L&E Blog: Week 2, Day 1... This week we welcome many new children into the L&E family. Unfortunately we had to say goodbye to some colourful characters this weekend, all of whom brought their own vibrant imaginations, wonderful humour and above all character to the camp. Yet what is great about this camp is that although we have had to say goodbye to many of your children, we have also been fortunate enough to say hello to many new faces. It is fascinating to see how the group has developed. Logically you would expect the children to remain comfortable within their already established friendship groups. However, and this is testament to the nature of your children, the kids have been so welcoming to the each other, which has made our job so much easier! The new children have also supplied the camp with a renewed optimism and energy that was perhaps fading at the end of last week, in part due to our gruelling schedule, but mainly down to the heat wave that has gripped the nations. It is the first time this millennium Britain has experienced a whole week without rain (or so I’m told!) Anyway enough praise for your children, I’m sure you’re well aware of their talents and are more concerned with the activities we as a camp have been offering. Well as always the best place to start is on the photo section of our Facebook page! I can only directly speak of the activities i have participated in, all of which were great fun! I have been given a new English class, Come, Gerta, Juan and Iuan, are the children I take for English Language and they are enthusiastic students. Their English is slowly improving which is great and has meant they are more able to engage in other activities, which is obviously our aim. Other than that, the children were treated to Art, Caving, Tennis – Will are on sight Tennis coach says Khaled has been particularly impressive in the Tennis - Mountain biking and Dance classes. This afternoon I was in charge of Caving, which is essentially going into a dark wet cave and looking about. I found it (and I believe I speak on behalf of your kids too) fascinating. It is such an alien environment, particularly when you turn your lights off and see complete darkness. A complete absence of light is a rare scene in our modern world I believe; however, your kids embraced the experience, in spite of the extremely cold and wet temperatures! Finally this evening we had a series of Ice Breaker games. These games are geared towards breaking down any nervous tension that exists within the camp and allowing your children to mix together as a whole, rather than in separate groups. The teams are split to ensure all ages, nationalities and genders are mixing. This camp is unique due to the diversity we are proud to promote. Of course kids will naturally drift towards children of a familiar age, gender or nationality (due to the comfort of a common language) and we are conscious of this. The Ice breakers are an opportunity for the children to mix beyond such distinctions. Your children are always willing and eager to embrace different cultures. Yet what is great is to see how children of different ages can mix and feel so comfortable in each other’s company!
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 23:09:42 +0000
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