Yoyojoe - Born To Camp

My brother in New Zealand forwarded me the following article about the serious side to play.
This is an article which builds on the importance of unsturctured play and the ability for children just to do things.  Camp can be such a programmed space that we do not give the children the ability to just discover [...]

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I spent last weekend at Camp Stuff - an even put on by the Outdoor Recreational Ministries Unit of the Maritime Conference of the United Church.  It was a great weekend with lots of sharing and learning.  You can see photos of the weekend here.
I did a talk about Creating Safe Spaces At Camp - [...]

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It is always intersting to come across ideas and thoughts of others.  The online world should be seen as adding to our abillity to learn more.
Today I discovered this article about children, fear and how we are hampering children’s ability to cope with life’s challenges.
At camp we need to really move toward helping children deal [...]

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