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Guidelines for a Great Awana Experience!

All clubs start promptly at 6:30 pm and end at 8:00 pm each Wednesday evening. Sign-in for Cubbies and Sparks begins at 6:15 pm, so clubbers should arrive early enough each week to be in the appropriate place when their club starts.

All clubbers 3 years old thru 6th grade, must be picked up in their room by their parent or guardian.

Entrance Books

Each clubber is given an Entrance Booklet the first time they attend Awana, which must be completed in order for them to become an official member of the club. If the Entrance Booklet is lost, a new one may be purchased for $.50.

Uniforms

When the clubber has completed the Entrance Booklet, he/she is eligible to purchase and wear the official Awana uniform. Clubbers are expected to wear their uniforms each club night. For safety during Game Time, each child should wear athletic shoes. Periodic uniform inspections are planned to motivate clubbers to wear them and the awards they have earned. Clubbers cannot receive their awards unless they are in uniform that evening. If the clubber loses an award after it is given to them they will have to purchase a new one to replace the lost one.

Handbooks

Similar to the uniform, the clubber is eligible to purchase their handbook once they have completed their Entrance Booklet.

Each club has their very own handbook. The handbook is a vital tool for your child’s success in Awana. It helps them learn about God and it reinforces positive moral standards.

Here are some things to remember to help your child complete their handbook.

No more than two helps per section are given in order to receive credit. A help is no more than two or three words.

Sections are passed when said to an Awana leader during club times or when special arrangements are made between the leader and child for the purpose of completing a book to receive a year-end award.

Help your child to be disciplined by suggesting that they take 10 to 15 minutes a day to work on their handbook. (Handbook tapes and CD’s are available tp purchase to aid in verse memorization. The T&T clubs also have two interactive computer games that can be ordered.)

Do your best to explain the meaning of each verse. You will find that your child will memorize more quickly if they understand what they are memorizing. If you want to confirm the meaning either with the “help’s” sections located in your child’s handbook or with your child’s leader or director, fee free to give them a call. They want to help!

Encourage your child to work on two sections per week. Our leaders are concerned that the clubbers truly understand what they memorize. (The handbooks are designed to be finished in one Awana Club year.)

Discipline

We want parents to be aware of and understand our discipline policies and expected behaviors.

5 Count

Clubbers are called to order by use of the “5 count”, which is similar to scouting clubs. The person in charge does the “5 count” by slowly and loudly counting to five.

3 Count

The “3 count” is a method for disciplining an individual who is consistently misbehaving, being disruptive or disrespectful. If improper behavior occurs, the clubber will receive a “1 count” from his/her leader.

If, after this first warning, the behavior continues, he/she will be placed on a “2 count” which results in meeting with the Club Director, who will make sure that the clubber understand the rules and reasons for them. When a child receives a “2 count” he/she loses game privileges and any treat for the evening.

If the clubber chooses not to cooperated after rejoining his/her group, he/she will receive the “3 count” which results in the Awana Commander asking the clubber’s parents to take the child home. If a parent cannot be reached, the clubber will remain with the Commander for the remainder of the evening.

At the Commander’s discretion, as a disciplinary measure, a clubber may not be allowed to attend the following Wednesday, but we do want that boy or girl to join us again after that one week’s absence.