Archive for the ‘Camp Features’ Category
48 Days ‘Til Camp: What Is Colour War?
Colour War is a special event that occurs at many summer day and residential camps. The entire camp is sorted into teams, each assigned to a colour, and the teams compete in various challenges to earn points. Exactly how, when, and under what conditions colour war happens varies greatly from camp to camp. At MKDC, [...]
May 17, 2010
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Posted in: Camp Activities, Camp Features, Countdown To Camp
We Make Campers & Parents More Comfortable
We understand that it can be nerve-wracking for kids to come to camp on the first day. A new place, new faces, and fear of the unknown can make first-time campers (and parents!) feel nervous and unsure. It’s natural! For summer 2010, we are introducing two new camp features that we hope will help to [...]
May 7, 2010
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Posted in: Camp Features, Countdown To Camp, Staff
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things…
Before my memory starts to (or continues to!) become foggy since the summer, I thought now would be a fun time to list some of my favorite moments from camp. Eating red and white cake (that Mike baked!) on Canada Day Messy art projects Counselor hunt in the rain (and Matt doing a mad dash [...]
October 27, 2009
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Tags: memories · Posted in: Camp Features, Countdown To Camp
How MKDC Builds Relationships
One of the most important goals of MKDC is to foster healthy relationships between campers of different ages. At school, children are separated by age and rarely have the opportunity to interact with kids from other classes. At our camp, we have brought back some of that “one room school house” feel by allowing the [...]
September 29, 2009
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Tags: friendship, leadership, LITs · Posted in: Camp Features, Countdown To Camp