Category: camping
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Canadian Report Sounds Alarm on Kids
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…
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International Camping Congress – Creativity Session
Hello to everyone who attended my session at the ICC and has come for information. I have now caught up and gotten to my computer. I spent the day today in the backyard having a campfire with my son while we enjoyed the autumn weather here in southwestern Ontario. I’m glad that you took the…
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Connections 2008 – United Church National Camping Conference
Hello everyone – I’ve now had a chance to get back to sitting in front of my computer and posting a few of my notes from the two sessions that I lead at Connections 2008. I hope that you enjoyed your time at Pearce Williams Christian Centre. We are proud to have hosted Connections 2008…
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The Meaning of Summer Camp…Time Magazine Article
One of my staff parents passed on this article to me, from Time Magazine… There is good reason not to allow all of the electronic devices at summer camp. There is a good reason to break away from constant contact with our children and our parents…that is how we grow… Just a thought.
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The serious side to play
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…