The first day of Reading Camp Cleveland was a success! 15 kids from four different schools
in the Cleveland area arrived at Cedar Hills yesterday. They were met by a very enthusiastic
group of volunteers and have already settled in to camp. Within the first hour we had children
asking if they could take books back to their rooms to read. So much preparation has gone into
this week, it will be sad to see them go in just 6 days.
in the Cleveland area arrived at Cedar Hills yesterday. They were met by a very enthusiastic
group of volunteers and have already settled in to camp. Within the first hour we had children
asking if they could take books back to their rooms to read. So much preparation has gone into
this week, it will be sad to see them go in just 6 days.
After the first day a camper was already lamenting that he was too old to come back next year.
I suggested he come back in a couple years as a junior counselor. He got very excited at the idea,
and started calculating how many years he'd have to wait to come back. He also started tackling
the logistics, asking how the application process worked and how he'd get an application when
the time came. Another camper voiced his opinion that reading camp should be two weeks, one
week just isn't enough.
I suggested he come back in a couple years as a junior counselor. He got very excited at the idea,
and started calculating how many years he'd have to wait to come back. He also started tackling
the logistics, asking how the application process worked and how he'd get an application when
the time came. Another camper voiced his opinion that reading camp should be two weeks, one
week just isn't enough.
The campers spent 10 minutes in each of the reading centers meeting their teachers and finding
out what they would be doing all week. In the writing center the kids worked on short stories
about their first day at camp. One camper wrote "Here at last! I am so very happy. I really
want to go swimming. I like my room it is colorful." Another camper wrote " Here at last!
I enjoy being here because it's about learning and having fun, I can't wait to go hiking and
swimming." A third wrote, " Here at last! I can tell I will have fun! There are many nice,
fun people here!" The campers enthusiasm for camp (and swimming) is incredible!
We are ready for a fun week of reading!
From directors Karen and Carl Carter
out what they would be doing all week. In the writing center the kids worked on short stories
about their first day at camp. One camper wrote "Here at last! I am so very happy. I really
want to go swimming. I like my room it is colorful." Another camper wrote " Here at last!
I enjoy being here because it's about learning and having fun, I can't wait to go hiking and
swimming." A third wrote, " Here at last! I can tell I will have fun! There are many nice,
fun people here!" The campers enthusiasm for camp (and swimming) is incredible!
We are ready for a fun week of reading!
From directors Karen and Carl Carter
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