Chaperone Tips & Tricks

Dreamcatcher Help Chaperones are a vital part of any group's
trip to Eagle Bluff. Our staff, the students,
and their teachers count on chaperones to
help make the trip a success for all. If you will be chaperoning a trip, the school's lead teacher should distribute to you the Adult Chaperone Guide which lays out your responsibilities. Download the Adult Chaperone Guide.
NOTE: All Eagle Bluff Chaperones must be at least 21 years of age.

Things to know as an Eagle Bluff Chaperone:

Please be prepared to be present and involved in class. We hope you will enjoy actively learning along with the students.
The environment is our classroom! Please limit cell phone use to private areas such as your room, the chaperone lounge, and the parking lots.
Students at Eagle Bluff are expected to show respect for the environment, the instructors and fellow students. Please model this respect throughout your stay, including listening quietly during presentations, picking up any trash found along the trail, and following our recycling and FoodWISE procedures.
Your enthusiasm and interest in Eagle Bluff classes will spread to the students. Your participation is the best management technique.
An Eagle Bluff Naturalist will lay out their specific expectations at the start of each class. Please be prepared to help enforce these expectations.
Please be prepared to enforce guidelines, as laid out by your liaison, in between classes, in the dorms, and at the dining hall.
Please check to make sure students are wearing appropriate clothing before they leave the dorm.
Students will expend much energy while at Eagle Bluff. Please check in with them at meals to make sure they are eating enough food and drinking enough water.
You may be asked to remove a student from class if their behavior is not meeting the instructor's expectations.
Please be prepared to act as a supervisor at the Rock Climbing or Adventure Ropes class.
You may be asked by your group's lead teacher to instruct an evening activity. All evening activities are laid out so as to be easily taught by a guest instructor. Lesson plans are available here.