The cabin activities give us a chance to expose campers to the wide range of activities and broaden their horizons. 

Intensive
The intensive is an activity that the campers choose themselves.  Therefore, an intensive activity will be a mix of genders and ages.   It is an activity they would like to try or learn in more depth.  An intensive is one and a half-hours in length and runs 3 consecutive days.  There are two different intensives each day, morning and afternoon.  A camper will have 4 separate intensives within a week; MTW/AM, MTW/PM, THFS/AM, THFS/PM. 

The majority of Hilltop’s activities are offered as both an intensive and a cabin activity.  The exceptions include activities that can not be completed in an hour timeframe like stained glass or certain A&C projects.

Free Activity
Free activity allows the campers to decide what they would like to do on the spur of the moment.  It occurs everyday from 4:15 to 5:30 and Sunday afternoons.  All of the main activities are open and the campers can float between them or they can hang out with their friends in designated areas.  The Camp Store is also open during free activity.  

Evening Program
Evening programs are held nightly after dinner, usually starting around 7:15-7:30.  They are all camp activities like campfires, game shows, talent shows, and crazy games and races. 

Monday thru Saturday Schedule
Monday through Saturday, the daily schedule is as follows: flagpole, breakfast, morning cabin activity, meet, morning intensive, lunch, afternoon cabin activity, meet, afternoon intensive, free activity, dinner, evening program, curfews.

Sunday Schedule
Sunday is what we like to call “Lazy Day.”  Breakfast and Lunch are an hour later and the activity schedule is greatly reduced.  The Sunday schedule varies based on whether it is a camper arrival day or not.    The Sunday Evening Program is always Campfire for campers in grades 6^th and below and a Social for campers in grades 7^th and above.

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