On the second night of camp, after a fire science demonstration, the program director drew a line on the ground. Students could see a yellow flag running along the property’s perimeter. “Imagine that yellow banner continues to cross to building two,” he told them. “You do not walk past that line after 9:30 this evening.” When a student asked whether that was just for one night, the answer was no: all the time. “We don’t have insurance for you after 9:30. Past that point.”
That moment captures how supervision works at R2R: clear boundaries, stated aloud, with the reason given.
What was in place in 2026:
A fenced site with a gate locked at night, and check-in and check-out for every visitor
Separate student tents for each gender and age group (under 18 and over 18), and separate adult quarters
Awake, patrolling overnight staff, all background-checked through the education sponsor
A licensed administrator from the education sponsor on site at all times, or a licensed designee
Eight hours of no-contact time for educators each night, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
A buddy system, with check-in and check-out when moving between areas and sign-out for showers
A two-adult, two-student expectation so that no adult is ever alone with a student
An amnesty box at the opening brief for prohibited items