The Shibley Glossary – Part 1

The Shibley Glossary

At Shibley Day Camp, sometimes we use our own language! Here is a glossary of words you might hear around camp or read in camp communications.

• “Shibley Shibley”
  • This is our “Aloha” – it can mean: “Hello”, “Goodbye”, “Good Morning”, “Have a good night” or “See you tomorrow”.
• “Happy GREEN Friday” or “Have a GREEN Friday”
  • This is our way of reminding everyone in our community to show or recognize Generosity, Respect, Endurance, Empathy & Nurture.
• Camp Grade
  • The grade a child will be in after camp ends.
• Junior Camp
  • Camp Grade = Nursery, Pre-K, Kindergarten or 1st grade.
  • Groups are broken up by age and grade.
  • Group names will start with Nursery (N) for Nursery and Pre-K and Junior Girls (JG) or Junior Boys (JB) for Kindergarten and 1st grade groups.
• Senior Camp
  • Camp Grade = 2nd through 8th grades.
  • Groups are broken up by camp grade.
  • Group names will start with Senior Girls (SG) or Senior Boys (SB).
• Super Seniors
  • A subset of senior camp.
  • Camp Grade = 5th through 8th grades.
  • Group names will start with Super Senior Girls or Super Senior Boys.
• Sleepaway Week
  • This is an optional one week trip for 3rd to 8th grade campers to Club Getaway in Kent, Connecticut. 
  • Campers stay overnight in bunks with Shibley counselors. Shibley directors, lifeguards and health center staff accompany the campers as well.
• CIT or Counselor in Training
  • An extension of senior camp.
  • 9th & 10th grade campers who assist children under the supervision of trained counselors.
  • CITs also participate in activities with their peers each day at camp.

• Squad
  • A smaller set of campers within the group generally supervised by one specific staff member in the group.
• GL or Group Leader
  • The adult in charge of one specific group at camp.
• AGL or Assistant Group Leader
  • A second adult responsible for supporting the Group Leader, who is training to assume a Group Leader role in the future.
• Counselor
  • Staff member assigned to oversee a squad of campers within their group.

• Specialist
  • Staff member assigned to work in one activity area in camp – for example: Arts & Crafts, Adventure Park, Junior Drama, Athletics, etc.
• Instructional Swim
  • All campers participate in one daily 30-minute period of American Red Cross swim instruction taught by Water Safety Instructors and supervised by Nassau County certified lifeguards.
• Free Swim or Recreational Swim
  • All campers participate in one daily 30-minute (junior camp) or 45-minute (senior camp) swim period that is purely for enjoying the pools with friends.
  • Pools are overstaffed and supervised by lifeguards, group leaders and counselors.
• AirGoBeach
  • A group will be assigned to Air Bungee, Go Karts and Beach Volleyball at the same time so that all campers are active. This is our top priority when it comes to programming at Shibley.
  • These activities are all next to each other making supervision and organization simple.
• Options
  • Senior campers have “Options” in their schedule as they progress through senior camp and become super seniors so they can do more of what they love or try something new if they feel so inclined.
• Leagues
  • Senior campers participate in intramural style athletic “Leagues” intentionally programmed to include and encourage campers with all levels of athletic ability.
• Tournaments
  • In Senior Camp we have a few traditional tournaments that we hold at the end of the summer.
    • 2nd Grade – World Cup – Soccer
    • 3rd & 4th Grade Girls – Jeannie Cup – Newcomb
    • 3rd & 4th Grade Boys – Goose Cup – Field Hockey
    • Super Senior Girls – Kulchin Bowl – Flag Football
    • Super Senior Boys – World Series – Softball
  • Our oldest campers in Junior Camp will participate in a tournament called the “Kickball Cup” to get them started.
• Special Events:
  • Additional activities, dress up days and events that take place in addition to the daily program of awesome activities i.e.,
    • Carnival Day, GREEN Fridays, Olympics, Show Week, dress up days and more!
  • A Shibley Glossary update with more detail about our Special Events calendar is coming next…