Yoyojoe – Born To Camp

Wow, there is a headline to get your attention.
I attended a session recently at the International Camping Congress in Quebec CIty that covered some research done on camps and the book, “Last Child in the Woods”.  The research was trying to show that camp was not part of the problem but part of the good [...]

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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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