Radical Freedom At Summer Camp
James DavisSummer Camp Revolution
Camp is Dead
Well Maybe Not QuiteDUDES!?
But Treating Kids a LITTLE Better Than They Are Treated Elsewhere
Doesn't Seem Like The Point
We Are The 1%
“Camp Was The ONLY Place I Could Be Myself”
If Our Mission Was As Important As We Believed It To Be, “That’s The Way We Have Always Done It”
Wasn’t Going To Work.
HEY!
What If The Best Parts Of Camp Were Happening AROUND The Stuff
We Came Up With?
What If HOW Kids Spent Their Time At Camp Kind Of Didn't Matter, As Long As They Were
Doing Something Engaging And Safe?
Time For Swimming
Preparing For The REAL “Real World”
Kids Get Better At Making Decisions By Making
Decisions Not By Following Directions
But We Need To Be Patient. It Won’t Happen Over Night.
Trying Something New Is Different
When You WANT To Not When You Are
Forced To
“What Role Does The Adult Play
In All This?”
Talking In A Way That They’ll Actually Hear Us
Rule Number 342 NO Blue Pens or Rock Music
Creating Environments Where People Are
Free AND Safe Isn’t Easy, But It’s
Worth It
What Camp Would WE Want To Go
To?
Kids WANT To Be Happy We Just Need To Trust Them