DEAR PARENTS

ACTION PACKED CAMP FOR THE KIDS, REASSURANCE FOR YOU THAT THEY ARE ALWAYS IN GOOD HANDS…!

We are offering campers over the age of 8 years the chance of building friendships in our community, to laugh and play as well as be fully entertained during the school holidays. Our multi activity camp combines sport, the arts, drama as well as spiritual education into a fun fuelled programme designed to get the best out of your child.
If your child loves filling their days with non stop energy, laughter, creativity and  time with friends, then we bet they’ll have a fantastic time at SSTW Camp 2010!

How Do We Keep Your Children Entertained Throughout The Camp?
We offer a great range of exciting activities in surroundings with fantastic facilities and a high ratio of children to friendly, enthusiastic volunteers. With the combination of the great outdoors and the amazing team atmosphere, campers will have great fun getting fully involved with other youngsters of a similar age.

Why Should You Choose SSTW CAMP 2010?
SSTW Camp has been providing an outdoor, environmental, adventure and spiritual program for boys and girls, for the past 10 years. Classic camp activities in a serene, undeveloped setting allow children to get first hand experience of the beauty and fragility of our natural world. SSTW Camps promote the practice of concepts of conservation, responsibility and stewardship through traditional camp activities.
Leaving the daily distractions of technology, media and commerce behind, campers learn to find entertainment in simpler, self powered pleasures. Be it through participating in sports, cooking, singing, unleashing their imagination through artistic workshops or learning to wear a dhoti for morning pooja, the kids will never get bored and will leave with skills more developed than when they arrived.
By stepping out on their own, the campers encounter challenging experiences in a supportive, group environment. They will learn to build relationships, share adventures, build confidence, develop soft skills such as teamwork, networking and articulation as well as taking on responsibility within the group environment. This allows them to:

1. Develop Independence- our campers lay out their own sleeping bag, choose their own activities and decide how to spend their free time. They are encouraged to think for themselves, making their own decisions. As always camp volunteers are around to offer encouragement, suggestions and guide our campers in making their choices.
2. Increase Self-Esteem- the camp is a place where positive qualities and attitudes are constantly stressed and emphasised. Campers are encouraged and supported to take risks, set goals and try new activities as well as overcome challenges.
3. Be Themselves- there are no social pressures at camp, only encouragement and positive reinforcement. They are encouraged to develop and strengthen their unique qualities that make them the wonderful and unique individuals that they are.
4. Make New Friends- making friends is one of the easiest things to do at camp. Your child is surrounded by other campers, who want to do the same things as your child does, while having as much fun as possible!
5. Learn- your child has the opportunity to experience various activities and games. They have the chance to develop the social skills that will stand them in good sted in the future, whether at school, college, University or in their working life. They will learn, develop, create, discover and encounter new adventures pursuing them both personally and as part of a team.

The Types of Activities That Will Be Available
Campers will have access to variety of topics whether their interest is athletic, competitive sports, or creative arts. The program emphasises recognition of the skills and abilities that campers bring with them and development of these inherent gifts. We also focus on the abilities that campers are unaware of, allowing them to grasp knowledge of something new and exciting by not fearing the unknown, looking forward to a challenge and embracing it.

• Kirtan Performance
  Each group are given a kirtan, where they have to perform live in front of thier fellow campers. This is an opportunity to express themselves by learning to project their voice and creativity in front of an audience, developing confidence and working with others to create entertainment and art.
• Arts/Crafts
  Campers are given the opportunity to demonstrate and develop their creativity skills by producing their own master pieces using decorative materials and paints. For example Mandirs were build with playdoe last year and were displayed on Open day and were a fantastic success with great feedback from Campers, Volunteers, Parents and Saints.
• Yoga
  Yoga is a form of relaxation which is used to calm the mind, body and soul. It will be incorporated in the morning sessions to revitalise and charge our happy campers, ready for the day ahead as well as enabling them to relax, take a minute for calm thought and bring peace to their mind, gathering their thoughts and feelings.
• Team Sports
  Campers will participate daily in team sports such as football, cricket, and rounders which encourage teamwork and sportsmanship. To further enhance co operation amongst the campers, they will be able to participate in games like; ‘It’s-Knock-Out’ and ‘treasure hunt.’  
• Challenge Course
  The camp site has varies types of low level facilities and many more activities all promoting cooperation and responsibility. Added to these activities is the competition amongst the groups to determine the winning team via a points system at the end of each day culminating in a presentation for the best overall group on the final day of Camp 2010.  
  (for more info: http://www.phaselswood.org.uk/activities.html)