Two children were playing a game of Concentration this morning in one of our learning centers. One of the children had already matched several pairs while the second student had none. Discouraged, the second student remarked that he had no pairs, the first students said she would give the second student some of her pairs. After that, the second student quickly began matching pairs on his own.
The boys in Reading Camp had the opportunity to spend part of the afternoon with Paula Larke (a visiting artist/musician from Voices in the Treetops). Under her direction, the boys moved in a circle around the room, as they acted out verbs and adverbs. They moved at normal speed as well as slow motion. They put nouns to rhythm and began to create their own stories, which they will act out to Paula's music later in the week. Several of the boys got to play Paula's drums for the group activities.
While the boys were with Paula Larke, the girls went to archery. Campers returning from last year were quick to hit the target, suprising not only themselves but also summer staff. The girls new to Reading Camp were quick to catch on thanks to the great training and help of the Domain's summer staff.
-Paula Ott is a volunteer camp director from St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Paris
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