Thoughts and comments from children, parents, volunteers, presenters, and guests participating in our summer workshops:
“A wonderful “alternative” to traditional camps”
“…How he liked being given responsibility of animal care and help cook lunch…wonderful opportunity – all children should experience, bringing wonderful memories, pride, courage, and confidence within a child no matter how young or old.”
“Thank you so much for giving — the chance to enjoy life and all things around him.”
“…confidence to his love of the animals and outdoorsman-like journeys that he would never have experienced without you.”
“The responsibility you gave to the children…”
“Seeing the look on his face when he would tell me about what he had done. He was very proud.”
“I want it to be longer.”
“A very special thing was doing relaxation.”
“…it would be better if we could have a longer time together.
I would like to go to the Workshop again — because it helped me learn to meet more friends.”
“Due to the fun nature of the program, the kids “learned” without even realizing it!”
“I learned how to eat healthy.”
“I liked — the counselors and the creek.”
“I learned how to — use a compass.”
“I liked it all / I would change nothing.”
“I was able to have a campfire lunch and use a compass.”
“I learned how to take care of some farm animals.”
“It was most fun when I adopted a ferret.”
“…excitement in exploring and sharing new and old academic information and knowledge all day long.”
“The smiles and individualism from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM”
“A concern I have is not being able to send —- next year. He says he’d love to attend.”
“I am proud that — has attended your program and we tell everyone we can about how much fun he had and the wonderful people he worked with.”
“….amazed at the respect, interest, and enthusiasm the children showed for new activities in such an open relaxed atmosphere…”
“…the caring, supportive, team spirit the children showed each other”
“…watching pride of personal growth and confidence grow all week”
“How relaxed everyone was in the “Bully Free” environment, allowing them to be themselves and enjoy what they were doing and others as individuals.”
“…interesting new challenges and a different group of friends.”
“…enjoyment of the outdoors”
“Him being excited about going…”
“It was most fun when — I went to the stream…”
“Some things I learned were be nice to animals…”
“A very special thing was — the baby guinea pigs…”
“If I were running the workshop week, I would – have a fishing time.”
“One thing that bothered me was – the hotness – and I think I would have fixed it by – putting water on myself.”
