camp for teenagers

Who tells
the Elders - to beginners, by the fire, with "stone" faces. For them, it is a ritual: "initiation".
"Witnesses" - to those who ask at night, in a whisper. They tell "real" stories – not horror stories, but "what they saw". The difference is in tone. The horror story is told with pleasure. "The present" is expressionless, quiet, and this makes it scarier.
The younger ones are for each other, in the body, under the blanket, with a flashlight under their chins. They add details, confuse, get scared, shout, then laugh.
Reaction of adults
Director: does not prohibit, does not comment. Once he said: "Horror stories are fear in a safe form. Let them tell. But if someone is really scared, come to me."
Educators: they do not tell the younger ones (rule), but do not interfere with the elders. If the youngest comes in tears, they calm him down, they say: "This is a fairy tale. Sleep."
Psychologist: uses horror stories as material: "What are you talking about? What are you afraid of? And now think of how the hero escapes."
What else"

Name Board"
On the climbing rock, where climbers sign their names with paint - there are names that no one signed. Not teenagers, not today. Old, faded, half-erased. Someone - in Cyrillic, someone - with incomprehensible signs. The director, when asked, said: "This is from the 80s. The camp did not work then, but there was a rock." But why are there names on the training rock, to which they fasten with a belay, if there were no belays in the 80s?

"Radio"
In the garage, among the trash, there is an old radio receiver - "Mayak", 1970s. Uncle Tolya once connected it to the battery of the UAZ. The radio picks up one wave, which does not exist. Not a station, not interference - a steady hum, low as from a transformer. But sometimes, for a second, through the hum, a voice. Not words, not music – sound is like breathing. Uncle Tolya turned it off, said: "Glitch."

"Guests"
Once a shift, in the middle of the night, one of the teenagers sees a silhouette on the bank of the river - near the water, at the very edge. He was standing, looking at the water. It does not move. Someone says - a person.

Aunt Nyura's fish" - if you catch a fish without eyes in the lake - you can't eat. Those who ate it (once, three years ago, on a bet) did not get sick, but did not sleep for three days. He said that "he can't close his eyes, because when he closes it, he sees black water and something in it that he sees." Oleg Pavlovna (doctor) gave sleeping pills. On the fourth night I fell asleep. In the morning he said that "it turned away." He didn't tell me more.

"Man with a lantern" — at night, in the fog, you can see a light on the other side of the lake. Like a lantern. Someone is walking with a lantern along the trail along the water. But there is no trail on the other side. The forest is solid. The director says: "This is an optical effect. The fog refracts the light from our fire." But there is light when the fire is not burning.

"The Last Spring" - on the "Last" spring from the "Seven Springs" trail - the tradition of making a wish silently. But there is a version: if you make it out loud, the wish will come true, but at a price. Someone once said aloud: "I want to go home." The next day he broke his leg and left. Accident. But they don't speak out loud anymore.

Who tells
the Elders - to beginners, by the fire, with "stone" faces. For them, it is a ritual: "initiation".
"Witnesses" - to those who ask at night, in a whisper. They tell "real" stories – not horror stories, but "what they saw". The difference is in tone. The horror story is told with pleasure. "The present" is expressionless, quiet, and this makes it scarier.
The younger ones are for each other, in the body, under the blanket, with a flashlight under their chins. They add details, confuse, get scared, shout, then laugh.
Reaction of adults
Director: does not prohibit, does not comment. Once he said: "Horror stories are fear in a safe form. Let them tell. But if someone is really scared, come to me."
Educators: they do not tell the younger ones (rule), but do not interfere with the elders. If the youngest comes in tears, they calm him down, they say: "This is a fairy tale. Sleep."
Psychologist: uses horror stories as material: "What are you talking about? What are you afraid of? And now think of how the hero escapes."

Were there murders

No. Not a single one. In three years, not a single murder, not a single death, not a single disappearance without return. This is important, and the director repeats it every year: "No one dies here. They live here."

But before the camp opened (2019), the territory had been empty since the 90s. Before that, it was a recreation center, a sawmill (closed in the 80s). In the archives of the village of Chusovoy there are two entries:

1973. The forester found the body of a man on the bank of the river. The cause of death was drowning. The investigation did not yield results. The case was closed. Locals say that the man was "not a local, a geologist or a prospector." His identity was not established. He was buried in the local cemetery, without a name.
1974. A teenager (14 years old) from the village went to the forest and did not return. We searched for a week. We found him at the entrance to the Black Cave, shocked, but alive. He said that "he saw a light inside, but not his own." He didn't say any more. A year later, the family left. Where is unknown.
      These are the only "dark" records. There is no connection with the camp - the camp did not exist then. But the territory is the same. And "Black Cave" is the same.

Do they tell horror stories

?
Yes. Every evening, by the fire or in the buildings after bedtime. This is the main genre of camp folklore. The younger ones are scared, the middle ones pretend not to be scared, the older ones tell the story.

The canonical horror stories "Cedar"
"White Children" are the most famous. It is based on a diary entry found at the Black Cave. They say this: "If you stand at the entrance to the cave at night and close your eyes, you will hear a rustle. Don't open it. They come out, small, white, without eyes. They do not see, but they hear breathing. If you freeze, they will pass by. If you move, they will find you. And they will take it underground. One of those who moved. The rest will not be touched. They will just take one. And in a week he will stop sleeping. In two years, he will stop eating. In three years, he will stop talking. And in a month he will go to the forest and will not return. Not because he wants to. Because they are calling."

First week
Days 1-3 – adaptation. It's hard for everyone. There is no phone, mom is far away, the bed is someone else's, the food is not the same, mosquitoes. Someone asks to go home, someone rebels, someone is silent.
Days 4-5 – "click". You wake up and realize that you didn't check the notifications. Don't. The air smells of pine needles, the river is cold, but invigorating. There are people around who don't want to be here either. This unites.
Days 6–7 — first friends, first enemies, first fights, first notes. "Life" begins.
How the

camp ends The last week
Day 50 is the "farewell circle". Everyone says: what he takes, what he leaves. Someone is crying, someone is joking, someone is silent.
Day 51 – "Book of Shifts". Everyone writes a page. They draw, write, paste. The notebook is passed around. When it is full, it is put on the shelf at the headquarters.
Day 52 – Packing your suitcases. Clothes are washed, but not ironed. Bed linen is rented. The buildings are removed (all, together). The bedside tables are empty. It's a strange feeling: the room in which you slept for 52 nights suddenly became someone else's.
Day 53 – Farewell bonfire. The whole camp. The director says: "Put into the fire what you want to keep. A note, a drawing, a twig. The fire takes away, the air is carried away. You're going home clean." Someone - a note with one word. Someone is fine, just watching. Songs with a guitar, quiet. Tears. Exchange of addresses (papers, because there are no phone numbers - they will be later). Promises to write. (They write rarely, they always remember.)
Departure day (Monday)
07:00 – wake up. The last one. Quieter than usual.
07:40 – Breakfast. Aunt Nyura bakes the last buns. He signs everyone "for good luck" - with a ballpoint pen on a napkin.
08:30 – Return of phones. Safe, signed packages. Everyone takes their own. Includes. The screen lights up. Notifications, messages, news — and a strange feeling: "Why do I need this?" Some don't include it right away. A few hours are just in my pocket.
09:00 — Formation. The director walks around the line, shakes hands with everyone. He says one word to everyone: "Hold on", "Take care of yourself", "Come back", "Well done". Not everyone is the same.

How the camp

begins Arrival Day (Monday)
07:00 – Uncle Tolya's UAZ departs from the village of Chusovoy. In the back there are teenagers, suitcases, boxes of food. It is shaking, three hours, there is almost no road. Someone is silent, someone is vomiting, someone is sleeping. Uncle Tolya says: "Hold on, it will be beautiful soon."

10:00 – Arrival. UAZ stops at the checkpoint. Exit. The first impression: the forest, the river, the mountains, silence — and the smell. The taiga smells of pine needles, earth and something else that has no name. Someone says: "It's beautiful."

10:30 – Formation at the headquarters. The director comes out and shakes hands with everyone. He doesn't smile. He said: "Welcome. Now you will receive bed linen, undergo a medical examination, hand over your phones and prohibited items. In the afternoon there is a tour. Questions later."

11:00–12:30 — Medical examination (weight, height, skin examination for lichen, scabies, lice), search (checkpoint, one by one), linen issuance (two sheets, duvet cover, pillowcase — all washed, gray).

12:30–13:00 — Check-in in the buildings. Someone already knows who they want to live with. Someone does not - the teacher arranges. The first minutes in the room: choosing a bed (upper or lower is the subject of negotiations), the first meeting with a neighbor. An awkward "hello", silence, unpacking a suitcase.

13:00–13:40 — First lunch. The dining room, the smell of bread from the stove. Teenagers sit in squads, do not change. They eat in silence - they get used to it.

14:00–15:30 — Quiet hour. Everyone is lying. No one sleeps – there are too many impressions. They look at the ceiling, listen to the sounds: the wind, the creaking of trees, someone whispering through the wall.

15:30–17:00 — Tour of the territory. Educators lead from the squads: buildings, a canteen, a sports ground, workshops, a beach, a trail to the lake. The boundaries show clearly: "You can go here. You can't go here. This is especially forbidden."

17:00–18:00 — General meeting in the club. The director says: rules, prohibitions, schedule. A phrase that everyone remembers: "The body of another person is his. Not yours. No consent, no contact. Anyone."
18:30–19:00 — Dinner. It's calmer. Someone starts talking

What is hidden most
often Object Like frequency
Cigarette Lining, tube, sole Often
Phone (second) Lining, case, hair Often
Headphones In any way Very often
Sweets Lining, bedside table with lock Often
Lighter In a tube, in the sole, in the case Rarely (lighter is the most scarce)
Cosmetics Bedside table, underwear Sometimes (girls)
Small knife Lining, sole Rarely
Do NOT carry
Alcohol and drugs - not once in three years. Not because they don't want to, but because they're afraid: expulsion + police + parents + characteristic. This is a line that cannot be crossed.

How to bring in a prohibited item

At the entrance (search)
The search is carried out by a security guard at the checkpoint - not a professional, he looks superficially. He opens the suitcase, feels the pockets of the backpack, looks into the toilet bag. Does not check thoroughly.

Methods (known, working):

Suitcase lining – tear the seam, insert, sew. The most reliable. Hide the needle and thread in the underwear.
Cavity in the sole - cut a niche in the thick sole of sneakers, put flat (cigarettes, SIM card). Put it on your feet, walk, take it out in the body.
In the hair, girls with thick hair braid a thick braid, inside - a flat one. The guard does not touch his hair.
In lingerie - classics. Put it in your underwear, put it on. The guard is a man, he does not inspect the body.
"Change" is to hand over a cheap push-button phone (for withdrawal), and the real one is lined. The security guard sees one phone, takes it, and is satisfied. The real one is in a suitcase.
In the tube there is an empty tube of toothpaste or cream, wash, put flat (rolled cigarettes, SIM card). The guard does not open the tube.
In a glasses case - if you wear glasses, the case is not checked. Inside, except for glasses, anything is flat.
After entry (control)
Inside the camp, a search is carried out only if there is a "special suspicion" – a fight, theft, denunciation. In other cases, they do not touch. Hidden:

The niche under the floorboard (building No3) is a classic, everyone knows.
Behind the wardrobe in the corridor (building No5) there is a narrow crack, they do not check.
In the mattress - tear the seam, insert, sew up. It's risky: if you are caught with a ripped mattress – questions.
In the attic (buildings with attics) – hide in the corner, under the insulation. They take it at night, quietly.

On the east side there is a stone cape: a granite rock, 3 meters high, protruding into the lake. On the cape there is an old worn sign, the letters are illegible. Under it there are traces of a fire, very old, overgrown with moss. Someone had spent the night here, but for a long time - the moss on the coals was already a centimeter thick.

On the other side there is a narrow stream flowing into the lake from the north. You can see it if you look closely: a thin strip of water among the trees. The stream leads deep into the taiga, and if you go up it, after a kilometer and a half you will run into a swamp. You can't walk through the swamp. Next to the swamp there is a wooden cross, crooked, without an inscription.

Oddities of the
lake In calm weather, there are even circles on the water, as if from a thrown stone. But no one throws a stone. The circles appear in pairs, in the same place, 20 meters from the cape. Once someone noticed that the circles appeared at the moment when there was no one on the shore.
During the day, the lake "smells of mud". But at night, in the calm weather, it smells like something else. Not with mud, not with fish, not with a swamp. One of the teenagers said, "Like an old house. Dust and wood." He shrugged his shoulders and said no more.
There are fish: perch, pike, roach. But sometimes a fish without eyes is caught on the hook. Uncle Gena throws them out and crosses himself. Once I caught a fish with two tails. Aunt Nyura saw it, silently carried it to the shore and buried it. Said, "That's not food."

What else do you need to take

A headlamp (battery, not rechargeable) - it is dark in the cases after lights out, hands are free.
Earplugs – the walls are thin, someone snores, someone talks in their sleep. They are saving.
Thick garbage bag (2-3 pcs.)) – for dirty clothes, for sitting on wet ground, for protecting the backpack in the rain.
Clothesline (3-4 meters) – to dry things in the case. They hang on their rope between the beds.
Clothespins (dozen) – a deficit, they take everything, lose everything, become a currency on the "black market".
Ointment for bruises (if there is a doctor's permission) - after the playground and fights.
A warm hat is +6 at night, the ears are the first to freeze.
Swim shorts and swimsuit/swimming trunks - two sets: one dries, the second is on you.
An enamel mug - an iron dining room burns your lips, your own - comfort.
A personal spoon - the table spoon is erased, wooden smooth, warmer.
A notebook with a lock (if you have one) - diaries are not read, but the lock is for peace of mind.
A small padlock is on the bedside table. Your own is your own, common locks are lost.
Lake (not a river, just a lake)

Near the camp, a 15-minute walk along the trail, is Lake Glukhoe. Round, about 400 meters in diameter. On all sides there is taiga, the shores are low, sandy on the southern side, muddy on the north. The water is dark like strong tea, but clean - the bottom near the shore is visible for half a meter. There is no such thing as warm: even in August +14 ... +16. But it is so refreshing that after three seconds in the water you forget about everything in the world.

Depth
Near the shore (south side) there is a gentle entrance, knee-deep 5 meters, waist-deep 5 meters, then a sharp drop-off: after 8 meters from the shore it is already 3 meters, after 12 meters — 5-6 meters.
In the center there is a pit, up to 14 meters. The bottom is not visible. Dark water turns black. This place is called "The Maw".
In the north (muddy bank) - shallow, knee-deep up to 20 meters, then also a drop-off, but not so sharp: 2 meters, 3, 4.Buoys
(empty canisters on a rope) stand 10 meters from the shore - the border of the swim. Whoever swims beyond the buoys is a deprivation of privileges. Director: "For the buoys, not because I'm angry. Because it's dangerous"

Camp "Granit": for troubled teenagers

This is not about "correction" head-on, but about a rigid structure and clear boundaries: here they teach you to take a blow, work with your hands and head, and not break down on those who are weaker.

Where is it located and how is it arranged

The camp stands on the slope of a low ridge, 120 km from the nearest city, in a valley between two rivers. There is a mixed forest around, rocks in places, and old quarries in the west. There is only one road, unpaved, passable only for off-road vehicles; in the rain it is washed away.

The territory is fenced with a double fence: the inner one is mesh, the outer one is with barbed wire and cameras (the cameras do not write faces, only the perimeter). There is a checkpoint with a watch, entry by passes.

There are many locations
Living area: 30 buildings (15 for guys, 15 for girls), 8-10 people per room (there are several rooms at once, that is, a room for 5 or 3 people in the water). Each building has a common living room, dryer, lockers with locks.
Training and production area: workshops (locksmith, carpentry, sewing), a classroom with a blackboard and a projector, a library (mainly applied literature: mechanics, construction, first aid).
Sports area: a stadium with a running track, an obstacle course, a climbing wall on a rock wall, a boxing ring under a canopy, a gym corner.
Utility area: kitchen, dining room, laundry, boiler room, garage (tractor, UAZ, walk-behind tractors), inventory warehouse.
Natural area: a river with a bridge and a beach (swimming only in a designated place), orienteering trails, an observation deck on a rock, a vegetable garden and a greenhouse.
Administrative area: headquarters (director's office, first-aid post, educators' room), checkpoint, isolation ward (for quarantine and temporary solitude), archive.
"Quiet zone": a gazebo on the edge of the forest and a small chapel without a priest - a place where you can sit in silence, without conversations and phones.
Quarry zone (outside the camp, under supervision): old workings, where training sessions in geology and safety are held, as well as stones for paving paths.

Phones

are taken away at the entrance. They are handed over to the safe at the headquarters, in a signed package. They return it on the day of departure.

Delivery: 30 minutes a day, according to the schedule, on a duty laptop with a modem (satellite, barely working). Queue according to the list. The connection drops every 2-3 minutes.

Do they carry it? Yes, 15-20 percent. In the lining, in the sole, in the hair. But there is no connection, there is nowhere to charge. Most of them just store and do not take them out. If found, deprivation of privileges for a week + a conversation with the director. After his conversation, they usually don't take him out anymore.

Forbidden

What they are trying to smuggle in and what happens:

Subject Frequency What do they do if they find
Phone (second, hidden) Often Deprivation of privileges for a week, conversation with the director
Cigarettes Often Confiscated, cleaning, in case of repetition — conversation with the director
Vape Rarely Taken away, deprivation of privileges, conversation
Lighters/matches Often Taken away during a search
Knife (pocket) Sometimes taken away, conversation
Headphones are often taken away (rule, but not strictly - sometimes they close their eyes)
Alcohol Very rarely Expulsion, calling parents
Drugs In three years - never Expulsion, police
Search at the entrance: the suitcase is opened, the pockets of the backpack are felt, toilet bags are checked. The lining and sole are not checked - a loophole. After arrival, a search is carried out only in case of "special suspicion" (fight, theft, denunciation).

The black market lives on this: what is carried becomes a commodity. A cigarette - three shifts. Chocolate - help for a week. Headphones for the evening - five "services". The director knows, he does not close as long as there is no alcohol and drugs.

"Romantics" perceive the camp as an adventure. They explore, fall in love, write notes.
"Witnesses" return for the second or third time. They know about the oddities, they are silent. People come to them for answers at night, in whispers.
"Strange" are those who are "not like that". They count steps, talk to trees, do not sleep at night, draw only water. Not sick - just different.
Menu (for a week, repeated)

Day Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Mon Buckwheat porridge, cheese sandwich, Borscht tea, pasta with stew, compote Potatoes with fish, kefir
W Rice porridge, egg, tea Pea soup, goulash with mashed potatoes, jelly Stewed cabbage, sausages, tea
Wed Millet, bun, cocoa Chicken soup, pilaf, compote Cheesecakes with sour cream, tea
Thu Omelette, bread with jam, tea Noodle soup, meatballs with buckwheat, jelly Macaroni and cheese, salad, tea
Fri Oatmeal, sandwich with butter, tea Rassolnik, roast, compote Fish cutlets, rice, kefir
Sat Pancakes with condensed milk, tea Solyanka, liver with mashed potatoes, jelly Dumplings (they make themselves), tea
Sun Manka, cookies, cocoa cabbage soup, beef stroganoff with mashed potatoes, compote Vegetable stew, bread, tea
Portions are small. The supplement is given for a "clean slate" (a week without violations) or for help in the kitchen. Bread - as much as you want. Fresh vegetables from your garden - in season.

Showers

Brick building, separate for boys and girls. Four booths on each side, without curtains (we hung them ourselves - sheets on clothespins). Hot water is from the boiler room, it comes intermittently: the first two minutes it is rusty, then normal. The pressure is weak. The locker room has open hooks, no doors. The floor is wet, slippery - flip-flops are mandatory. There are tiles on the wall, broken off in some places. Under the broken piece, someone scrawled: "ENDURE." It is not known when.

Shower - from 18:00 to 19:30, according to the schedule of the squads. Those who did not have time are waiting until tomorrow. Sauna — on Wednesdays and Saturdays, separately. It is better in the bath: hot, broom, steam. After the bath, everyone is kind.

Are the conditions

comfortable In short: no, but survivable.

The beds are hard, the mattresses are thin. Someone puts a blanket - softer.
The walls are thin, you can hear everything. The neighbor sneezed, you know.
Seal the windows yourself.

"Romantics" perceive the camp as an adventure. They explore, fall in love, write notes.
"Witnesses" return for the second or third time. They know about the oddities, they are silent. People come to them for answers at night, in whispers.
"Strange" are those who are "not like that". They count steps, talk to trees, do not sleep at night, draw only water. Not sick - just different.
Menu (for a week, repeated)

Day Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Mon Buckwheat porridge, cheese sandwich, Borscht tea, pasta with stew, compote Potatoes with fish, kefir
W Rice porridge, egg, tea Pea soup, goulash with mashed potatoes, jelly Stewed cabbage, sausages, tea
Wed Millet, bun, cocoa Chicken soup, pilaf, compote Cheesecakes with sour cream, tea
Thu Omelette, bread with jam, tea Noodle soup, meatballs with buckwheat, jelly Macaroni and cheese, salad, tea
Fri Oatmeal, sandwich with butter, tea Rassolnik, roast, compote Fish cutlets, rice, kefir
Sat Pancakes with condensed milk, tea Solyanka, liver with mashed potatoes, jelly Dumplings (they make themselves), tea
Sun Manka, cookies, cocoa cabbage soup, beef stroganoff with mashed potatoes, compote Vegetable stew, bread, tea
Portions are small. The supplement is given for a "clean slate" (a week without violations) or for help in the kitchen. Bread - as much as you want. Fresh vegetables from your garden - in season.

Showers

Brick building, separate for boys and girls. Four booths on each side, without curtains (we hung them ourselves - sheets on clothespins). Hot water is from the boiler room, it comes intermittently: the first two minutes it is rusty, then normal. The pressure is weak. The locker room has open hooks, no doors. The floor is wet, slippery - flip-flops are mandatory. There are tiles on the wall, broken off in some places. Under the broken piece, someone scrawled: "ENDURE." It is not known when.

Shower - from 18:00 to 19:30, according to the schedule of the squads. Those who did not have time are waiting until tomorrow. Sauna — on Wednesdays and Saturdays, separately. It is better in the bath: hot, broom, steam. After the bath, everyone is kind.

How the houses

of the Building are arranged - logged, logged, one- or two-storey. Inside there is a common room with bunk beds (iron frames, spring nets), a bedside table with a lock for everyone, one table, two benches. The windows are wooden, you can seal the cracks yourself (there is tape and cotton wool in the camp). The floors are planked, creaking. There is no heating, but there is enough in summer. Electricity - one socket per building, in the corridor. Light - bulbs, flashlights are issued one per body. You can draw on the walls with crayons (you can't paint with paint). In the corner there is a clothes dryer (a rope on rings).

Where they

fight Behind the buildings is the most common. You can't see it from the road, and if it's quiet, the teacher won't come up.
At the sports ground, after lights out, someone calls someone to "sort it out". Formally, you can't, but someone always comes out.
On the path to the mill - away from the camp, you can't hear it. The most risky place: if it comes to a fight here, then it's serious.
In the boxing corner - but this is "according to the rules": gloves, helmsman, rounds. People come here "honestly", without malice. Sergey sometimes judges himself.
What kind of teenagers are

"Street" - experienced, with suspended sentences or on the verge. Tough, direct, do not like the "right" ones. Its own laws, its own code.
"Gamblers" - without a phone, withdrawal for the first week, then they readjust. By the end of the shift, they are the main defenders of the "telephone ban".
"Rebels" - violate to test boundaries. Not evil, they are looking for attention.
"Aggressors" are a real problem with anger. Here they are taught to beat a pear, not people.
"Closed" - they do not speak, they sit in the corner. They draw, write, keep silent. Lena and Uncle Gena are pulled out through the case.
The "rich" are sent "so that he does not sit idle." Shock for the first days, then they adapt or suffer.
"Crisis" – loss of a loved one, depression, breakdown. There are many of them. They hold on to each other, silent.
"Romantics" perceive the camp as an adventure. They explore, fall in love, write notes.
"Witnesses" return for the second or third time. They know about the oddities, they are silent. People come to them for answers at night, in whispers.

Book of Shifts". A thick notebook, where everyone writes one page about themselves and about the shift. Three volumes are already full. On the cover of the first one there is one word: "Cedar".
What else

For now - quiet. But the "experienced" say that strangeness begins by the fourth week. What exactly is not told. Newcomers ask, experienced ones are silent. Or they say: "You'll see. If you want to."

Schedule

Time What
07:00 Wake up
07:10–07:40 Exercise (outside, in any weather)
07:40–08:10 Toilet, washing
08:10–08:40 Breakfast
08:40–09:00 Ruler, plan for the day
09:00–12:00 Workshops / sports / clubs
12:00–13:00 Bathing (according to the schedule of the groups)
13:00–13:40 Lunch
13:40–15:10 Quiet hour
15:10–17:30 Practice / hiking / work
17:30–18:30 Sports / free time
18:30–19:00 Dinner
19:00–20:30 Evening event (campfire, club, club)
20:30–22:00 Free time
22:00–22:30 Toilet, bedtime
22:30 Lights out

What to take for a

beginner Must: a warm sweater (two is better), a raincoat, strong sneakers (mud), rubber slates for the shower, a towel large and small, repellent, sunscreen, personal mug, warm socks (3-4 pairs), dark clothes (light will turn gray in three days).

Very useful: a notebook and pencils, a book (one or two, for exchange), plasters and antiseptic, a simple watch (not a smart), a small mirror.

You can (carefully): sweets/chocolate (hide in the lining), a candle, photos of loved ones (hide).

Do not take: phone (they will take away), knife, matches, lighter, cosmetics, branded clothes, money (nowhere to spend).

How the houses

of the Building are arranged - logged, logged, one- or two-storey. Inside there is a common room with bunk beds (iron frames, spring nets), a bedside table with a lock for everyone, one table, two benches. The windows are wooden, you can seal the cracks yourself (there is tape and cotton wool in the camp). The floors are planked, creaking. There is no heating, but there is enough in summer. Electricity - one socket per building, in the corridor. Light - bulbs, flashlights are issued one per body. You can draw on the walls with crayons (you can't paint with paint). In the corner there is a clothes dryer

There were cases of harassment

• two in three years.

One: the eldest (18) let his hands loose to the younger one (12) – touched, hugged without asking, "joked". The girl told me a week later. The guy was sent home the same day. The characteristic is "expelled for violating personal boundaries".

Second: the girl (17) showed obsessive attention to another (16) - gifts, notes, did not give a pass. Not physical, but pressure. The analysis was delicate: both spoke with a psychologist, one was transferred to another building, and control was set.

Prevention: On the second day of the shift,

there is a general gathering: "The body of another person is his. Not yours. No consent, no contact. Anyone."
The psychologist conducts a session with each squad on "personal boundaries".
Every teenager can come to any adult and say "I feel uncomfortable" – the adult is obliged to react, not to brush it off.
Secrets and oddities

In building No3, under the second bunk, there is a removable floorboard. Under it is a niche where past shifts left notes, drawings, and small things. Those who found it can read it, but must leave something in return.
On the "Stone-Print", on the north side, there is a fresh scratch. An arrow pointing down. It is not clear where to go. There are only stones and grass below. Some were digging. They don't say what they found.
In the library, between the pages of Tom Sawyer, there is a black-and-white photograph. Ten teenagers in front of the camp gates. On the reverse — "July 1994". The camp opened in 2019.In
the workshop, in the workbench box, there is a wooden man. There is no face - smooth, without eyes, without a mouth. Who cut it out is unknown. "She was here when I came. I don't touch it."
Traditions

"Circle" every Sunday. The whole shift is in the gazebo, in a circle. Everyone says: what is good, what is bad, what they want for the next week. You don't have to talk. By the end of the shift, everyone is talking.
"Quiet hour" for everyone. After lunch, there was an hour and a half of silence. The younger ones are sleeping, the older ones are reading, writing, drawing.
"Farewell bonfire". On the last evening, everyone puts "what they want to keep" into the fire: a note, a drawing, a twig.

Do the elders offend the younger ones

Systematically – no. It is suppressed harshly: the offender digs a trench for a week, in case of injury, he goes home with a bad characteristic.

It happens once: they shouted, took away a seat, laughed. It is sorted out immediately at the "circle" of the squad, in front of everyone.

Subtly: ignoring, boycotting, laughing behind your back. It's harder to catch, but it works through conversations and "circles."

Injuries during fights

Frequent: broken knuckles (hitting the wall or fighting without gloves), bruises, loose lip, broken nose, abrasions on knees and palms.

Rare: dislocated finger (one case in two years), "lantern" (once per shift), broken nose (once, three years ago).

There were no fractures, puncture wounds, serious head injuries. Teachers pull it away before it gets serious.

Black Market

Lives in the building of older guys, supplies to the middle ones. The director knows, but does not close it until there is a ban.

What is sold/exchanged:

Croutons, sweets, chocolate (driven in the lining).
Personal belongings: headphones (prohibited, but available), books, pencils.
Services: "I'll wash the dishes – give me more."
Information: "I'll tell you who stole it, help me with the duty."
"Protection": the elders offer to cover from nitpicking for loyalty. It's slippery, they fight it.
Currency: barter, not money. Once they tried to introduce "coupons" - pieces of paper with numbers. The director took it and said: "Figure out how to do without them."

What you need in the camp

Clear rhythm. Wake up 07:00, lights out 22:30. Every hour is scheduled.
Physical activity. An obstacle course, carrying logs, clearing trails, chopping firewood is not a "punishment", but the norm.
Mentoring. Each teenager has a curator who leads progress, helps to set goals and resolve conflicts.
Safe discharge. A punching bag, a "quiet room", diaries that are not read without consent.
Transparent rules. There are no double standards: if you violate it, you get a task, if you don't do it, it's discussed at the squad council.
What is (activity)

Workshops: carpentry, locksmith, blacksmith – they do real things.
Field skills: orienteering, knots, tent, campfire, first aid. Once a week - a one-day hike. Once per shift - a two-day with an overnight stay (senior and middle).
Sports: boxing, wrestling, cross-country, rock climbing, team games. Tournaments within the camp, the cup of the shift.
Vegetable garden: planting, weeding, harvesting.
Creativity: guitars, drums, film camera, wall newspaper, video diary.
Work projects: repair of paths, painting, landscaping. For the project - points that are exchanged for privileges.
Prohibitions

Violence – fights, threats, intimidation: analysis, isolation, in case of repetition – calling parents.
Prohibited substances - alcohol, tobacco, vapes, drugs: expulsion.
Phones are handed over to the safe, issued for 30 minutes a day for calls.
Care for the territory - even for "5 minutes", only with a group and a curator.
Bullying – insults, ridicule, boycotts: they are considered as a violation of discipline.
Damage to property is compensation by labor.
Night sorties - after lights out only in the buildings.
Dangerous places — rocks, quarry, shore off the beach, garage, Black Cave, Bear Log — only with a curator and in equipment.

Administrative area
Headquarters — director's office, educators' room, safe (telephones, money, forbidden items).
The first-aid post is a reception room and a ward with two beds. Strict, but fair: "I don't ask how I got it. I'm flying."
The isolation ward is not a "punishment cell", but a "quiet room". It locks from the inside. Those who need to be alone can ask. Those who have locked themselves in are not touched. But no more than a day.
The psychological office is a separate house, warm, with armchairs. A psychologist comes from the city once a week. But there is a "routine conversation" - everyone can come to the teacher and say "I need to talk". The educator is obliged to listen, not to comment, not to advise. Just listen. This is the rule.
Three categories

Juniors (8-10)
Send "because he doesn't obey", "always fights", "only sits on the phone". Often normal children who lack attention. The first days they cry, then they get used to it and become the noisiest. Everyone protects the younger ones here - even the most "difficult" elders. Rule: "Do not touch the kids. At all."

Medium (10–16)
The most difficult group. Hormones, rebellion, resentment. They fight more often than anyone else, fall in love more often than anyone else, and violate the most often. It is among the middle classes that there is the "black market", the harshest bullying and the greatest need for a psychologist.

Older (16–20)
Some are "difficult" (suspended sentences, addictions, conflicts with the law), some are "on advice" (psychologist, court, parents). Some of them came on their own: "to take a break from the city", "to think", "to help children". The older ones are informal judges and defenders. Whoever offended the younger goes to talk to the elders. Educators make sure that the conversation is words, not fists.
It also happens in different ways, the older ones can offend, and the middle ones can protect

Natural area
Beach — 40 meters of sand, gently sloping entrance. Buoys made of empty canisters. Bathing from 10:00 to 13:00, with a teacher.
The Seal Stone Rock is 20 meters above the river, with a flat top. At the top there is an embossed sign: a circle with a cross inside. Locals say "seal of the ancients", geologists - "erosion". Climb only with insurance.
The Seven Springs trail is along the slope, past seven springs with icy water. Each has a name (the teenagers called): "Strong", "Cold", "Quiet", "Talkative", "Dark", "Light", "Last". On "The Last" there is a tradition: if you get drunk, make a wish silently.
"Bear Log" is a ravine to the north, dense, dark, damp. We saw a bear two years ago. It is forbidden to walk, but they go on a bet. Whoever reaches it gets "respect". Who did not reach it - only fear.
The old mill is one and a half kilometers down the river. A stone base, a rotten wheel, millstones. Overgrown with moss, fireweed is blooming. They walk in pairs and alone to think.
An abandoned village - three kilometers up the river. Five houses, a well, the remains of a school (one wall). Abandoned in the 90s. In one house there is a bed and a table with a mug. On the table is a greasy piece of paper with one unintelligible word. There are no birds. Strange smell. They rarely go - not scary, but "uncomfortable".
The quarry is two kilometers to the west, abandoned limestone. The walls are white, steep, the bottom is flooded. The water is turquoise, icy. It is forbidden to swim - the bottom is uneven, there were cuts.
"Black Cave" – in the slope of the mountain, the entrance is half a meter, you have to climb on your stomach. Inside it is up to three meters high. Circles, dots, wavy lines are drawn with charcoal on the walls. A diary found at the entrance two years ago read: "They leave here at night. Small. White. Without eyes." The cave officially "does not exist" - it is not on the maps. But everyone knows.
The "Wishing Well" is in an abandoned village. Deep, stone, without a lid. Stone – sound in three seconds. Coin – no ringing. They throw coins, make wishes.
Administrative area
Headquarters — director's office, educators' room, safe (phones, money, prohibited)

Sports area
Sports ground — clay, football goal (without net), basketball backboard (bent ring), horizontal bar, parallel bars.
Obstacle course - built by teenagers of previous shifts: a log over a ditch with mud, a wall-fence, a "web" of ropes, a balancer.
Boxing corner — a pear (homemade, stuffed with sand), gloves (two pairs, worn). Only under supervision. Those who fight in the ring according to the rules do not fight behind the bodies without.
The simulator rock is a real rock on a slope, 8 meters, with hooks (hammered brackets). Insurance – rope, belt. At the top there is a platform overlooking the river. Whoever climbs in, writes his name with paint on the stone. There are already more than a hundred names.
Utility area
Workshops — carpentry (workbench, hacksaws, planes) and locksmith (vice, emery, keys). The tools are issued by the master. They teach how to make shelves, benches, and repair doors.
The forge is small, with an anvil and a hand forge. They teach forging: nails, hooks, horseshoes. Teenagers adore fire, metal, sound.
Garage - UAZ, motorcycle "Ural" (does not work, but picks around), chainsaw (under lock and key).
Vegetable garden and greenhouse - potatoes, carrots, greens, tomatoes. Teenagers plant, water, water. The harvest is in the canteen.
Shed - shovels, rakes, axes (under lock and key), fishing rods, two boats (wooden, old, but holding on), life jackets

Building No6 (older girls, 16–20) is two-storeyed, the first floor is rooms, the second is an attic with a window overlooking the river. The attic is a "holy place": people go here when they want to cry or think. No one touches the one who has gone to the attic.
The public area
of the Dining Room is made of logs, with a stove (a real, working one, Aunt Nyura bakes bread). Tables for 6 people, benches. On the wall there is a poster "My body is my business" (hung by Marina Sergeevna, no one tears it off). In the corner there is a refrigerator (old, buzzing, but working - for butter and milk).
The club is a separate building, a former rural house of culture. Stage, 30 chairs, a screen for a projector (old laptop, movies from a flash drive). Here there are discos (without music - they sing with a guitar), "talent shows", meetings, lectures (optional).
The gazebo is on the bank of the river, open, with a shingle roof. Benches in a circle, a table in the middle. A place for "circles" — group conversations conducted by a psychologist.
The bathhouse is logged, heated on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Dressing room with hangers, steam room with a shelf, ushat with cold water. The smell of birch and smoke. After the bath, everyone is peaceful, like cats.
Laundry room — a separate house, two washing machines (one works, the other "for show"). Teenagers wash themselves, the powder is given by the supply manager.

Camp "Kedr"

For difficult teenagers. The shift is all summer. Paid, but the price is low - 12,000 per shift.
Where is the camp located

in the Perm Territory, on the banks of the Chusovaya River, 90 km from the nearest city - the village of Chusovoy. Around there is taiga, mixed forest (cedars, spruces, birches), rocks along the banks of the river. On one side is a river, on the other is a mountain slope overgrown with forest. There is only one road, unpaved, through the taiga. In winter, you can't pass. In summer - only by UAZ or truck.

The territory is not fenced - instead there are natural boundaries: a river on one side, a slope on the other, a dense forest on the third, and a checkpoint on the fourth. There are no cameras. The guards were one person, Uncle Vitya, 60 years old, a former forester, with a gun (blank cartridges).

Locations

Residential Area
Building No1 (younger guys, 8–10) — log, one-story, 10 beds. It smells of wood and old blankets. On the walls there are drawings with crayons (allowed). At the entrance there is a shelf for shoes, it always overturns.
Building No2 (younger girls, 8-10) is the same, but with curtains on the windows (the girls sewed themselves from old sheets). In the corner there is a "kitchen corner": a kettle, two mugs, a pack of crackers (unofficially).
Building No3 (middle guys, 10-16) is larger, two floors with 8 beds. The first floor is "quiet" (who wants to sleep), the second is "noisy" (who wants to communicate). The division is unspoken, but everyone observes it. The staircase creaks so that you can hear it on the street.
Building No4 (middle girls, 10-16) is one-story, elongated, with a large veranda. On the veranda there is a hammock (they tied it themselves, the teacher Marina Sergeevna pretended not to notice). The hammock is a subject of dispute: who is the first to take it after dinner is right.
Building No5 (older guys, 16-20) is the largest, one-story, with a "large room" (a common living room, a sofa from the salon of an old UAZ, a table, chess). It is here that the "headquarters" of the elders is located: they accept newcomers, resolve disputes, arrange a "trial".
Building No6 (older girls, 16–20) is two-storeyed, the first floor is rooms, the second is an attic with a window overlooking the river. The attic is a "holy place": people go here when they want to cry or think.