flying ninja fairies... building a culture of play at camp

Flying Ninja FairiesBuilding a Culture of Play at Camp

Camping Coast to Coast

Laura Kriegel!Age 4!

Rochester, NY

Jack Schott!Age 3!

Buffalo, NY

All About The Staff

What Staff NeedUnderstanding !

Tools !

Skills !

Practice !

Permission !

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Play by Stuart BrownWhat is Play?

A State Of Being !

Voluntary !

Apparent Purposelessness !

Improvisational Potential !

Pleasurable

Play = Happiness

Stuart Brown

Broadens Perceptions !

Increases Social Intelligence !

Improves Health !

Reduces Stress !

Increases Brain Size !

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Some Benefits of Play

Benefits of Imaginative PlayLanguage Skills Imagination and play in the electronic age Singer, D.G.& Singer, J.L. (2005).

Self Expression Play in Child Development and Psychotherapy Russ, S.W. (2004)

Self Regulation Make-Believe play: Wellspring for development of self-regulation. Berk, L. E., Mann, T.D., & Ogan, A.T. (2006). !Empathy Children, play, and development (3rd ed.) Hughes, F.P. (1999).

Problem Solving Children, play, and development (3rd ed.) Hughes, F.P. (1999).

Creativity The house of make believe: Children's play and the developing imagination Singer, D. G. & Singer, J. L. (1990).

Self-Determination TheoryRichard Ryan: University of Rochester

Relatedness !

Competence !

Autonomy !

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Barriers to Play

Barriers to Play

Supervision!

Bullying!

Time/Scheduling!

Parents Perception!

Older Campers!

Staff Understanding

What is Play at Camp?Apparently Purposeless !

Camper Driven !

Fun

ToolsFacilities !

Activities !

Program Structure !

Facilities

Facilities

Fort Pawnee!YMCA Camp Kitaki!

Louisville, NE

Natural Play Area!Vanderkamp Center!

Cleveland, NY

Natural Play Area!YMCA Camp Seymour!

Gig Harbor, WA

The Mound!YMCA Camp Kern!

Oregonia, OH

Water Oasis!YMCA Camp Day Croix!

Hudson, WI

Explorer Village!Camp Gray!

Reedsburg, WI

Play Area!YMCA Camp Jewell!

Colebrook, CT

Giant Labyrinth !Camp Augusta!

Nevada City, CA

Game Area!Camp Augusta!

Nevada City, CA

Activities

Super Crazy Adventure Time!Camp Gray!

Reedsburg, WI

Toilet Tours!Educo Leadership Adventures!

Fort Collins, CO

Prospectors All Day!Sanborn Western Camps!

Florissant, CO

LOTR 2 Day!Sanborn Western Camps!

Florissant, CO

Program !Structure

Harry Potter Camp!YMCA Camp Kern!

Oregonia, OH

Quidditch Pitch!YMCA Camp Kern!

Oregonia, OH

LARP Quest Camp!Sherman Lake Outdoor Center!

Augusta, MI

Renisance Adventures!Denver, CO

Beam Camp!Strafford, NH

Vanderkamp Center!Cleveland, NY

questing gnome

Questing Gnome!Vanderkamp Center!

Cleveland, NY

Skills

Skills Framing

Skills Connection

Skills Redirection

Skills Intervention

Skills Transition

SkillsFraming !

Connecting !

Redirecting !

Intervening !

Transitioning !

Practice

Free Play Training!YMCA Camp Collins!

Gresham, OR

Themed Staff Training Opening!YMCA Camp Kern!

Oregonia, OH

Play Training !YMCA Camp Seymour!

Gig Harbor, WA

Permission

Thank You!

Laura Kriegel and Jack Schott!! CampingCoastToCoast.org!! [email protected]!! @CampCoast2Coast!

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