Two questions I was asked on the bus this morning - why does Reading Camp only last one week? and 2) Can we come when we get older? The excitement continues. Many campers are so thankful for the opportunity to come to Reading Camp that are completely overjoyed when the adult leaders tell them that 3rd graders are invited back as 4th graders next summer. Then there is the story of Josh Reynolds, the Reading Camper from 2002 who returned to Reading Camp last summer at the Domain as a counselor and will be back to volunteer again this summer.
I experienced a happy moment yesterday - the counselors and the little girls began serenading us with Taylor Swift during craft time. They knew every word of Love Story and belted it out at the top of their voices. I loved It! We repeated the concert again and again, playing with markers and Play Doh during the intermissions.
I just love being quiet and listening to the students' conversations, although sometimes I end up hearing some sad stories. Some students have told stories about their difficult home situations and it's clear how many of them are just not used to being in the positive, loving environment that is Reading Camp.
It just doesn't have to be that complicated.
-Holly Davis from Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Winchester is a camp director of the Mission House Reading Camp
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