KCO Team Information KCO 2018 Fact Sheet KCO Theme: Welcome - A Place to Belong Target Age: 7-12 years Location: Adare Camp and Caravan Park & Beachfront Holiday Park
About KCO Team Volunteers:
Every year, a group of amazing volunteers – come together to form the KCO Team. These people volunteer their time, skills and enthusiasm in the areas of administration, security, traffic, tech, catering, Create, Play, worship, music, crew, chaplaincy and logistics.
Dates
The program will begin at 1pm on Saturday 17 March and will finish at 1pm on Sunday 18 March. Venue set-up will occur through Friday 16 March and some volunteers will be required at different times. All KCO team are requested to be available from 8pm on Friday 16 March for a briefing meeting until 5pm Sunday 18 March to assist with packup. Please inform Mark Schultz, KCO Team Manager (see page 3 for contact details), if you are available to arrive early or if you cannot attend for this entire time.
Registration Process: (online registration opens 30 January) 1. Register online with your church group as an Adult or Junior Leader You will be asked if you are able to assist the KCO Team. When you answer yes, you will be asked which area you would like to assist (worship, create, etc). 2. If you are unable to attend with a group from your congregation, or your congregation doesn’t have a group attending KCO this year, register as an Adult or Junior Event Team Leader/Member. a. You will need to enter your UC Ref ID as part of the UCSA Screening and Authority process which needs to be completed in order to work with children at KCO in 2018. Please complete as soon as possible and before 29 January 2018 to ensure time for processing. If you are completing this process after 29 January, please inform Mark Schultz, Team Manager. Completing the Uniting Church National Police History Check - Informed Consent form is the most urgent task. The form is available at the bottom of this page: http://sa.uca.org.au/safe-church/screening-process For a screening to be active for KCO 2018, it must have been completed after 19 March 2015. If you have already obtained this previously please supply your current UCA Ref ID. If you are unable to locate it, there is an online form that can be completed to obtain this information. Once the form has been submitted, an email or an SMS will be sent. A copy of the confirmation letter can also be requested. This form can be found here: https://portal.sa.uca.org.au/Portal/pub/Forms/recoverScreeningID.aspx b. You will need to enter the contact details of a Uniting Church minister, Church Council member or other suitable character reference. c. Please advise while registering what accomodation and/or catering options you would like.
Team Event Fees (payable during online registration) Accomodation Adare House has large dormitory style accommodation and shared bathroom facilities. Friday and Saturday nights Saturday night only
$32.00 inc GST $16.00 inc GST
Catering Adare House catering supplies tasty team meals! Saturday breakfast and morning tea All meals Saturday lunch to Sunday lunch
$9.00 inc GST $33.00 inc GST
At the event What to bring:
All items need to be clearly labelled so they can go back home with you! • Clothes including warm clothes for night-time and change of clothes if you get wet - check if your team has a specific dress code – if not bring neat, casual clothes • bedding (sleeping bag & pillow – mattress provided if staying in Adare House) • Hat • Sunscreen • Raincoat • Toiletries and towel • water bottle • torch • medication, if needed • offering money, if desired* • Bible • If you would like to make a KCO t-shirt, iron-on transfers with the KCO 2018 theme logo are available, on request. *Offering: During the opening celebration KCO provides the opportunity to give in the form of an offering. The KCO Team will be asking the children at KCO to decide where half of the money will be donated. You are welcome to contribute to the offering if you wish.
Parking:
Parking is not available on site. We recommend car pooling where possible. Off- site car parking will be provided. Please enquire at ‘Welcome’ on arrival onsite or with Mark Schultz, Team Manager.
KCO is a drug free, smoke free and alcohol free event.
For more information on accomodation or registration process, please contact Narita at the KCO Office: (08) 8236 4270 KCO@sa.uca.org.au sa.uca.org.au/KCO
About KCO:
KCO (Kids Camp Out) is an overnight camp for kids aged 7-12 to explore faith through supported discovery and shared experience. The program is packed full of outdoor activities, worship, creative spaces, performances, games, live music, time to hang out with friends and plenty of surprises, based around this year’s theme of Welcome - A Place to Belong. Kids attend KCO in a group, which feeds, accommodates, supervises and generally has a great time with them! At KCO we will explore and participate in KCO 2018’s theme Welcome- A Place to Belong. Each person will experience: • A place to belong at KCO • A place to belong in God’s kingdom • A place to share God’s welcome and create a place for others to belong This theme will create an experience of a community of all ages, all cultures and where all people are welcome. Welcome- A Place to Belong celebrates living life together and living into God’s generous and hospitable ways. Consider: “What makes you feel welcome or how do you try to help others feel welcome?”
All leaders at KCO, including the KCO Team, are encouraged to consider their attitudes and actions across the entire KCO event and preparations.
Please focus on: • having a welcoming spirit/attitude to everyone present • practicing welcoming actions at all times • creating a place for each person and an opportunity for all to participate and engage • keeping multicultural and intergenerational principles and practices at the forefront of preparation, leadership, and presentation (using lots of voices/ages/cultures on stage/ in small groups, etc)
We hope you’ll join us at KCO 2018!
For more information on the KCO Team please contact the Team Manager, Mark Schultz 0412 031 191 mark@glenungachurch.org.au sa.uca.org.au/KCO