Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I register?

Registrations can be found here.

The earlybird price will be available until Sunday 10th December, 2023. The registration includes accommodation, meals, and all activites for the entirety of High Schools camp.

What's the travel plan for Summer Camp?

Hamilton travel – You will need to purchase a travel ticket alongside your registration – this is a subsidised ticket which includes your travel to and from Hamilton both Monday and Friday.

Wellington, Kapiti, Masterton, Palmerston North travel – No transport is included in the registration cost. Delegates will need to find their own way to camp – we encourage you to chat to your local youth team to organise a carpooling plan with other families! Registrations will be open from 2pm to 3:30pm at the beginning of camp, and pick up is between 10:45am and 11am on the final day of camp.

Christchurch, Dunedin, Selwyn, Whangarei travel – Airport bus is included in your registration cost but you will need to book your own flights. To help with costs as we understand flights are expensive, we would love to offer a small discount code to flying delegate's registrations – use SC24FLYING at checkout.

Please book your flights in the following window: Arrive in Wellington between 12pm and 3:15pm on Monday, and depart Wellington between 9am and 4pm on Friday.

Where do delegates sleep?

Our female delegates will be assigned cabins within their campuses and life groups. They will still need to bring their own bedding. Our male delegates will be tenting – they will need to coordinate a tenting plan with their youth leader and life group, and also bring their own sleeping mat and bedding.

What does the week look like?

Our programme will have 7 sessions with our guest speaker & Arise team. These will include powerful praise and worship, and messages catered for your teenager!

We are believing God will move in these sessions and your teenager will have a powerful encounter with God. Your teenager will have a selection of "breakout" sessions they can attend around different topics, and will also have life group time every day where they can unpack the messages and share what God has been speaking to them about.

We will also have optional morning chapel sessions, baptisms, and an "upper room" worship session.

We also have a lot of fun planned for Summer Camp – there will be epic stuff happening around the campsite during free time in the afternoons, and we cannot forget about Tribal Wars.

A full programme will be available on our website soon!

What tribe are delegates in?

Your teenager will be part of Tribal Wars. The can pick their tribe on the camp website when they register but get in quick because tribes will sell out! They will need to bring their tribe colours to camp.

What do delegates pack?

  • Clothes for 5 days
  • Togs & towel
  • Toiletries (incl. sunscreen)
  • Tribal Wars clothes
  • Sleeping bag and pillow
  • Bible and notebook
  • Water bottle
  • Sleeping mat and tent (males only)
  • Canteen and merch money (optional)

Is sponsorship available or needed?

Thanks to the generosity of our church family across the country we have limited sponsorship funds available to assist families who need financial assistance for their young people's registrations. If you would like to be considered for this, please talk to your local youth pastor as soon as possible. We would love to do everything we can to help get your young person to camp.

If you would like to give towards sponsorship for another family, that would be greatly appreciated. You can do this through the church Pushpay by selecting "Summer Camp" dropdown or at your local service at the Giving & Resources / Welcome table.

Are there baptisms at camp?

We are so excited to announce that we are going to have the opportunity for baptisms at Summer Camp. We are believing this will be a special moment where teenagers can profess their faith in Jesus publicly. If your child chooses to get baptised, you are welcome to come to camp for this moment.

We understand that a person's baptism is a significan part of their life and so we wnat to seek parental consent before you teenager makes this step at camp. To give your consent, please fill out this form.

How will we ensure our young people are safe?

All of our team are police vetted and adhere to the ARISE Child and Young Persons Protection policy. We will have a trained first aid team onsite at all times. Please make sure you mention any allergies or medical conditions when you fill out their registrations.

Our parents and security teams will be present across the campsite at all times. In ever accommodation area we will have over 18 leaders assigned to ensure the safety and check up on the wellbeing of your young person.

All delegates are unable to leave the campsite at any time unless they have an approved leave pass. If your child is leaving the campsite at any point during the camp, to access a leave pass please email youth@arisechurch.com as soon as possible.

Alcohol, drug, smoke and vape free

The El Rancho campsite and our Arise Youth events are all alcohol, smoke and drug free – this includes all vape products (includes nicotine free). If these items are found onsite, they will be confiscated until the end of the event, and where necessary the police will be informed. This does not include medication which has been clearly stated on the registration form.