By Jeb Egbert
By Jeb Egbert
FRISCO, Texas--Changes for the Summer Educational Program in Orr, Minnesota, include the addition of an adult session, a reduction in tuition charges and more staff training between sessions.
A one-week session called Higher Ground Two will be added this year for people between the ages of 20 and 40, married or single.
For the first time in years, tuition will be reduced in 2001. The tuition charge for first-time participants will be $600, down from $625 last year. Second-time participants will pay $500, and those coming a third time will pay $400. If someone wishes to attend the traditional and Higher Ground sessions (four and a half weeks) he or she will pay $900.
As usual, tuition reductions are available for those who recruit others to come to SEP. The requirement is that those coming must be first-time participants and must pay the full tuition charge.
During the post-SEP debriefing last year, the staff told me that they wanted more training between sessions. Therefore, we have added a day of staff training between Session One and Session Two.
Other improvements are planned, but all are secondary to the one constant we will once again see at SEP 2001: an enthusiastic focus on Jesus Christ.
Many adults have commented about their wish to join younger brothers, sisters or children at SEP. Now, many will have the chance.
With the advent of the new Higher Ground Two program, adults ages 20 through 40 will have the opportunity to experience SEP for one week in Orr, Minnesota. The program is designed to overlap with the second week of the Higher Ground program, which will have 15- to 20-year-old participants.
While adult participants will not take the three-day canoe trips, they will experience virtually every other element of SEP. Chapels will be conducted twice daily with an emphasis on discipleship. In addition, seminars will focus on topics of interest to adults.
Housing will be the same as for the traditional programs, with participants staying in boys and girls dorms. This means married couples will part company at the end of the day while at SEP. In addition, no baby-sitting services will be provided at SEP, so married couples with children will need to make provisions for child care before coming to Orr.
Tuition for the program is $350 per person or $575 for married couples as well as a $50 per person round-trip bus shuttle expense for those who are flying into the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport. Participants will be expected to arrive at the airport no later than 7 p.m., Friday, July 20. The session will end Saturday evening, July 28, with participants returning home on Sunday, July 29.
Make plans to be part of the inaugural session of what will prove to be an invigorating, inspiring and energizing week of spiritually charged messages, fellowship, activities and personal growth.
Session One, Traditional Program (ages 12 through 20): June 26 to July 11; first-time participant $600.
Session Two, Higher Ground One (ages 15 through 20): July 15 to July 29; first-time participant $600.
Session Three, Higher Ground Two (ages 20 through 40): July 20 to July 29; $350 per person or $575 per married couple.
Applications are available for all sessions by calling 1-972-712-5737 or by sending e-mail to sep_orr @wcg.org. You can apply online at www.sepcamp.com
Those interested in staff applications can request them using the same phone number or e-mail address above. No on-line applications are available for staff.
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